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Books.

LETTERS FROM PEKIN.* WE are glad to welcome Mr. Freeman-Mitford's well-known hand once more. His Tales of Old Japan are classical to students of the Far East; and although it is......

Rural Characteristics.* Whatever Claims May Be Advanced...

Wiltshire in regard to its archreological interest or the excellence of its bacon, its inhabitants have long been regarded as touching the nadir of rustic intelligence. The......