The Girl's Own Annual. (4 Bouverie Street. 8s.)—we Con-...
this excellent magazine on celebrating its "silver wedding." The occasion is marked by a volume of average merit. Possibly there might be less fiction, or, if not less, the......
The City At The Pole. By Gordon Stables, R.n. (grant
Richards. 5s.)—There is scarcely any need to describe a book by Dr. Stables. It is sure to be full of adventure, in which the domestic element Is represented as much as......
A Trusty Rebel. By Mrs. Henry Clarke. (t. Nelson And
Sons. 3s. 6d.)—Mrs. H. Clarke introduces us to that curious historical puzzle, the personality of Perkin Warbeck. There are still students of history who are inclined to believe......
Mr. Biddle And The Dragon. Written And Illustrated By Edith
Farmiloo. (Skeffington and Son. 2s. 6d.)—Miss Edith Farmiloe has a very large gift of humour. A district visitor tells the story, mostly by the reporting of conversations, of......
Our Darlings. (j. F. Shaw And Co. 3s.)—this "children's...
of Pictures and Stories" appears for the thirtieth time. We congratulate the conductors on its success. If our memory serves us, it has made a considerable advance, notably in......
The Romance Of Modern Locomotion. By Archibald Williams....
Pearson. 5s.)—Facts about railways interest us all, and Mr. Williams knows how to cater for everybody. One lesson we ought to learn, grumblers as we are,—that the smooth working......
The Boy's Own Annual. (boy's Own Paper Office. 8s.) — If It
is difficult to say anything new of this annual volume, the cause is not to be found in any lack of variety, we might even say novelty, in its contents. Fiction there is, of......
Mystery /eland. By Fred Whishaw. (j. F. Shaw And Co.
3s. &I.) —Mr. Whishaw is not, we think, as much at home in an island of the Pacific as he is among Russians or Norsemen. There are horrors, enough and to spare, in the island on......
The Girls_ Of Cromer Hall. By Raymond Jacberns. (t. Nelson
and Sons. 2s.)—The story of Betty opens somewhat tragically; the very first chapter is entitled "Expelled." And when we come to look at the illustration, intended, we presume,......
Comic Sport And Pastime. By Alan Wright And Vernon Stokes.
(Skeffington and Son. 5s.)—The picture on the cover suggests Mr. Briggs and his adventures on stubble, moor, and hunting-field; but the illustrations are very "comic" indeed. We......
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