My Dog Plato : His Adventures And Impressions. (edward...
Plato' tells his own story, and begins by informing us, on the authority of his mistress, that " he is remarkably clever, thoroughly gentle, and perfectly obedient ; " further,......
The Renegade. By James Chalmers. (a. D. Limes And Co.)—
This is a story of Paul Jones, the privateer, in which especial stress is laid on a supposed right which he had to a Scotch peer- age, and on the fraudulent dealings by which he......
Castle Sombras. By H. Greenhough Smith. (nownes.)—a Very...
is Castle Sonsbras, with its brave heroine Thyrza, and its villain Sir John Sombras. The blindfold duel is a terrible tour de force, and the excitement and the weird horror of......
The Buried Cities Of Vesuvius. By J. Fletcher Horne, M.d.
(Hazell, Watson, and Viney.)—Dr. Horne has nothing particularly new to say, but he puts together in a clear and agreeable narrative the facts that we have about the destruction......
Current Literature.
The new year shows no signs of falling off in Good Words, though one misses distinguished fiction, or at all events fiction by writers who are recognised as being distinguished.......
Hugh Melville's Quest. By F. M. Holmes. (w. And R.
Chambers.) —News is brought one evening to Lady Melville and Hugh that the head of the family has been killed in fighting with the Spaniards, and the eldest son captured and put......
The Story Of The Kings Of Israel And Judah. By
Henry Hill. (Elliot Stock.)—We do not think that the reader of the Bible will be much helped by this consecutive arrangement of the Old Testament narratives. These narratives......
Sheila's Mystery. By Mrs. Molesworth. (macmillan And...
is a jealous," cantankerous" little girl, who makes herself, and, as far as maybe, every one about her, unhappy. There is a secret about her parentage—it is not made clear at......
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