The Sunday at HOW. (R.T.S.)—Fiction is represented in the volume
before us by three stories,—" Told by a Housekeeper," by Evelyn Everett-Green ; " Nadya : a Tale of the Steppes," a vivid and beautifully illustrated Russian peasant-story by Oliver M. Norris ; two shorter tales by M. E. Palgrave and Crona Temple ; and a dozen short stories by favourite authors. Among bio- graphical articles we have sketches of John Cairns, Dr. R. W. Dale, Henry Francis Lyte, and Charles Simeon. There are de- scriptive articles on "Lands of the Bible" in a series of chapters, the great buildings of Argob and Bashan being illustrated by some fine photographs by H. A. Harper, and described by Major A. Heber-Percy; while the Rev. Hugh Macmillan writes of Damas- cus, Mount Hermon, and a few other of the most famous places Twtlight Land. By Howard Pyle. London : Osgood, Meth-mine, and Co.
in the Holy Land, also illustrated with photographs by Mr. Harper. The chapters on "Sunday in East London" are most interesting and graphic, as regards both pen and pencil ; the numerical importance and orderliness of the Jewish element is strongly insisted upon and brought forcibly home to the reader. The religious papers are of great excellence and variety. "Stories of the Faith," by Lucy Taylor, retell some famous martyrdoms and events in Early Christian history. "Sermons for Little Folks," by the Rev. F. B. Power, will be found very suitable for the young people. "Scripture Studies, Sermons. and Devotional Papers" is a valuable series by numerous writers, both lay and clerical. With these must be mentioned a number of shorter articles, and some excellent verse. The miscellaneous papers include sketches of "Sunday at Cambridge," "Pocket Idols," "Tobacco," "The Last Earthquake in London," "Sailors in Port," "Chinese Vegetarians," "Before and After Emanci- pation in South Carolina," and this list sufficiently indicates that the editing of the Sunday at Home is admirably carried out. The magazine is as usual excellent reading, and constitutes a mine of sound, interesting, and wholesome reading for all sorts and conditions of readers.
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