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Ersilia. By The Author Of " My Little Lady." 3

vols. (Hurst and Blackett.)--This is a novel of more than common merit. Braille, the heroine, is a character of much beauty, and her story, if it involves no dramatic situations......

Pindar In English Rhyme.*

OF all ancient authors, Pindar is generally acknowledged to be the one who taxes the powers of the translator to their fullest extent. This arises from several causes ; partly,......

Current Literature.

Thrift. By Samuel Smiles. (John Murray.)—There is no book among the current literature of the day wo would rather see in a young man's hand than this. Although every person in......

This Book As A Volume Of Sermons. It Is, Perhaps,

none the worse for that, only it does not so describe itself, and its second title, "A Sequel to Bible Teachings in Nature," does not help those who are not familiar with that......

England, Literary And Social, From A German Point Of View.

By Julius Rodenberg. (Bentley.)—This book has an attractive title. We are always glad to hoar what the" intelligent foreigner" has to say about us. Unhappily, he has little to......

Brandon Tower: A Novel 3 Vols. (samuel Tinsley.)—wo Have No

intention of conducting our readers through the intricacies and convolu- tions of this story. Its hero, as we suppose we must call him, though he is a very poor sort of hero......