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Theology.—holy Baptism. By Darwell Stone, M.a. (longmans...

Stone gives an account, theological and ecclesi- - • astical, of the Sacrament of Baptism. He goes into its doctrinal history, and he reviews its practical aspects. The......

..-chttna And The Chinese. By Edmund Plauchut. Translated...

Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers). (Hurst and Blackett. 2s. 6d.)— This is a lively account of China, past and present, characteristic of the author's nationality. M. Plauchut has been......

Stories From Shakespeare. Written And Illustrated By M....

Warne and Co. 6s.)—Here we have ten. of the dramas made into tales. Two of the tenure tragedies, two historical plays, the rest comedies. We cannot say that the attempt is......

The Steam Engine And Gas And Oil Engines. By John

Perry, D.Sc. (Macmillan and Co. 7e. 6d. net.)—This is a book by an expert which it must suffice to mention. " I aim throughout," says the author in his preface,' " at showing a......

Giants Of The Game. By The Hon. R. H. Lyttelton

and Others. (Ward, Lock, and Co. ls.)—Mr. Lyttelton, who is responsible for more than half of the book, writes about some great cricketers of ale past. and of the present,......