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The Essays of Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam. (Chapman and Hall.

6s.)—This is one of the " Books of the Verulam Club," volumes in which we get good literature set off by excellent paper and print. They are imperial l6mo, the paper is hand-made, creamy white, and rough, and they are set forth by a simple, effec- tive binding. A brief bibliography would not be out of place in this case, for Bacon's essays grew as edition succeeded edition.