In The Days Of King George. By Lieutenant-colonel J. Percy
Groves. (Cassell and Co.)—This story, with its sober but not uninteresting succession of incidents, has all the appearance of truth. Donald Geddes does not carry a......
Gentle Jesus. By Helen E. Jackson. (sunday School...
"Life of Christ for Little Folks" seems to be carefully done, with a due regard for the capacities of the young readers for whom it is intended. One might, of course, criticise......
The Universal Portrait Gallery. (cassell And Co.) — Here...
two hundred and fifty portraits of monarchs, states- men, men of letters, painters, singers, actors and actresses, and of other personages whom it is not necessary and, possibly......
The Life Of A Kite. By Ascott R. Hope. (s.p.c.k.)—this
is a very clever little story, told in Mr. Ascott Hope's best manner. It is in the manner of Hans Christian Andersen. The Kite talks to other items which he meets—a golf-ball......
Real And Unreal. By Catherine E. Mallendaine. (s P.c.k.)—...
is no little merit in this story, though we cannot think that the central idea is a very happy one. That such a man as Maurice Kennedy should ever have done the deed which......
The White Turrets. By Mrs. Molesworth. (w. And R....
Winifred Maryon is not content with domestic duties, though these are considerable, seeing that she has a large inheritance, but wants to make herself of real use in the world,......
Young England. Vol. Xvi. (sunday School Union.)—this...
Young People throughout the English- speaking World" continues to do well. There are two serial stories, "The Boys of Huntingley," by Mr. R. M. Eady and R. Eady—we somewhat......
Burdett's Hospital And Chanties Annual. (the Scientific...
the sixth appearance of this most useful work, and we may therefore assume that it is firmly established amongst the annuals. The industry and research involved in such a work......
The Path In The Ravine. By Edward S. Ellis. (cassell
and Co.) —No one can complain that the adventures of the two West Point young officers who go out one morning to explore a certain ravine near the frontier-station where they......
Almayer's Folly. By Joseph Conrad. (t. Fisher Unwin.)—...
a decidedly powerful story of an uncommon type, and breaks fresh ground in fiction. Almayer, a Dutchman, tries his fortune in Macassar among Englishmen, who are mostly ad-......
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