M. SCHERER ON ENGLISH LITERATURE.* ENGLISH readers owe Mr. Saintsbury thanks for the few richly laden sheaves he has gained from M. Scherer's extensive field of criticism. It...

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scale poetic work which is signally marked by largeness and dignity of style. One does not expect to see him fail when he chooses to contend in some ;Aro; Speithoc of literature...

SIGNOR BARZELLOTTI, Professor of Ethics at the University of Naples, known for his careful, subtle writings on mystic and moral problems, incited by the perusal of Link...

we may lose sight of the broader view of a subject ; but we certainly gain much in interest, and acquire a deeper insight into the first cause of many problems, both past and...

Da. ATKINSON has taken an ingeniously novel departure in a kind of literature wherein novelty has long been held to be well-nigh impossible. Fairy-tales are written every year,...

Mr. Frank Stockton's humorous writing. He has not written anything so genuinely entertaining since the inimitable Rudder Grange. There is nothing constrained about the fun ; if...

Bagster and Sons.)—This is a well-intended little story, and told in good language. But why is it so doleful ? Of what material are children's hearts supposed to be, that they...

By C. Lysah. Illustrated by M. Smargiassi Santantico. (Trischler and Co.)—The artist who illustrates this book takes special pains to attain historical exactness. This doubtless...

GIFT-BOOKS. Atalanta. Edited by L. T. Meade. (Trischler and Co.)—The last volume of this magazine is not inferior in point of literary or of artistic merit to any of its...

is a worthy successor of that which we noticed about this time last year. Its contents are not, indeed, so varied. Of its fourteen chapters, ten are given to Italy, if under...

and Son.)—It must be allowed that the characters and incidents in this story are somewhat idealised. The moral changes effected in the very unpromising dramatis persons are...

(E. Arnold.)—This is a story of the " Robinson Crusoe" kind. Two boys are shipwrecked, and thrown on a rocky islet somewhere in the South Atlantic. Here they make themselves...

arranged by William Ernest Henley. (D. Nutt.)—No higher aim could well be than that which Mr. Henley has put before himself. His own words will best express it :—" To set forth,...

by Mrs. Edmonds. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—This is the third volume of a series called " The Children's Library." It is explained to us that fairies proper have no existence in Greek,...

and Co.)—This "tale of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah " is chiefly concerned with the fortunes of a liberal-minded Prince who suc- ceeds to the throne of Tyre, and bends his...

this story might perhaps be expressed by the text, " Rejoice evermore." Annette Erroll is a person whose religion has the gloomiest of aspects. That everything pleasant is...

Co.)—This is a graphic and sympathetic narrative of the patriotic war in La Vend4e. It takes the form of an autobiography, in the art of writing which the writer has shown...

Illustrations by Harriet M. Bennett. (Hildesheimer and Faulkner.) —That the pictures are pleasing, there can be no doubt. There is a certain quaint mannerism about them; the...

of Gibraltar. By G. A. Henty. (Blackie and Son.)—The memorable Siege of Gibraltar was a capital motive for a story of adventure, and one wonders, indeed, why it comes so late in...

Co.)—It is not easy to see why lady-writers of fiction have such a taste for stories of schoolboy-life. This life is really a very little-known region, and those who might be...

is sent away from her home by a jealous mother, who is afraid lest she should win the heart of the son and heir of the house. This, however, has already been done, and things...

Chambers.)—This is a story, touching, but not too harrowing, of a little lad who persistently holds on to the right under very adverse circumstances. The " golden thread " is an...

simple little story, written in Mrs. Molesworth's best style. Sometimes, indeed, her pen carries her a little too far. The old nurse who is supposed to tell the tale could...

and Co.)—This is a story of adventure that every boy who has ever looked at an engine-driver and wondered what sort of a life he leads will be charmed with. It gives the reader...

and Co.)—We have not much to say regarding this tale ; it is best described by negatives. It is not exciting, it is not improbable, it is not so very stupid, and it has not a...

Son.)— Mr. Henty begins this story with the well-worn complication of children changed at nurse. But he has given a certain novelty to it by arranging that the foster-mother—she...

Mcllvaine, and Co.)--This is a quaint, fanciful tale, which will certainly amuse, but not amuse in the overpowering fashion which we are accustomed to expect from Mr. Stockton....

Mrs. O'Reilly always tells her stories well. A fine taste keeps her from exaggeration in the drawing of character, and she can interest her readers without startling incidents...

Son.)—This is a lively story of adventure in a lost oasis and pyramid, with El Mandi thrown in. The style is somewhat grandiloquent and exalted, and hardly accords with the...

and R. Chambers.)—The heroine of Mrs. Meade's story is a naughty, we trust an exceptionally naughty, girl. She rebels against a gently inflicted punishment, tries to escape the...

the old contrast which we find in " The Idle and the Industrious Apprentice," and in other tales without number. In this case it is a question of selfishness and unselfishness....

(Madame James Darmesteter). (T. Fisher Unwin.)— This little volume contains some seventy old pieces, and five new ones, these latter being certainly as good as their companions....

" bewitched lamp" is an heirloom which, according to a tradition, always makes its way back, however it may have been removed, to the house to which it belongs. It has done so...

tale of the days of King Charles II. The hero is the grand- son of an old Parliamentarian officer, and expects to be his heir,— as, indeed, he is by natural right. But a...

Secret. By Harry Collingwood. (Blackie and Son.)—Jack O'Lanthorn. By C. R. Coleridge. (A. D. Innes and Co.)—The Days of Queen Mary (Religious Tract Society), a book "containing...

Charlotte M. Yonge. (Macmillan.)—The first half of this volume is occupied by a story of a slight kind, though told with Miss Yonge's accus- tomed charm Paullina Quintall thinks...

Miss Gardner devotes her first chapter to " The Old Egyptians," of whose daily life, government, literature, &c., she gives a popular account. The rest of her volume gives...

in the French reading-books from which he may make his choice ; nor, indeed, in the amplitude of the help with which editors commonly supplement the text of their originals....

Marston, and Co.)—The lion. Godfrey Alleyne goes out to farm in a Western State, and there falls in with the very pretty daughter of a settler. His mother, hearing of his...

John Routh. Part I. (Cambridge University Press.)—The Theory of Determinants. Part I., " Determinants in General, Leibnitz (1693) to Cayley (1841)." By Thomas Muir, M.A....

in the Precdnet of the Savoy. Strand, in the County of Middlesex. at 18 Exeter Street, Strand ; and Published by him at the "Elyacratost" OM" No. 1 Wellington Street, Strand,...

quarrel with the extreme Liberals. It is treating the Labour demands with a deference which shows that, while it cannot yield to them, it is afraid to resist them strongly. In...

of Wales, who lies at Marlborthigh House sick of typhoid-fever. As yet the symptoms are favourable, but another week of danger has to be passed. The attack is severe, and the...

constituents on Wednesday, which the Pall Mall Gazette treats chiefly as a " retractation " of the dictum that property should pay a " ransom " to save it from confiscation....

the Gladstonians. Mr. Lambert is returned by 4,222 votes against 3,010 for Mr. Buller,—majority, 1,212. The Con- stituency has wheeled Completely round, and reversed the...

frIHE Times of Wednesday published an immense letter from -I- its Paris correspondent, who, whether well informed or not, often acts as a speaking-trumpet for very imPortant...

LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.

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case.

Continent, but they take no definite form. It is clear, however, that in Vienna, Berlin, and Paris, there is acute apprehension, the idea being that powerful Banks are over-...

Saturday, are very anxious for a policy of conciliation towards the Parnellites, but they are not themselves very happy in their effort to set the example of conciliation. For...

found standing before a mirror with his eyes shut, and when asked what he was doing, said that he wanted to know how he looked when he was asleep. He thought that that was the...

which was directed partly to the same end as Mr. Chamberlain's, but still more to warn the Gladstonians and Sir William Harcourt that the uniform victory of Liberalism over...

in the Times in which Mr. Arnold-Forster, who helped greatly by his letters to improve the efficiency of the Navy, is assailing the constitution of the Army. To our minds, the...

greater part of which was a most powerful demonstration that Mr. Glad- stone had taught the country to rely on the word of an Irish leader who is now by his own admirers...

Gladstonian candidate who hopes to be re-elected at the General Election) writes to Wednesday's Times to protest indignantly against making the " details " of Mr. Gladstone's•...

difficulty in securing Irish support for their deter- mination not hastily to offend Mr. Gladstone, but lies else- where : first, in getting a leader powerful enough to replace...

reports of secession from Park, Bahia, and San Paolo being neither con- firmed nor denied. On Wednesday, however, a telegram was received from Monte Video which reads as if it...

per cent.

for superseding steam by electricity on railways is now perfect, and that he hopes to try it when the Chicago Exhibition is open on a great scale. He thinks Mr. H. Villard, of...

that a powerful party in Prussia is still attached to Prince Bismarck, and that should anything go wrong, they would struggle for his return to office. There is a lingering...

rise in the price of provisions caused by the Pro- tectionist policy, and by the demand for food in Western Russia, has exasperated the discontent in the poorer -classes, who...

him as the very poet of Protection. He declares, it appears, that his tariff has created trade, and trade with all its profits on one side. "There is not a line in that Bill...

on Thursday, was far the most brilliant of the many Rectorial addresses which the present writer can remember. Indeed, it was so full of matter, and of eloquent insight into the...

THE SOUTH MOLTON ELECTION. T HE Gladstonians have every reason to congratulate themselves on their triumph in North Devonshire. The South Molton election has resulted in a...

W E published last week an article on " The Influence of Authority in Pecuniary Affairs," the object of which was to point out that vast numbers of well-to-do persons make and...

Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Hartington have concentrated public attention this week on the dilemma in which the Gladstonians are placed by their absolute dependence on the Irish...

next issue appears, the triennial elections to the London School Board will have been com- pleted, and we doubt if there is a man in London who is honestly hopeful as to the...

M R. ARNOLD-FORSTER must concentrate himself a little, or be will find, too late, that he has missed a magnificent opportunity. There never was a better time for calling the...

T HE French Royalists have lately seen two gleams of light cross their otherwise dark horizon. M. Lafargue has been returned for Lille,—that is consolation number one. M....

IN the spirited and already very popular selection of poetry especially adapted for children which Mr. Andrew Lang has compiled under the title of " The Blue Poetry-Book," he...

I T is very interesting to notice the precise point at which the theory of religious liberty ceases in England to work with full completeness. Most of us are accustomed to...

T HE scientific authorities of to-day have fallen into a rather provoking and tantalising habit of taking the public into their confidence, making known to it discoveries that...

T HE spotted eagle which was caught near Colchester after the late gales has been more fortunate than most of its tribe whose visits are recorded in English newspapers. It...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Sin—Is there not some mysterious mistake in the passage which appeared as a quotation from Principal Shairp, in the published report of Lord...

Spectator of November 14th on Dr. Martineau's last great work must come home to many religions but unlearned readers, as indicating the doubts and difficulties they have...

MR. McKINLEY'S TRIUMPH. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 Slit, — In reference to the subject of your article, the fol- lowing quotation from a paper by the Hon. H. Cabot...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 Sin,—In your review of the third edition of Dr. Martineau's "Seat of Authority in Religion," you make some very true and natural remarks on...

THREE EXHIBITIONS. AT the Fine Art Society's Gallery are exhibited some seventy small pictures by Mr. W. Logsdail illustrating the scenery of the Riviera. Mr. Logsdail...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin, In your able and kindly critique of my " History of St. Martin's, Canterbury," there is one point in which you scarcely do me justice....

ITO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — Allow me to supplement your correspondent's sug- gestions on divine worship by making two remarks,—one general, the other particular....

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of November 14th, Mr. Flavell speaks of a clergyman having recently " completely spoilt the beauty " of the above...

14th, " A Peripatetic Parson," tells us how one of his clerical brethren " completely spoilt " that sublime " And God said, Let there be light,' and there was light," by the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR;'] SIR,—Under the above heading, some amusing anecdote's have appeared in the Spectator. The following may not be un- worthy of a place in your...

THE LAND OF THE LAMAS.* THE writer of this book, better prepared than most travellers for a rather perilous adventure, made a journey of several thousand miles through the...

THE problem which Archdeacon Farrar has endeavoured to illustrate in his " historical tale " is, in his own words, supreme and deeply interesting,—the problem, namely, afforded...

for drawing the character of children. She delights in their wayward and mischievous ways, and paints their naughty freaks with the most hearty sympathy. And yet her great...

since the death of Lever and Le Fanu, Ireland has been represented in the domain of fiction almost entirely by women. We exempt the creator of Mulvaney from the category of...

THE author of this book is also the author of an earlier one —Introduction to a History of the Factory System—which was published five years ago, and which received a cordial...

Sims reprints from the Referee some clever and amusing verses, Sometimes he is serious in tone; sometimes he is bent merely on fun ; for the most part, he seeks " to tell the...

vols. (Art and Book Company.)—The closely printed pages of Mr. Dering's new story present anything but an attractive appearance, and inspire the very infrequent wish for an...

(S.P.C.K.) — If the phrase " text-book " could fairly be used in this connection, we should say that this is as good a text-book of the subject as is needed. After an...

The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray : English and Latin. " Aldine Edition." Edited by John Bradshaw, M.A., LL.D. (George B e ll and Sons.)—Gray's Poems. Edited, with Introduction...

Nonpareil Pocket Diary," in flexible calf ; the same in four other forms, less expensively bound ; a " Ladies' Diary and Pocket- Book," and larger forms for the housekeeper,...