Studies and Stories. By Mrs. Molesworth. (A. D. Innes.)— Some
of these papers have appeased in Atalanta, and are excel- lently adapted to the public which that magazine speciallY addresses. We may mention "Princess Ice-Heart," "The Seal- skin Purse,"—the first a fairy-tale, the second a story of common life ; "English Girlhood," a sensible " chat " with young readers ; and "Old Gervais," a curious story of the ghostly kind, such as Mrs. Molesworth has already given us.-----A Pair of Lovers, and other Stories. By Ida Lemon. (Smith and Elder.)--The "Short and Simple Annals of the Poor" are remarkably effective. Those who may desire to have their heart-strings wrung, should read "Jim : a Serie-Comic Story," or, still better, "Litt' La-Iza." The latter especially would draw tears from a mill-stone. A "Condition of Marriage" is of the more humorous kind, and is excellent in its way. " Jubilee " (a piping bullfinch, we may explain) is an admirable combination of pathos and fun. Alto- gether, these nine sketches are as good as anything of the kind that we have seen for a long time.
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