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'Comedy, by John Palmer; Satire, by G. Canaan; The Epic,

by L. Abercrombie; History, by R. H. Gretton. (Martin Seeker. Is. net each.)—These slim volumes initiate a new series dealing with "The Art and Craft of Letters." The four essays now before us are agreeable to read ; they all show thought and knowledge mixed in varying proportions. But they do not seem to meet any want that is felt by the average reader and is not already adequately supplied.