History Of England. Part Ii. (1509-1689). By F. York Powers
and T. F. Tout. (Longmans and Co.)—This volume, dealing with the history of England from the accession of Henry VIII. to the Revolution of 1689, and covering, therefore, both......
Stories From Dante. By Morley Chester. (frederick Warne...
we have fresh testimony to the influence of Dante in, a volume which is intended to make him known to children. "The aim of the following pages," says their author," has been to......
John Knox And John Knox's House. By Charles John Guthrie
(Oliphant, Anderson, and Ferrier, Edinburgh.)—This is not a formal biography of John Knox, and its author is careful to say that " those who are familiar with the story of that......
The Lay Of The Niebelungs. Metrically Translated By Alice...
and edited by Edward Bell, M.A. (G. Bell and Sons.)— Miss Alice Horton has translated the Lay with fluent and easy verse, not very striking, nor, indeed, intending or pretending......
Across Country. By John Gilbert. (digby, Long, And Co.) —we
cannot honestly affirm this "sporting romance" to be a success. The story at times is unnecessarily drawn out, and fails to attract the interest of the reader. Mr. Gilbert, in......
Novels And Novelists. (w. H. Allen And Co. 7s. 6d.
net.)— Something more than half of this volume is occupied by essays on Scott's novels. The writer criticises certain recent editions, and now and then hits a blot. He goes on......
David Brown, D.d., Ll.d. : A Memoir. By William Garden
Blaikie, D D. (Hodder and Stoughton.) —Dr. Blaikie occupies too much space, perhaps, in telling the story of the late Principal Brown, of the Free Church College, Aberdeen,......
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