Poster.—fra Dolcino, And Other Poems. By A. And L. (smith
and Elder.)—It is the capital defect of Fra Dolcino that it does not tell its own story. A poem of this kind must, above all things, set out a clear picture of the man and of......
Broken Toys. By Anna C. Steele. (chapman And Hall.)—mrs.....
writes good English and devises her plots with fair knowledge of the world, and displays a kind of cynicism which is attractive ; but we do not like Broken Toys. These perpetual......
Wide Of The Mark. By The Author Of " Recommended
to Mercy." vols. (Tinsley.)—We learn from the preface that "the main facts Wide of the Mark. By the Author of " Recommended to Mercy." vols. (Tinsley.)—We learn from the preface......
A Glossary Of Ecclesiastical Terms. Edited By The Rev. Orby
Shipley, (Rivington.)—Mr. Shipley and his coadjutors deserve great praise—the chief share being, of course, the editor's due—for the indus- try and care with which this glossary......
The Queen Of The Regiment. By Katharine King. (hurst And
Blackett.) —This is a charming, fresh, cheery, innocent novel,—evidently the work of an unpractised writer, testing her ability, feeling that it is in her to write stories of......
Robert Blake Of Ringwood. 3 Vols. (newby.)—anything More...
this novel it would not be easy to find. It is a wearisome record of love-making, and husband-hunting, and such like phases of the relations between men and women in society. We......
Border Reminiscences. By Randolph B. Marcy, U.s. Navy....
Harper.)—The first chapter of General Marcy's book is the best. It describes an American "Captain Kearney." Captain Kearney is the incomparable liar whom Marrvat describes in......
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