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Cousin Cinderella. By Mrs. Everard Cotes (sara Jeannette...

and Co. 6s.)—" Cousin Cinderella " appears, we observe, as "Cinderella of Canada" in the headlines. Cinderella, who is a Miss Trent, daughter of as big a millionaire as Canada......

Readable Novels.—the Heritage. By Sydney C. Grier. (w....

Sons. 6s.)—The story is well written, and some scenes are very striking ; but we cannot feel much interest in these politics of the Near Eastern Powers masquerading under the......

G. K. Chesterton : A Criticism. (alston Rivers. 5s.) — We...

own that we are among those who think "that this book demands an apology," and we would say further that such an apology cannot in the nature of things be forthcoming. Still, to......

Novels.

LEAVEN.* IT was, we believe, the privilege of the Spectator to be the first English paper to review Prinsloo of Prinsloosdoip, the earliest of Mr. Blackburn's novels. In it, as......

Some Books Of The Week.

[tinder this heading ire notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] Phillips Brooks, 1835 - 1893. By Alexander V. G. Allen. (Hodder and......

Fishers Of The Sea. By J. E. Patterson. (john Murray.

6s.)— The fishing population of our coasts must be the largest tribe of those who " occupy their business in great waters." Here it finds a vates sacer. The power of description......

Passing Protestantism And Coming Catholicism. By Newman...

Stoughton. 55. net.)—Dr. Smyth does not speak of the "passing of . Protestantism" in the sense Nhich would approve itself to some Anglican divines. Re is very far from speaking......

Halley's Comet. By H. H. Turner, D.sc. (tho Clarendon Press.

Is. not.)—Here we have a lecture given at the recent meeting of the British Association in Dublin. Naturally it contains a certain amount of technical matter, but its main......