5 JULY 1890, page 24

The Origin Of Human Reason.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] do not appear to have been so fortunate as to have. made my meaning clear to your reviewer. I therefore ask of your courtesy space for the......

Self-sacrifice Of A Female Stork. [to The Editor Of The

"SPECTATOR.'] Sia,—The animal world abounds in examples of parental affection ; still, the following incident, which I take from a German paper, may interest both your......

Mr. Palgrave's "oliver Cromwell." Rto The Editor Of The...

SIR, —As no animosity against Cromwell inspired the investi- gation which led to the production of this book, and as to agree with the conclusions reached by its accomplished......

Books.

BEATRICE.* MR. RIDER HAGGARD has, for the novelist, the great gift that he can imagine passion, and passion in very different forms. This story is full of genuine passion.......

The Elephant Hyder.'

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIE r –Your correspondent, "G.," forgets that when the lid in removed from the wide mouth of the All Baba jar used for baking in India, the......

A Tyrolese Tragedy.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sia,—Remembering well two delightful letters in your cor- respondence columns some time ago about the " Doctor-Duke " at Meran, and "......