30 JANUARY 1892, Page 11

Messrs. Marcus Ward and Co. send us six little volumes,

prettily illustrated, of extracts, in prose and verse, from the works of Frances Ridley Havergal, bearing the general title of " Messages for Life's Journey." These are : Songs for the Mountain, Thoughts for the Roadway, Food for the Desert, Light for the Valley, Directions for the Journey, and Passports for Home. The illustrations are of landscapes and other rural scenes, and are well executed in colours.