The Cambridge University Press Continues Its Excellent...
of Science and Literature (Is. net each). In their general appearance, and in the quality of their binding, print, and paper, these volumes are perhaps the most satisfactory of......
The Dominant Chord. By Mrs. Ambrose Harding. (t. Werner...
6s.)—The scene of this novel is laid in the island of Dominica, of which the author writes with apparently complete familiarity. As a story it is not striking, but it gives us a......
An American Glossary. By R. H. Thornton. 2 Vole. (francis
and Co. 30s. not.)—Slang dictionaries are always of interest, and Mr. Thornton's dictionary of Americanisms is unusually well edited. On the plan of the Oxford English......
Some Books Of The Week.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.1 Franciscan Essays. By Paul Sabatier and others. (University Press,......
Peter Ru F F. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (hodder And...
not.)—Mr. Phillips Oppenheim's detective hero illustrates the motto, " Sot a thief to catch a thief." Dark and mysterious allusions to his former life prove that he has most......
Of The New Batch Of Volumes From The Series Known
as "The People's Books " (T. C. and E. C. Jack, ed. net each) perhaps the most interesting is The Growth of Freedom, by Henry W. Novineon. Those who are acquainted with Mr.......
Catalogue Of Portraits In The Possession Of The...
City, and County of Oxford. Vol. I. Compiled by Mrs, Reginald Lane Poole. (Oxford University Press. 12e. ed. net.) —This volume, which is very fully illustrated, contains the......
Readable Novxas.—second Fiddle. By The Hon. Mrs. Arthur...
Nash. Os.)—A story in which the heroine plays the title-role all her life. The reader will probably consider that her unhappiness comes principally from within, not without.......
The Works Of John Caius, M.d. With A Memoir Of
his life by John Venn. Edited by E. S. Roberts. (Cambridge University Press. 18s. not.)—The quatercentonary of the birth of John Caine occurred in 1910, and the present volume......
The Poets Of Ireland, By D. J. O'donoghne (henry Frowde,
215. net), is a biographical dictionary by the Librarian of University College, Dublin, of Irish writers of English verse. Living poets are included in the list.......
A History Of The Modern World. By Oscar Browning. 2
vole. (Cassell and Co. 215, net.)—Mr. Browning's history begins with the year 1815 and ends at the death of Edward VII. The author makes no claim that the work involves any......
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