Letters From Egypt To Plain Folks At Home. By M.
L. Whately. (Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday.)—This is a small book, written by one of the daughters of the late Archbishop of Dublin, who has now for fifteen years carried on her......
Sea Songs. By W. C. Bennett. (chapman And Hall.)—we Wish
that Mr. Bennett would realise a little more vividly that it is a very difficult matter to write a good song. A song should be like a jewel, a great treasure in a small space,......
Life Of The Right Hon. William E. Gladstone, M.p. By
a London Journalist. (Houghton.)—We cannot say that we like these bio- graphies of living statesmen. Nor can we perceive any special fitness in the "London Journalist" for a......
The Black Squire ; Or, A Lady's Four Wishes. By
Davus. 3 vols. (Samuel Tinsley.)—It is possible we may be explaining obscurum per obscurius, when we say that a "black squire" is the same as a " squar- son." Let it be......
Gleanings Of Past Years. By The Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, M.P. 2 vols. (Murray.)—These volumes take us over topics which are discussed elsewhere than in these columns, and we therefore briefly note their contents. In the......
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