A Passionate Pilgrim. By Percy White. (methuen And Co.)— The
hero tells us of his love affair while still a boy in the sixth form, how it got noised abroad, and how he thrashed the yokel who spied him kissing the young lady. Sylvia throws......
Sir Tristram. By Thorold Ashley. (ward, Lock, And Co.)— This
is a story of the "University Extension Lectures,"—a new theme for fiction, as far as we know. "The general impression seemed to be that it was undesirable and likely to lead to......
Rambles In Polynesia. By "sundowner." (european Mail...
his Polynesia well, and, moreover, has that real sympathy with the islanders that convinces the reader that he is studying the natives as they really are. He gives us some most......
The Voice Of The Spirit. By Howard Swan. 2 Vols.
(Sampson Low and Co.)—The sub-title of the book is this, "Literary Passages from the Bible Rewritten, Idea for Idea, in Modern Style." Book I. contains Job, Joel, and Psalms......
Willow And Leather : A Book Of Praise. By E.
T. Lucas. (Arrowsmilh, Bristol.)—Mr. Lucas has a very light and pleasant touch, and the prose essays that furnish out most of this mis- cellany ought to find a great many......
A Sou/ On Fire. By Florence Marryat. (bliss, Sands, And
Co.) .—Professor Aldwyn is a very brutal and selfish fellow who bullies his wife, and would bully his daughter if she would suffer and who turns his son out of doors. A fit of......
Some Reminiscences Of A Lecturer. By Dr. Andrew Wilson....
and Sons.)—Dr. Wilson began his career early, for he. delivered his first lecture—on the human frame—at the age of fifteen. Naturally he magnifies his office, nor are we......
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