Literary Industries. By H. H. Bancroft. (harper And...
York.)—Mr. Hubert Hare Bancroft, who must not be con- founded with his namesake, George Bancroft, describes in this volume how he came to write his book on "The History of the......
Two Aunts And A Nephew. By M. Betham - Edwards. (henry And
Co.)—There is a certain freshness about this story. The heroine, Xenia, is of a quite unusual kind; so is her lover; so are all her surroundings. The three American girls who......
Paris.*
WE have always a certain difficulty in dealing with an illus- trated book, from the necessity of solving a question which is sometimes designedly obscured, whether the writer or......
A Tiger's Cub. By Eden Philpots. (j. W. Arrowsmith....
—This is, on the whole, a well-contrived story, though it stretches the limits of the probable at least as far as we are prepared to con- cede them. Still, something may be......
A Manual Of Doctrine And Practice For Church Teachers. By
the Rev. T. Sidney Boucher. (Griffith, Ferran, and Co.)—There is some valuable information in Mr. Boucher's book, but we venture to suggest to the "young curates" to whom, among......
Current Literature.
Familiar Studies in Homer. By Agnes M. Clerke. (Longmans.) —This is an interesting book, showing careful study, but some- what spoilt by a pompous style. Here, for instance, is......
The Youth Of The Duchess Of Angouleme. By Imbert De
Saint- Amend. Translated by Elizabeth Gilbert Martin. (Hutchinson.) —The most interesting part of this book is the description of the captivity of the young Princess. It is with......
Betsy. By "v." (osgood, Mcilvaine, And Co.)—betsy Is A...
clever, and kind-hearted American girl, whose appearances in the story might with advantage be more frequent than they are. Evelyn Vernon, who gives up a lover for whom she has......
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