Granny's Chapters. By Lady Mary Ross. 2 vols. (Bush.)—These two
volumes tell the Bible story from the beginning of Genesis to the death of Ahab in such style as suits the tastes and understandings of children. To grown-up people these long paraphrases of familiar narra- tives are apt to be tedious, but to children, who love prolixity and repe- tition and copious detail, who certainly neither understand nor like the Scriptures "without note or comment.," they are not so. - Lady Mary Ross has done her task well, handling difficulties with skill, and always writ- ing in a pleasant and interesting fashion. We can easily believe that the " Chapters " have been found by actual experience to be acceptable to children, as we aro told in the preface that they have been ; and we thank the anther for giving the benefit of them to a wider circle.
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