Uncle Peter's Riddle. By Ella K. Sanders. (g. Bell And
Sons.) —Molly Demeter is a spoilt child, who is as selfish and trouble- some as such creatures commonly are. She has to go through a pretty severe discipline of trouble and......
Cassell's Family Magazine (cassell And Co.) Is So...
periodical, and so firmly planted in popular favour, that it is needless to say much about it. It maintains just proportions of the various things which young readers will like.......
The Art Journal. (j. S. Virtue And Co.)—this Oldest Of
the art periodicals continues to hold its own with its rivals. Its eight etchings, two of them by Mr. C. 0. Murray, and one an original Work by Mr. Edgar Barclay, four......
We Welcome Another Volume Of Our Darlings, Edited By Dr.
Bernardo (John F. Shaw).—This "Children's Treasury of Pic- tures and Stories" will meet, we are sure, with a hearty recep- tion, both for its own sake, and for the sake of its......
Miss Crompton's Stories Of Children.* The Pleasure That...
take in children's stories is a latter-day product. In bygone times children had a literature of their own with which their elders had little to do. Nowadays, childhood and......
A Romance Of Lincoln's Inn. By Sarah Doudney. (s. W.
Partridge.)—There is not much to be said about this story. As a tale, it is poor ; but, as one expects in any work that comes from Miss Doudney's pen, it is well written.......
Jim And Napoleon.' By Lydia Phillips. (religious Tract...
enforces an excellent moral. Jim, a waif of the streets, is kept from altogether going to the bad by love for his cat Napoleon: He stints himself to give the creature some food.......
A Commonplace Woman. By A. Fraser Robertson. (religious...
Crawford, coming to live with her brother and his wife, thinks very meanly of the pair. They are common- place themselves ; they do not appreciate her. How she finds out her......
A Garland Of Country Song. Collected And Arranged By S.
Baring-Gould and H. Fleetwood Sheppard. (Methuen.)—Here we have fifty songs, each accompanied by its "traditional" melody. Mr. Baring-Gould, who is learned in these matters,......
Harry's Trip To India, By The Rev. W. J. Wilkins.
(Religious Tract Society.)—Harry Scott, sent, for health's sake, on a voyage to India, makes good use of his opportunities. His introduction to the country is made by a relative......
Fairy-tales. By Basil Field. (horace Cox.)—this Is A...
and beautifully illustrated volume of fairy- tales, which are quite original, and the author of which has set himself not to edify, but merely to amuse. The first, which bears......
Current Literature.
GIFT-BOOKS. The Magazine of Art. (Cassell and Co.)—This art periodical fully maintains its character for attractiveness and interest. The etchings and photogravures keep up......
Sir Henry Layard : His Adventures And Discoveries. By Alfred
E. Lomax. (Sunday School Union.)—This is one of the "Splendid Lives" Series, in which, indeed, the story of Layard's life and work well deserves a place. Many qualities were......
The New Fairy - Book Edited By William Andrews. (william...
Co., Hull.)—Although Mr. Andrews does not, in this volume, attempt anything in the shape of competition with the well.known series of fairy-books for which Mr. Andrew Lang is......
We Have Received From Messrs. Routledge And Sons A New
edition of Gulliver's Travels, Adapted for the Young, — a necessary thing to do, even the strongest advocate of the "whole truth" would, we imagine, admit. All four parts,......
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