A Mirror Of The Turf. By J. H. Curzon. (chapman
and Hall.) —"Racing," writes Mr. Curzon in his preface, " has unfortunately become a ' business ' of the most sordid kind ; the majority of the men engaged in the ' sport' run......
Latin Dialogues For School Representation. By Constance M.
Ashford. (Swan Sonnenschein.)—Miss Ashford gives us here 43;ght sufficiently-amusing little dialogues, the Latin and English being benevolently put on opposite pages. She......
Bdtoin Octavius Tregelles. Edited By His Daughter, Sarah...
(Hodder and Stoughton.)—E. 0. Tregelles, described as a "civil engineer and minister of the Gospel," belonged to the Society of Friends, and devoted much of his time to......
A Considerable Mistake. He Has Told At Portentous Length The
story of an undoubtedly admirable, though not specially great man, who did excellent work, mainly of the pioneer sort, for the Anglican Church in Australia, and who was so......
Bombay, 1895-1890. By Sir W. W. Hunter. (henry Frow De.)
—Obviously this book is not one to be criticised by a reviewer• Sir W. Hunter is an expert of the first eminence. Other experts may possibly differ from some of his views ; but......
The City Of The Just. By Thomas Terrell. (trischler And
Co.) —Mr. Terrell thinks meanly of City financiers, company-pro- moters, and the like. Indeed, he thinks meanly of mankind. He writes, for instance :—" In every man's character......
The Homes And Haunts Of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet...
better than a mere picture-book, and the numerous illustrations will be found full of interest to all lovers of Tennyson's poetry. The work is an enlargement of a small volume......
A Useful And Interesting Series Which We Have Noticed More
than once. "English History by Contemporary Writers," "Gas- coigne," " Whelhamstide's Register," " William of Worcester," and " The Paston Letters," are among the sources from......
Mrs. Penton's Craze. By Henry Ross. (digby And Long.)—the...
is to have a quantity of jewellery, and always to have it by her bed-side. The heroine is a rich widow, who loves, and is secretly loved by, a young nobleman who has run through......
Punch To Padam Aram. By Alfred T. Story. (elliot Stock).—
This is a better book than the very silly title would lead one to expect. It is a volume of essays which show, now and then, traces of wit and wisdom. But there are sad......
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