The Heir Of Treh.erne. By The Rev. A. D. Crake.
(Mowbray.)— Mr. Crake is concerned to show that there were martyrs on the Papal as on the Protestant side in the troubles that ended with the Reformation of the Church of......
The Happiest Christmas. By Edna Lyall. (w. And R. Chambers.)
—Jack Radcliffe and Joan, his sister, are two quite possible children, with a "great deal of human nature in them," ready to quarrel, and apt to be selfish ; in short, a long......
Folly: A New - Fashioned Girl. By L. T. Meade. (cassell And
Co.)—This is a clever and entertaining story, with plenty of fun and seriousness in it. Polly is a young lady with a very con- siderable amount of self-confidence ; and the......
Scribner's Magazine. (scribner's Sons, New York ; Warne...
London.)—It is sufficient to say that the second half-yearly volume for the current year is as good as its predecessors. The magazines of to-day run such a close race with each......
Florence : A Story Of Beginnings. By Alice Weber. (routledge
and Sons.)—This "story of beginnings" might have been called the "story of a boy-and-girl friendship." Florence and her sister pay a visit to an aunt, who charges herself with......
The Line Of Beauty. By Emma Marshall. (home Words Office.)
—This is a very slight tale. There is a doubt whether the barony and the estates of Pierpoint go to a certain young lady, or to a clergyman who has been ordained under an alias,......
Funny Friends. (ernest Nister.)—the Comic Animals Of This...
are portrayed by Mr. G. H. Thompson in a quite admirable way. We have seen nothing better of the kind this year, or, indeed, for many years past. The fox serenading the goose is......
Gentleman Jackson. By H. Frederick Charles. (religious...
has a general resemblance to "John Halifax, Gentleman," but nothing that can be called imitation. Edward Jackson is the son of a wretched creature who has once been a gentleman,......
On Active Service. By W. W. Lloyd. (chapman And Hall.)—
In twenty coloured drawings, executed with plenty of spirit, Mr. Lloyd, who has been himself a soldier, portrays various experiences, grave and gay, of campaigning. We begin......
The Sunday Friend. Edited By The Rev. G. H. Curteis.
(Mowbray and Co.)—This little magazine, a distinctively Church periodical, may be safely reoommended to readers who prefer this special character. The illustrations are unequal......
Stories Of Pets. By Dean 13urgon, Dr. Gordon Stables, And
other writers. (Dean and Son.)—This is a volume of "The Boys' and Girls' Library." Dean Burgon's contribution is a copy of humorous verses about some cats. Some of the......
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