We Wires. By L. G. Cooper. (j. F. Shaw.)—this Is
a well written story of domestic life, especially showing the deterioration of character which the indulgence of selfishness can bring about.......
A, Apple Pie, By Kate Greenaway (routledge And Sons), Is
an alphabetical story, so to speak, told in twenty illustrations, daintily drawn and coloured, after Miss Kate Greenaway's manner, of the fortunes of an apple pie.—From the same......
His Guardian Angel. By Emily Brodie. (j. F. Shaw.)—the...
angel" is a sister, who watches over the career of a some- what ill-conditioned brother. A very good angel she is, after the initial mistake of sitting up to let him in unknown......
Charlie Lockett At School And College. (hodder And...
is plenty of stir and rough-and-tumble adventure in this story, and Mr. Adams is evidently well acquainted with English schools and schoolmasters. Some of Lacken's scrapes, such......
Footprints In The Forest. By Edward S. Ellis. (cassell And
Co.)— Mr. Ellis emulates Fenimore Cooper, with a difference. " Deerfoot" is another I7ncas, as swift of foot, as brave and as skilful in expe- dients ; but besides this he is a......
On The Banks Of The Dee. A Legend Of Cheater
concerning the Fate of Harold. Preserved in the Harleian MS., British Museum. By Parnell Greene. (F. V. White and (lo.)—This story is based on the legend (which would appear not......
Linford Green. By C. Selby Lowndes. (warne And Co.)— This
is a story of two brothers, their mutual affection, the sacrifices which it constrains them to make for each other, and the reward which it brings them at the last. Everybody is......
The Diverting History Of Three Blind Mice, Illustrated By C.
Card- well (Marcus Ward and Co.), is a delicate little volume with humorous pictures and music for the words.......
Maggie's Roundabout Tales. (routledge And Sons.)—the Two...
this volume contains are chiefly of natural history. The letterpress is appropriate. Both will amuse and some- times instruct young readers.......
Ronald Hallifax. By Arthur Lee Knight. (f. Warne And Co.)—
The story begins with an adventure of drifting out to sea, being picked up by, and very soon wrecked in, a coasting vessel. After those experiences, of course, "he would be a......
Perseverance Island ; Or, The Robinson Crusoe Of The...
Century. By Douglas Frazar. (Blackie and Son.)—There is ingenuity in the central idea of this story. A man is washed ashore on an uninhabited island, with nothing but a few......
Among Authors Who Utilise This Season By Inculcating...
or by picturing the life of piety as that in which alone true and abiding happiness can be found, Miss Agnes Giberne holds a deservedly high place. She is this year represented......
One Thousand Quaint Cuts From Books Of Other Days (field
and Taer), is a collection of illustrations from the children's books which amused former generations less prodigally supplied than the present. It will be interesting to tarn......
Views Of English.bocietei. By A Little Girl Of Eleven....
and Tuer.)—One would like to know the truth about the authorship. Is the "little girl" a literary fiction ? Did she write, for instanee, about the "Sunflower League," with such......
Through Trial To Triumph ; Or, The Royal Way. By
Madeline Bonavia Hunt. (Cassell and Co.)—The subject of this tale is not a happy one, being the misunderstanding, from the commencement of marriage, between a husband and wife,......
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