The Visible Universe. By J. Ellard Gore. (crosby Lockwood...
Son.)—" The object of the following pages," writes Mr. Gore in his preface, " is not to propound any new hypothesis, but simply to explain and discuss theories which have been......
The Duchess Of Berry And The Court Of Louis Xviii.
By Imbert de Saint-Amand. Translated by Elizabeth Gilbert Martin. (Hutchinson and Co.)—Marie de Bourbon, afterwards Duchess of Berry, was the grand-daughter of the King of the......
A Manual Of Health And Temperance. By T. Brodribb, M.a.,
and edited by W. Ruthven Pym, M.A. (Longmans.)—Here we have a number of useful facts connected with diet, water, clothing, &c., and a statement of their bearing on health and......
Paddles And Politics Down The Danube. By Poultney...
and Co.)—Mr. Bigelow went down the Danube from its source to its mouth. He saw many cities and many men, though how far he, learnt their thoughts must be doubtful. The Magyar......
Geoffery Hamilton. By Edward H. Cooper. 2 Vols. (chatto And
Windus.)—There is plenty of brisk dialogue in this story, and, here and there, bits of good description. The scene, for instance, in the Examination Schools at Oxford is......
Christ In The Two Testaments. By Adam Clarke Rowley. (regan
Paul, Trench, and Co.)—" It is not the object of these pages to enter into the discussion of the higher criticism." But the author assumes a number of propositions which the......
The Influence Of Seneca On Elizabethan Tragedy. By J. W.
Cun- liffe, D.Lit. (Macmillan.)—This is the reprint of an essay written as a credential for the Doctor of Literature degree in the Univer- sity of London, and is a distinction......
Where Honour Sits. By W. B. Home-gall. (digby And Long.)
—Here we have well-worn properties of fiction which might, we think, be allowed to rest undisturbed. There is a hero who thinks that his lady is false, and afterwards, with......
Tennyson And" In Memoriam." By Joseph Jacobs. (d. Nutt.)— We
have in this little book a general criticism of Tennyson, and a special study, which is peculiarly careful and minute, of the " In Memoriam." The second part is more valuable......
Asenath Of The Ford. By "rita." 3 Vole. (griffith And
Ferran.) —The reader who may fancy that " Rita " is competing with Dr. Georg Ebers, will find himself mistaken. Asenath is not an Egyptian ; she is a modern young lady who tells......
The Churchman's Household Prayers. Compiled And Arranged...
Carpenter, D.D., Bishop of Ripon. (Nisbet and Co.) This useful book of devotion gives morning and evening prayers for four weeks, each containing psalms, lessons, and special......
The Story Of Kaspar Hause. By Elizabeth G. Evans. (swan
Sonnenschein and Co.)—Miss Evans takes the view that Kaspar Hause was the abducted Prince of Baden, and she brings forward many proofs to establish her case. Probably the......
The A B C Of The Foreign Exchanges. By George
Clare. (Mac- millan and Co.)—This volume contains the substance of a course of lectures delivered before the Institute of Bankers in the early Part of the preceding year. For......
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