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The History Of The Year. — October Let, 1882; September...

(Cassell and Co.)—This is the second annual volume of this publi- cation. It seems a well-planned and well-executed work, which can hardly fail to hold its place as a standard......

A Newport Aquarelle. (roberts Brothers, Boston,...

vivid sketch of fashionable life at an American summer resort. The English reader may learn how the Upper Ten of the States amuse themselves, and he may also learn, so far as it......

• Jenifer. By Annie Thomas (mrs. Fender Cudlip). 3 Vols.

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