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Captain Spink. By Morley Roberts. (eveleigh Nash. Gs.)—...

Roberts is at his best in stories of the sea, and this collection is no exception to the rule. The sketch entitled " Spink and an Empire " is extremely entertaining, while " His......

The First Of M. Gabriel Compare's " Pioneers In Education"

(George G. Harrap and Co., 2s. 6d. net per vol.) is Jean Jacques Rousseau, Translated by R. P. Jago. No subject needs a more considerate handling than does the work of J. J.......

Pretentious, It Must Yet . Be Acknowledged That The Author's

purpose outstrips his powers of execution. The story is meant to be a serious novel of the Viceregal Court at Simla, and a little frontier war is an incident of the book. The......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under This heating ws notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.' The Story of Cromwell. By H. E. Marshall. "The Children's Heroes"......

Novels.

THE PRIMADONNA.t Mn. ittinioN CRAWFORD broke off his story Soprano in such a way that to have refrained from writing a sequel would have been a flat dereliction of duty to his......

Readable Novels.—the Chichester Intrigue. By Thomas Cobb....

modern story in which the hero's character is particularly well drawn.—The Call of the South. By Louis Becky. (John Milne. 6s.)—A collection of stories of the Pacific......