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Two Sides Of The Face. By A. T. Quiller-couch. (j.

W. Arrowsmith, Bristol. 6s.)—The first of these eight stories, " Stephen of Steens," has a very strong Cornish flavour indeed. The hero has been ousted from the property held by......

The Black Familiars. By L. B. Walford. (j. Clarke And

Co. 6s.)—We are accustomed to see Mrs. L. B. Walford's name on the title-pages of novels of modern life, and accustomed also to find something good in them. We cannot......

For Tiie White Rose.•

JUDGED by statistics, there can be little doubt as to the superior attractiveness of the '45 to the '15 in providing novelists with the raw materials of romance. Mr. Wymond.......

Greek Story And Song. By The Rev. Alfred J. Church.

With 16 Illustrations after the Antique. (Seeley and Co. 6s.)— Professor Church, who has done so much to make the unlearned value the literary wealth of Greece and Rome, and who......

The Ways Of A Millionaire. By Oswald Crawfurd, C.m.g....

and Hall. 6s.)—The title of Mr. Oswald Crawfurd's book suggests that the millionaire in its pages will be found to indulge in all sorts of nefarious practices. On the contrary,......

The Trackless Way. By E. Rentoul Esler. (brimley Johnson....

book can hardly fail to remind the reader of a certain famous novel. Mr. Gideon Horville is a Presbyterian minister, not an Anglican ; his mentor is not a sceptical squire, but......