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Mr. Ralston On Russian History.*

WE do not know that Mr. Ralston was quite wise in publishing these lectures. They are intended, he says, only as a snack to whet the appetite for Russian history ; but a snack,......

Mr. Leslie Stephen's Literary Essays.* Readers Of The...

Fraser, and the Fortnightly will be already familiar with the contents of this volume. In these days, • Hours in a Library. By Leslie Stephen, London: Smith, Elder, and Co.......