The Portfolio. December. (seeley And Co.)—with This...
concludes its twentieth year. Mr. Loftio finishes up his series of articles on "Westminster Abbey," finishes them, we may say, in a very bad humour with " restorers," Sir......
Margie Of The Harbour Light. By The Rev. Edward A.
Rand. (Nelson and Sons.)—This is the story of a young woman with strong religious convictions, who does her best to enforce them upon others.......
Canada : Statistical Abstract And Record For 1888....
need hardly say that this is an interesting volume. Under the head of " Vital Statistics," we find returns from the principal cities and towns. Of the large cities, Montreal......
Tregeagle's Head. By Silas E. Hocking. (warne And Co.)— This
"romance of the Cornish cliffs" is a good story. Briefly described, it is the tale of how a young man was accused of murdering his companion, and but very narrowly escaped being......
Where The Dew Falls In London. By Sarah Doudney. (j.
Nisbet and Co.)—This book might be briefly and not untruthfully described as the story of how a girl loses an unworthy lover and finds a worthy one. But this subject is handled......
Colonel Russell's Baby. By Ellinor Davenport Adams....
Innes.)—There is merit in this story ; the affection between the Colonel and the " Baby," and what it worked, can hardly fail to touch any reader's heart. But surely there is......
Modern Messiahs And Wonder-workers. By William Oxley - ....
It pertains," writes Mr. Oxley, "to tho scientific and philosophic historian to record the fact that in this- nineteenth century, A.D. [rather a strange phrase], indubitable and......
Jack Trevor, R.n. By Arthur Lee Knight. (warne And Co.)—
Chapters about school life, with the farcical names of Picklerod Priory and its master, Mr. Samuel Smitehead, do not prepossess one in favour of this tale. But when the writer......
Ruby's Choice. By Mary E. Gellie (" M. E. B.")
(Griffith, Ferran, and Co.)—This is a story of love-making, lucky and un- lucky. A certain Ruby St. Leger is the principal character. She begins by marrying an Italian—Italians,......
Cousin Geoffrey And I. By Caroline Austin. (blackie And...
—Here the young heroine tells her own story. She is the daughter of a squire, left, it would seem, penniless by him when he meets with a sudden death in the hunting-field. His......
Dorothy Arden. By J. M. Callwell. (nelson And Sons.)—this
" story of England and France two hundred years ago" is so con- trived that it takes in the Dragonnades in the days of Louis XIV. and Monmouth's rebellion. We are inclined to......
Seine Other People. By Alice Weber. (griffith, Farran,...
—Some little people who are just recovering from the measles and feel not a little out of sorts grumble at their lot, though really there was little to complain of. Miss Weber......
Beyond The Black Waters. By " A. L. 0. E."
(Nelson and Sons.) —The principal subject of this story is one that has a very con- siderable interest. It is that remarkable race, the Karens of Burmah. Their loyalty to the......
Previous page
