Old Martin. By Emma Marshall. (j. Nisbet And Co.)—this Is
a story of how an old man, soured by unkindness and trouble, is won over to better thoughts by patience. Little Sir Theodore is almost "too bright and good," but it will not......
Reuben Thorne's Temptation. By Mrs. Henry Clarke, Ma....
led away by the temptation of an inheritance and of a marriage which he hopes that inheritance will make possible, deprives his nephew of the rights which are his. (So far the......
The Captain's Bunk. By M. B. Maxwell (r.t.s.) — Captain...
retired from the Service, devotes his time to writing a book about sea-battles, and leaves his children to grow up as they may. It is easy to imagine the story that arises out......
A Race For Life. By Fred Whishaw. (griffith, Ferran, And
Co.) —A party of sportsmen, encamped in the forests near Lake Ladoga, during the early spring—the close time for game in Russia does not include, it would seem, the pairing......
The Troubles Of Tatters, And Other Stories. By Alice Talwin
Morris. (Bla.ckie and Son.)—These eight stories are pleasantly made up of sentiment and fun. Tatters,' who gives a title to the book, is a vagabond cur. In another story we have......
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A Woman's Work for Women. By Edwin A. Pratt. (George Newnes.)—This little book contains a record of good work carried out through the persevering labours of an able woman, Miss......
A Small, Small Child. By A. Livingston Prescott. (james...
is a pathetic, one might be inclined to say too pathetic, story, but for its purpose, which is well worked out. A refractory prisoner in a military prison, and a little child......
Belle. By The Author Of " Laddie." (w. And R.
Chambers.)— Belle has two lovers, both of them dating from very early days ; one of them very pleasant, but not quite straightforward; the other as honest as the day, but soured......
A Thoughtless Seven. By Amy Le Feuvre. (r.t.s.)—this...
how some young people are turned to serious thoughts, what difficulties they have, and how these are overcome. It is a difficult subject to treat with tact and taste, but Miss......
Day Dreams. By Mona Swete. (griffith, Ferran, And Co.)— Here
we have five fairy stories of the modern kind, prettily written, but without the old simplicity and directness. The illustrations are unequal; the less ambitious they are the......
Tormentilla. By Liege Forest. (s.p.c.k.)—young Readers...
of Tormentilla Clairville and her dog Flou-Flou' with interest. The moral of the story is of the best ; it is, in effect, the familiar truth, "the greatest of these is Charity."......
Pencote's Pate. By Ellen Louisa Davis. (r.t.s.)—a Very...
this ! Basil Fencote suffers by the extravagance of a foolish mother and sisters (who meet with the most summary vengeance at Miss Davis's hands), but recovers himself, thanks......
The Twins That Did Not Pair. By H. Louisa Bedford.
(R.T.S.)—Helen and Harold are the twin children of Colonel Brabazon, she a sturdy infant and he puny, and it seems, scarcely likely to live. Their father is discontented and......
Tales And Rhymes For Happy Times. By Dorothy Arnold,...
book of good illustrations and moderate rhymes, easy enough in their flow but wanting point. Critics have been saying for two thousand years or so that verses must be good or......
The Magic Nuts. By Mrs. Molesworth. (macmillan And Co.)...
Molesworth has a decided liking for the marvellous. We feel doubtful whether children really like these things. For the most part, they are severely practical, not to say......
The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. Selected And Edited...
(Longmans and Co.)—No one could desire any- thing better than a volume of the Arabian Nights selected by Mr. Andrew Lang and illustrated by Mr. H. J. Ford. Mr. Lang tells us......
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