5 DECEMBER 1896, page 10

The Girl At The Dower - House And Afterward. By Agnes...

(W. and R. Chambers.)—This is a very pleasant girls' book, but the now experienced author can hardly be said to be seen in it to the best advantage. She tries rather too often......

Mr. Edward Arnold Has Published A New Edition Of The

im- mortal fairy-tales of Hans Christian Andersen as rendered by Madame de Chatelain and illustrated by Mr. E. A. Leman. No prettier edition of these stories, of which,......

Philippa. By Mrs. Molesworth. (w. And R. Chambers.)— This...

is not quite in the vein which we associate with Mrs. Molesworth, but it is very clever, very fantastic, and very enjoyable. Perhaps it is a rather serious tax upon one's powers......

Two Children's Books.* The Parade Exhibits A Combination...

the talents for the entertainment of the children. About a score of people clever with pen and pencil have been called in to help, and if the young readers find anything lacking......

How Dick And Molly Saw England. By M. H. Cornwall - Legh.

(Edward Arnold.)—Mr. Eastwood is a most obliging father. When Aunt Jemima, thinking of the interests of his children, says to him that it is a shame that they should know so......

The Laird's Legacy. By Mary H. Debenham. (national...

story is told, alternately by the nurse and her husband, of the fortunes of the laird's child, which he places in her hands on the eve of his exile to the Court of St. Germaine.......

Catalina, Art - Student. By L. T. Meade. (w. And R....

—Admirers of Mrs. Meade's work in fiction—which is often very excellent—may be somewhat disappointed with this new story, because there is in it no story to speak of. Catalina......