The Randle Of The Onhide. By Henry Inman. (macmillan And
Co.)—Robert Thompson, who has fought in the Civil War, takes up a claim in the Far West, to which he removes his family, con- sisting of a wife, two sons, and two daughters.......
Nister's Holiday Annual. (e. Nister.)—this Is A Book Of...
stories suited to children's taste and excellently illustrated The names of authors are many, G. Manville Fenn, Maggie Brown, and E. Nesbit being among the best known.......
Three Children Of Galilee. By John Gordon. (jerrold And...
—Mr. Gordon has told in picturesque and simple style the life of Christ. All children will read this book with pleasure and will gain a thorough knowledge of those events in the......
Bumpelstilzchen " Is The Typical Example, In Which The Hero
or heroine performs some impossible task by the aid of a demon to whom they pledge themselves or their children, if they cannot tell him his name within a specified time. An......
Her Friend And Mine. By Florence Coombe. (blackie And Son.>
—The " friend" is Winifred Trent, at first the pet aversion of two sisters named Summer and Winter. How a close friendship sprung up between them is very prettily told ; the......
Golden Thoughts From The Great Writers. Arranged By...
Fuller. (E. Nister.)---This is a "volume of selected devotional poems and extracts," containing many well-known poems which it is needless to praise. One or two are possibly a......
The Robert Browning Birthday Book. Compiled By J. P.....
and Sons.)—Mr. C. W. Vick tells us, quite truly, that Browning is not the poet from whom to pick mottoes, but that he has a great deal to say about human life, duty, and......
Animals Of Today : Their Life And Conversation. By C.
J. Cornish. (Seeley and Co.)—Mr. Cornish is so well known as a writer on natural history and kindred subjects, that a new volume from him hardly needs our recommendation. Our......
The Laurel Walk. By Mrs. Molesworth. (isbister And Co.)—...
is a delightful story ; in fact, one of the best Mrs. Molesworth has written. The title is taken from a path where the ghost of a. certain Elizabeth Merlon is supposed to walk.......
Of Illustrated Editions Of English Classics We Have :—the...
Poems of John Milton. Illustrated and decorated by A. Garth Tones. (G. Bell and Sons.)—The illustrations are, to our mind, curiously varied in merit. Sometimes they have......
Our Next-door Neighbour. By Stella Austin. (wells...
Co.)—Children will welcome this pleasant story.. Two little girls, Molly and Sybil, have as their neighbour Arthur Adair, who has been sent to the country for his health. Prince......
The Young Reporter. By William Drysdale. (andrew Mei-...
is the " last boy " in the printing office of the Russellville Record, and is seriously meditating whether he will not give up his place for work in a saw-mill, and gain thereby......
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