17 JANUARY 1891, Page 16

WILLIAM AND MARY HOWITT.

• [To THE EDI, OR OF THE " SFEOTAIOS.1 SIR,—A charming kdition of the poems of William and Mary Hewitt, in three small volumes (separate), illustrated by Giacomelli, is published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London and Edinburgh. The original edition, in one volume, entitled, " Sketches of Natural History," but known to all children in. my time as "The Monkey-Book," was, I am almost sure, published by Darton, then of St. Paul's Churchyard. I pur- chased a copy of Messrs. Nelson's edition about two years ago,. and I think it cannot be out of print.—I am, Sir, &e.,

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