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J. M. Barrie And His Books.

J. M. Barrie and his Books : Biographical and Critical Studies. By J. A. Hammerton. (Horace Marshall and Son. 5s.)—Mr. Hammerton, in common with an immense section of the public......

The Origin Of The Constellations.

Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phcenicians, and Babylonians. By Robert Brown, jun., F.S.A Vol. II. (Williams and Norgate. 10s. 6d.)—No......

Mr. Graham's "darnley."

Darnley. By David Graham. (A. Constable and Co. 5s.)— Mr. Graham's Darnley sustains, without adding to it, the reputa- tion won by his Rizzio. But to say this is to imply an......

The Preservation Of Plants.

Studies in Fossil Botany. By Dukinfiold Henry Scott. 161 Illustrations. (A. and C. Black. is. net.)—Mr. Scott, who is well known to botanists as the Keeper of the Jodrell......