Adopted; Or, An Old Soldier's Embarrassments. By "e. A. B.
D." (Religious Tract Society.)—Of course there is a certain amount of caricature in General Marston's perplexity when he has to do with his orphaned nephews and niece, and in......
Loyal Hearts. By Evelyn Everett-green. (thomas Nelson And...
a pity that the talented and skilful writer of this story, to which the commonplace second title, "I. Tale of the Days of Good Queen Bess," is given, should, by writing of the......
Young People And Old Pictures. By Theodore Child....
and Co.)—Mr. Child seeks by the aid of copious illustra- tions to reproduce the life of children in the past. He uses the works of painters, more or less famous, in which they......
The Popular Natural History. By The Rev. J. G. Wood.
With Illustrations by Wolf, Zwecker, Weir, Coleman, and others. (Routledge and Sons.)—This is a sixth edition of a very popular and successful work. Its six hundred......
From Messrs. Dean And Son We Get A Variety Of
gaily coloured picture-books, all with attractions of their own. These are Cinderella, The Three Tiny Pigs, A B C of the World, each letter of the alphabet being illustrated by......
Bertie Clifton. By Evelyn Everett-green. (j. F. Shaw And...
—This story reminds us a little of the familiar fairy-tale i n w hi c h we have two more or less disagreeable elder daughters, and a younger sister who is as amiable as she is......
The Church Of England Sunday School Institute Publishes...
: a Magazine for Sunday School-Teachers and Church- Workers Generally; and for younger readers, The Boys and Girls' Own Companion. — Golden Bells (Dean and Son) is the Christmas......
Rather An Amplification, Of The " Operatives' Lecture "...
Professor Perry delivered at the Leeds meeting of the British Association. The author, on that occasion, had the gyratal, or spinning-top in his hand, and explained its action......
Cassell's Family Magazine. Illustrated. (cassell And...
not impossible, to differentiate the numerous maga- zines which compete for popular favour. To a certain extent utility is a prominent characteristic of the Family Magazine.......
Of All Degrees. By Leslie Keith. (religious Tract...
story is mainly concerned with women's work for a livelihood, It has the look of being drawn from life. Janie is a very vigorous young person, whose sayings and doings are......
The Lady's Treasury. Edited By Mrs. Warren. (bemrose And...
editor contributes papers on " Household Manage- ment" and "The Management of House and Servants;" there are "Notes on Dressmaking," by Madame Vevey, "Notes on Millinery," "......
His Young Neighbour. By Ellen Louisa Davis. (religious...
must say that the central idea of this story is somewhat repulsive. There are other things also in it that we do not like. But there is certainly ability in the way in which it......
Eastward Ho ! By Emma Marshall. (j. Nisbet And Co.)—mrs.
Marshall's story takes us to a variety of scenes, to the ragged Corners miserable home, and to the fine house where Pauline, heiress-presumptive of the barony of Saintsbury, has......
For Readers Of A Certain Thoughtful—may We Also Venture To
say, socially sentimental?—class, a better gift-book could hardly be suggested than the first annual volume of Igdrasil, the journal of the Ruskin Reading Guild (George Allen),......
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