The Ways Of Our Railways. By Charles H. Grinling. (ward,
Lock, and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—This book is full from cover to cover of quite surprising facts and figures. To begin with : How many railways are there in England ? A person with......
The History Of Theatrical Art In Ancient And Modern Times,
By Karl Mantzius. Authorised Translation by Louise Von Cossel. Vol. IV. (Duckworth and Co. 10s. Gd. net.)—This fourth volume (out of a contemplated total of six) is given to......
Mr. Forster, Who Is, To The Best Of Our Belief,
a newcomer in the field of fiction, has at once revealed himself as a writer to be reckoned with in his exceedingly clever but decidedly painful story. When, however, we say "......
Ionica. By William Cory. With Biographical Introduction...
Arthur C. Benson. (George Allen. 4s. net.)— Not quite fifty years ago William Johnson published a volume with the title of Ionic; containing forty-eight poems. In 1877 he......
The True Story Of George Eliot. By William Mottram. (t.
Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Mottram, who describes him- self as "grandnephew of Adam and Seth Bede and cousin to the author," adds a sub-title which explains the purpose of......
Messrs. G. Routledge And Sons Send Us Some Specimens Of
a very pleasing series entitled "The Broadway Booklets." They can be obtained separately for Gd. or Is. Gd. in lambskin, &c., or in sets of three in boxes at 1s. 6d. These sets......
Child Characters From Dickens. Retold By L. L. Weedon. (e.
Nister. 7s. Gd.)—This is a charming book. The tales are skilfully managed, and the illustrations, six in colour and seventy in half - tone, by Mr. A. A. Dixon, are quite......
Dr. Joseph Wright, Editor Of The "english Dialect...
added to the services which he has rendered to the historical and philological study of our language by publishing The English Dialect Grammar (Henry Frowde, 16s. net), which......
We Must Be Content With Mentioning The Publication Of A
handsome volume which many doubtless will be glad to possess, — Of God and His Creatures, an Annotated Translation (with some Abridgment) of the "Summa Contra Gentiles" of St.......
End Of The Shelf, But With- " Robinson Crnsoe "-and
the like. So the preface suggests, and rightly. It is eminently readable, a success, we should say, in what looks much easier than it is, telling a story in simple words. Mr. A.......
In The Sixties And Seventies. By Laura Hain Friswell....
and Co. 16s. net.)—Miss Friswell, daughter of a writer who is, perhaps, not as well known to the present genera- tion as he deserves to be, records here something of what she......
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