The Story of a Poodle. By Lucy D. Thornton. (Sampson
Low and Co.)—This story of Jose,' "told by himself and his mistress," gives an account of his family; of the great adventure of his life, when he became the property of a travelling showman, and so acquired an education which he would probably have missed had he remained at home ; and finally, of his restoration to his mistress. It is an entertaining little book, varied with stories of what we are pleased to call "instinct," and prettily illustrated, sometimes with pictures which are not exactly relevant to Jose's ' autobiography,—the "Pic du Midi de Bigorre," for instance, and "The Castle of Pau."—Two Conceited Puppies, by Frederick Langbridge, MA. (Home Words Publishing Office), relates how 'Fop' and 'Mop' ran away from their quiet home with the inten- tion of seeing life and of being introduced to the Queen, and how they fared. Their experiences on the road and in the dog- fancier's shop are graphically described; but surely the dog- fancier is painted in too gloomy colours. Such a brute could not have carried on his business for six months.—The Demon Cat. By C. W. Cole and W. Ralston. (Simpkin and Marshall; Menzies and Co., Edinburgh.)—This "naval melodrama" consists of a series of clever and amusing sketches, with brief explanatory letterpress. The "demon eat" comes on board one of her Majesty's ships in a very mysterious way, and after perpetrating a number of atrocities, meets with the end allotted by justice to the very greatest criminals, for he is blown from a gun,—a fate, it must be understood, of his own contriving.
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