By Tangled Paths. By H. Mead Briggs. (frederick Warne And
Co.)—The author of this pleasant, simple, unpretentious book —the appropriate second title of which is " Stray Leaves from Nature's Byways "—is not a Jefferies or a Burroughes,......
Water Tramps ; Or, The Cruise Of The 'sea - Bird.' By
George Herbert Bartlett. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.)—This is an enter- taining, and, in a way, fascinating story of a vacation of four students. The way in which they catch fish,......
In A Difficult Position. By Christian Burke. (religious...
is a story of social difficulties, overcome by tact and patience. Whether any one of Barbara's disposition would be quite as unreasonable as she shows herself may, perhaps, be......
In Deacon's Orders. By Walter Besant. (chatto And...
eleven stories have already appeared in various periodicals. As every one knows what Mr. Besant's excellencies are, and as many have probably seen these particular tales, it is......
The History Of Religion. By Allan Menzies, D.d. (john...
—Professor Menzies follows the historical method. Judaism and Christianity take their place, according to the order which this method imposes, among the religions of the world.......
Chronicles Of Martin Hewitt. By Arthur Morrison. (ward,...
Bowden.)—This is a second series of " The Adventures of Martin Hewitt, Investigator." It is needless to criticise detective-stories. They are almost always readable, for they......
Father Archangel Of Scotland, And Other Essays. By G. And
R. B. Cunningham° Graham (Adam and Charles Black.)—All of these essays are full of quaint knowledge, while such of them as are the work of the male member of the copartnery are......
The Things That Matter. By Francis Gribble. (a.. D. Lines
and Co.)—This is an Ibaenitish tragedy of New Womanliness that ought to be very welcome to Mrs. Lynn Linton, and it contains much cleverness of a kind that is, however, rather......
A Rogue's Daughter. By Adeline Sergeant. (j. W....
story would seem to prove only too clearly that Miss Sergeant has yielded to the literary failing of the day, and is writing too much and too rapidly. The fundamental " idea "......
Stages In The Journey. By Harry Lauder. (a. D. Innes
and Co.)—There is a good deal of cleverness and cynicism, and rather too much of London slang and very shady London journalism, in this story, the author of which is probably a......
A Fatal Past. By Dora Russell. (simpkin, Marshall, And Co.)
—This can hardly be considered one of its author's best efforts. The plot interest, indeed, is very considerable, and is sustained from start to finish. Moreover, the question......
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