The Real Malay. By Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham,...
Lane. 6s.)—Some little time ago we noticed an earlier work of Sir F. Swettenham's about Malaya and the Malays. The volume with which he now follows it up is not less attractive,......
Gift-bocies.—the Crock Of Gold. By S. Baring-gould....
6s.)—Mr. Baring.f.Gould tells here in his own attractive- way twelve "fairy-tales, old and new." He puts them in a quaint setting. They are supposed to have been told by one......
Mr. E. V. Lucas, Who As The Editor Of The
delightful " Dumpy Books" and of an admirable collection of poetry for children has, already established his claim to be considered a nursery bene- factor, has now collaborated......
The Process Year - Book For 1899. Edited By W. Gamble. (pen-
rose.)—This is a technical work dealing with the various ways in which illustrations are now produced. The curious thing is to note the difference between the beauty of the......
A History Of England. By Katharine Coman, Ph B., And
Elizabeth K. Kendall, M.A. (Macmillan and Co. 7s. 6d. net.) —Much has to be crowded into a small space, a difficult task, which the writers, two ladies who profess history at......
Jane Austen And Her Contemporaries. By Walter Herries...
(Longmans and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—The Austenites ought to be greatly pleased by Mr. Pollock's careful criticism. He knows not only Miss Austen's books well, but also the books......
Picturesque Kashmir. By Arthur Neve, F.r.0 S. (sands And Co.
12s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Neve has been in charge of the Mission Hospital since 1881. He knows the country, therefore, and the people well. Of the people he does not give a flattering......
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.] The Cynthia of Propertius, Book I. Done into English Verse by Seymour......
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