5 FEBRUARY 1876, page 23

Musical Tales, Phantasms, And Sketches. From The German...

Polko. (Samuel Tinsley.)—These musical stories are, in fact, stories about musicians of more or less fame. In reading them, we have occa- sionally been doubtful as to which of......

A Garden Of Women. By Sarah Tytler. (smith, Elder, And

Co.)— The Cornhill Magazine has ever been fortunate in its novellettes and its lady-contributors. It was the Corn/mill that discovered Miss Thack- eray, and if it did not......

Current Literature.

The History o/ I - ndia. By J. C. Marshman. Abridged. (Black- wood.)—We reviewed the larger edition of this history on its appearance at considerable length, and with decided......

Ben Miler's Wooing. By Holme Lee. (smith And Elder.)—a....

fresh rendering of the "old, old story," quite enough to convince us, did we need it that the theme is not by any means worn out. Ben Milner is the very best of wooers. Could wo......

The Magazines.

THE Magazines are good this month, and the Fortnightly is especially BD. It has not a poor article, and has four which will be read by men who care for clear information and......