The Mining Annual. By W. R. Skinner (4 Birchin Lane).—
A great boon to speculators, who will find particulars relating to 900 companies, exclusive of South African, which number 346, and are included in a special section. "......
Sure To Succeed. By J Thain Davidson, D.d. (hodder And
Stoughton.)—We recognise both the good intentions of Dr. Thain Davidson, who has done his best, by addressing meetings of young men, to warn them against the " temptations " of......
T'he Amber Heart, And Other Plays. By Alfred C. Calmour.
(Printed for private circulation.)—Mr. Calmour dedicates this volume to Miss Ellen Terry, whose impersonation of Ellaline in that pathetic "fancy," The Amber Heart, is regarded......
When A Man's Single. By J. H. Barrie. (hodder And
Stoughton.)—In point of humour, this novel, by the author of "Auld Licht Idylls," is very much above the average of fiction ; but as a work of art and heart, it does not reach......
Birds In Nature. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. (sampson Low And
Co.)—Mr. Sharpe's knowledge of the form and colour of birds is well shown in this beautiful work. The thirty-nine coloured plates are contributed by Mr. Roberts, the letterpress......
The Building Of The British Isles. By A. J. Jukes - Brown.
(G. Bell and Co.)—This may be regarded as a conclusion to the writer's "Historical Geology." There, geological changes were analysed and examined in detail ; here, they are......
Model - Engine Making. By J. Pocock. (swan Sonnenschein...
will find instructions for the making of models in this little volume, from the simple single-action, oscillating cylinder engine, to a fairly representative type of oscillating......
A Cosmopolitan Actor, By J. B. Howe (bedford Publishing Com-
pany), belongs to that species of the " reminiscences " order of literature of which we have had far too much lately. Mr. Howe deserves, however, the title he has given himself,......
Episcopate Of The Right Reverend Frederick Barker, D.d.,...
Sydney. (Hatchards.)—This book, which is otherwise described as " A Memoir, edited by William M. Cowper, M.A.," is an unpre- tentious and painstaking account of the career in......
Our Kin Across The Sea. By J. C. Firth. (longmans.) — Mr.
Fronde speaks very highly of the author of this volume, in a pre- face which is prefixed to it, as one of the oldest and most distin- guished of New Zealand colonists, a large......
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