The Ball. By A. S. Baxendale. "novelettes De Luxe." (w.
Heinemann. 2s. 6d.)—There seems no particular reason why a set of short novels bound in dark-grey cloth should be dubbed "Novelettes de Luxe," though perhaps the March Hare's......
Margaret. By L. T. Meade. (f. V. White And Co.
6s.)—Mrs. L. T. Meade makes a great feature of her plots. We do not mean that they are always good ; in fact, they are sometimes not a little amazing. Still, the reader may rely......
Minor Magazines.—two Of The Articles In A Varied Rather Than
specially notable number of the Church Quarterly Review are devoted to religion and politics in France. Of the two, "The Catholic Reaction in France" is the more interesting.......
A Life At Stake. By Percy Andreae. (ward, Lock, And
Co. 6s.)—This book, fortunately for quiet people, cannot be described, like the novel noticed above, as an ordinary story of modern life. It is, luckily, not often that an......
A Woman Of Wiles. By Alick Munro. (ward, Lock, And
Co. Gs.)—It is a not uncommon complaint against the tale-writer that he makes his heroes too preternaturally clever. A lad who has had six months' soldiering will conduct a......
The Diamond Of Evil. By Fred. Whishaw. (j. Long. 6s.)—
Mr. Whishaw thinks it necessary to reassure his readers against a possible fear that he is going to tell them the story of the Matabele War. We are not sure that we would not as......
Current Literature.
THE QUARTERLIES. The Quarterly Review, by inserting Mr. Swinburne's article en Dickens, has broken new ground. It is, perhaps, astonish- ing that the signed article should have......
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