The Strange House. By Catharine Shaw. (j. F. Shaw And
Co.) —This story has a somewhat complicated and not very probable plot. We wonder how many well•authenticated cases there are on record of children having been stolen. Perhaps......
Thought Too Worldly In His Ways Is Replaced For A
time by a curate- in-charge, a soft-spoken gentleman, who makes himself a great favourite by the unction of his demeanour. Really he is a hard rider, only that he disguises his......
Our Darlings : The Children's Treasury Of Pictures And...
Edited by Dr. Barnardo. (J. F. Shaw.)—We always welcome this magazine, both for its own sake and for the sake of the good work with which it is connected, and which finds notice......
Philip Danford. By Julia Goddard. (blackie And Son.) —we...
fear for the lady who ventures on the terra incognita of schoolboy life. On the whole, Miss Goddard contrives to avoid its pitfalls pretty well. Her hero, Philip, is caned for......
Stories For Somebody. By Edith Carrington. Illustrated By...
M. Stanley (Dorothy Tennant). (Griffith, Farran, and Co.)— These are about as pretty and well-told stories of their kind as we have ever seen. It is difficult to say which of......
A Chapter Of Adventures. By G. A. Henty. (blackie And
Son.) —Alexandria is the nominal scene of action in this story, as New Zealand is in that which has just been noticed. And again we are delayed considerably on our journey......
The Figures Of The Two Twins, Ruby And Marie, Specially
well drawn. At the same time, it is not quite to our taste. We fear that the children will find some parts, at least, of it somewhat hard to understand. And then we must own......
An Irish Midsummer Night's Dream. By John Bickerdyke,...
Low and Co.)—This is a humorous story of how Andy An Irish Midsummer Night's Dream. By John Bickerdyke, M.A. (Sampson Low and Co.)—This is a humorous story of how Andy Allan, a......
We Have Received The Annual Volumes Of The Leisure Hour
and the Sunday at Home. (Religious Tract Society.)—The chief serial tale of the Leisure Hour is " Senior and Junior," by Leslie Keith. This has been running through the whole......
The Heart Of Sheba. By E. M. Hewitt. (t. Fisher
lJnwin.)— The "Heart of Sheba" is the Queen of that country of whom the Hebrew Historian tells us. She pays a visit to King Shel8m8h (Solomon), falls in love with him, as the......
Maori And Settler. By G. A. Henty. (blackie And Son.)—it
must be allowed that there is a good deal of " padding" in this story. We are nearly half-way through the book before Mr. Renshaw and his family are permitted to land in New......
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