/maginotions. By Tudor Jenks. (t. Fisher Unwin. 3s. 6d....
—There is plenty of fun in this volume. The adventurers who teach a savage tribe the art of skating on rollers, Merlin with the wizard and the magician (not the same things, it......
Brownie. By The Author Of "probable Sons." (hodder And...
23.)—This is a capital story of child life. " Brownie " the impulsive, the somewhat stolid " Buffy," who is her special charge, and the romantic Angelo are excellent figures. We......
A Door Of Hope. By Annie L. Gee. (s.p.c.k. 2s.)—eric,
the hero of this story, is a little Dane, who, by some chance, is left behind by his kinsfolk, and falls into the hands of an English family. Here he shows the fierce temper of......
Sisters Three. By Jessie Mansergh (mrs. G. De Horne Vaizey).
(Cassell and Co. 3s. 6d.)—Mrs. Vaizey tells the story of three girls who, finding themselves somewhat dull in their remote home in Westmoreland, think that they would like a......
Stable Management And Exercise. By Captain Horace Hayes,...
and Blackett. 12s. net.)—This is a really admirable book on the management of stables and horses. It is distinguished from other books of a like nature which we have come across......
Leila's Quest, And What Came Of It. By Emma Leslie.
(S.P.C.K. 2s. 6d.)—It was certainly a little hard on Mrs. Main- Leila's Quest, and What Came of It. By Emma Leslie. (S.P.C.K. 2s. 6d.)—It was certainly a little hard on Mrs.......
Ben Cramer, Working Jeweller. By Stella Austin. (wells...
and Co. 2s.)—Miss Stella Austin is always readable, but she seems to presume a little upon this faculty. A more loosely put together story we have seldom seen. It is not......
Tom Wallis. By Louis Beebe. (r.t.s. 5s.)—this Is A Sea.
story, but of a kind that a landsman may follow from end to end. Mr. 13ecke is, as our readers probably know, entirely at home in the regions of the Pacific. The whole tribe of......
Cynthia's Bonnet Shop. By Rosa Mulholland. (blac.kie And...
is the eldest of three Irish girls, daughters of a "poor Irish lady." She has a gift for millinery, and, casting about for some means of relieving home wants, devises the plan......
Suffers From The Fault Of The Other. But The Ne'er-do-well
has his good qualities, and these are effectively brought out in Miss Cowper's story. Miss Cowper, indeed, knows something of the art of managing lights and shadows. There is no......
Chums : An Illustrated Paper For Boys. (cassell And Co.
8s.) — Chums is as good as ever. The times have, of course, brought their changes with them. Men at the front take the as of cricketers. football-players, sprinters, and......
The Three Witches. By Mrs. Molesworth. (w. And R. Chambers.
3s..61)—Mrs. Molesworth's introductions are just a little too long. Even the" Great Wizard of the North" sometimes bores us—if it is not too audacious to say so—before he gets......
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