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Romance Of Empire: Canada. By Beckles Willson. (t. C. Aid

E. C. Jack. 6s.)—Very little is required to male the early story of the French settlements in Canada interesting—it is indeed a suc- cession of romantic and picturesque......

The Romance Of Savage Life. By G. F. Scott Elliott.

(Seeley and Co. Ss.)—Mr. Elliott's industry has collected a large pot- pourri of facts curious and entertaining, and set out with some skill and cohesion ; but there is much......

Gift-books.

MR. RUDYARD KIPLING'S "BRUSHWOOD BOY."• A FEW weeks ago there appeared in the Spectator a very able letter the upshot of which, briefly put, was this,—the best thing that can be......

Under The Roman Eagles. By .11mytit Sagon. (partridge And...

2s.)—Petilius Cerialis, 'a Roman of whom we would gladly know more than we do, is the hero of - this story. The aeon° is first laid in Britain, and is afterwards changed to......

A Beautiful Possibility. By Edith Ferguson Black. (r.t.s....

has a religious purpose, and we'wish to Credit the writer with all sincerity in seeking to farther lb. 43 ut it is a pity to do this by ridiculing the ways and inetheRislef......

The Romance Of Fishing.*

"FISH " is a term which, for tbnvenience" sake, is made to include various things which cannot in strictness be so described. Some of these, as the various kinds of whale,......

Scottish Heroes Of The Faith. By George W. T. • Mcgown.

(Hodder and Stoughton. 3s. 6d.)—We have here short bin. graphies of Patrick Hamilton, the first &Wish , thaebyr of the Reformation ; George Wil3hart ; Cameron, "the Ilion of the......