6 JANUARY 1866, page 27

Wasps In The Seventeenth Century.*

THE years 1634-35, through which Mr. Bruce has now led us in Volumes VII. and VIII. of his Calendar for the reign of Charles I., were memorable in the annals of nature for the......

John Alston's Vow. By Elizabeth A. Murray. 3 Vols. (skeet.)—

The authoress of this novel is afraid that the present fast generation will not appreciate the delicacy of motive by which her characters are actuated. "It will vote her heroes......

The Red Shirt. Episodes. By Alberto Mario. (smith And...

The tone of this book is so offensive that it is quite possible one may be prejudiced against such merit as it has. It purports to contain certain episodes in Garibaldi's famous......

Current Lite Rat Ure.

e--- The Whole Works of Roger Ascham, now First Collected and Revised, with a Life of the Author. By the Rev. Dr. Giles. 4 vols. (John Russell Smith.)—In these four portable,......