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The Acts Of The Apostles. By R. B. Rackham. "oxford

Com- mentaries." (Methuen and Co. 12s. Gel.)—This commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles is practically a paraphrase of the book, and is 'herefore far easier and pleasanter......

A Concise Dictionary Of Egyptian Archaeology.

A Concise Dictionary of Egyptian Archaeology. By M. Brodriok and A. Anderson Morton. 80 Illustrations. (Methuen and Co. 3s ad.) —This is a serviceable pocket-book for travellers......

Some Theological Books.

Neglected People of the Bible. By Dinsdale T. Young, (Hodder and Stoughton. 3s. 6d.)—These sermons contain some eloquence and a great deal of shrewd humour and sound common-......

Bible Characters. By Alexander White, D.d. (oliphant,...

3s. 641.)—Another book of the same kind is Dr. Alexander White's Bible Characters. This volume is the fifth of a series. All the portraits are taken from the New Tests. meet,......

The Woodlands Orchids.

The Woodlands Orchids. By Frederick Boyle. Coloured Plates by J. L. Macfarlane, F.R.H.S. (Macmillan and Co. 21*.) Parts of this book have already appeared in the Pall Mall......

The Foundation Of British East Africa.

The Foundation of British East Africa. By Professor J. W. Gregory, D.Sc. (H. Marshall and Son. Gs.) — Professor Gregory has produced a very readable work in this volume, which,......

Memoranda Pauline. By George Jackson. (isbister And Co....

is a collection of " Sunday Readings in St. Paul's Epistles," which originally appeared in the pages of Good Words, They are very simple and practical in tone. The keynote of......