9 JUNE 1894, page 24

Dean Church's Village Sermons.*

IN the fine sermon on "The Barren Fig-tree," the late Dean of Bt. Paul's points out how comparatively easy and common it is for character to take the first steps towards the......

Four Novels.*

IT is difficult to say positively whether the title of Mr. Merri- man's new novel, With _Edged Tools, is intended to indicate sharp tongues and wits employed in polished fencing......