26 DECEMBER 1885, Page 24

King Frost : the Wonders of Snow and Ice. By

Mrs. Thorpe. (Isbister.)—Here we are brought back again to the region of reality. Mrs. Thorpe tells us a variety of facts about the phenomena of cold, about the natural history of Arctic regions, about snow crystals, about the destruction which excessive cold has caused at times, about exceptionally cold winters here and elsewhere. In short, she has put together an instructive and readable little book.

We have received a new edition of The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley (Macmillan), well got op and handsomely illustrated.