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The Romance Of An Eastern Prince. (grant Richards. 6e.)...

not feel sure as to the real object of this book. The Eastern Prince is a Hindoo of the highest caste, and, more than this, born with the signs of the "sacred blith." As he......

Novels.

THE CIRCULAR STUDY.* MADAME HUMBERT has rendered a conspicuous and memor- able service to all who profess the art of detective fiction. She has rendered it well-nigh impossible......

The Magazines.

THE Nineteenth Century is bewilderingly kaleidoscopic in its contents, ranging from "Islamic Libraries" to a draw- ing-room play in duologue; but like all the monthlies, save......

John Of Gerisay, By John . Oxenhatn.. (hurst And...

of "Gerisau. is distinguished from the general . run 'f "mock-Royal"zomanees,by : its dealing a F1th tiro real pagee'c.,f history. Nothing less than the .making of the German......

Dwellers By The River. By Mrs. Campbell Praed. (j. Long.

63.) —The "River" is an Australian river, and has an important function to perform in bringing about the accomplishment of the heroine's destiny. This is indeed the best part of......

The Great Awakening. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (ward,...

Co. Cs.)—An awful confusion was created in Steven- son's "Wrong Box" by the mischievous youths who "played billy with the labels" of the luggage and goods of the Loudon and......

Will O' The Wisp. By John Garrett Leigh. (i. M.

Dent and Co. 4s. 6d.)—This novel would be greatly improved .if,_. like "Vanity Fair," it could have been written as "a novel without a hero." For Ernest Brotherton, half hero,......