Glimpses Into Plant Life. By Mrs. Brightwen. (t. Fisher...
many of these chapters have already ap- peared in serial form, we cannot withhold a few words as to the excellent treatment of her subject which at once places Mrs. Brightwen......
Bijou. By Gyp. Translated By A. Hallard. (hutchinson: And...
is of the type of story which a French novelist writes when she wishes to accommodate herself to the tastes of lea jeunes fills,. Bijou is a beauty of the first order ; every......
The Two Duchesses. Edited By Vere Foster. (blackie And Son.
16s.)—" The world is divided into Herveys and other people." A belief in this well-known saying will not be shaken by a study of the present book, which deals, among other......
Thoughts And Words. By Stephen Dovrell (longmans And Co....
6d.)—This is Mr. Dowell's commonplace book, printed in three volumes, with readable type and good paper. Some people will sneer at him for having given a mere heap of scraps to......
Recent Music.
From the Bavarian Highlands. By Edward Elgar. - (Joseph Williams.)—The first of this series of six choral songs is called "The Dance ; " it is a part-song of real interest and......
The Niger Sources And The Borders Of The New Sierra
Leone Protectorate. By Lieutenant-Colonel J. K. Trotter, B.A. (Methuen and Co.)—This is a most interesting as well as lucidly and modestly written book . , and is none the less......
On Veldt And Farm. By Frances Macnab. (edward Arnold.)...
as this lady's striking experiences are, the economi- cal and political chapters in the book are the most valuable. Our author has collected the opinions of a great many......
The Girls At The Grange. By Florence Warden. (f. V.
White and Co.)—It is a long time since we have met with such an ex- cellent plot as that of The Girls at the Grange. Not only is it well- conceived and led up to, but the......