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Professions For Boys. By M. L. Pechell And James J.

Nolan. (Beeton and Co. 38. 6c1.)—This is a revised and enlarged edition of a work which first appeared somewhat more than a year ago. It contains, we are told, two-and-twenty......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have net been reserved for review in other forms.] Transactions of the Second International Actuarial Congress, (C. and......

An Introduction To The Study Of Dante. By John Addington

Symonds. (Adam and Charles Black. 7s. 6d.)—This book was first published more than a quarter of a century ago ; the second edition appeared in 1891; the preface to the third,......

Report Of The British Chamber Of Commerce In Paris. (a.

Schiffer, Paris.)—There are, of course, many interesting things in this pamphlet. At the top of the list may be put the figures relating to the imports and exports into and from......

Inaugural Address Delivered At The Thirty - First Co -...

Hardern. (Co-operative Union, Manchester.) —There is much that is interesting in this address We may quote some significant figures Share capital has in- creased between 1888......

A Sailor's Life Under Four Sovereigns. By Admiral Of The

Fleet the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, G.C.B., D.C.L. (Macmillan and Co. 30s.)—Sir Henry Keppel's Life is long in more senses than one. The gallant old seaman, who is now in his......

Bedd - Gelert : Its Facts, Fancies, And Folk - Lore. By...

Jenkins. (Llewelyn Jenkins, Portmadoc.) — Mr. Jenkins handsomely acknowledges his obligations to his predecessor, Mr. William Jones, a local antiquary who deserves more reward......

A Handbook For Travellers In Somerset. (j. Murray. 6s.)—...

is now for the first time raised to the dignity of a separate volume in Mr. Murray's series. The many interesting things in this county are well described, and the information......