The Worst Woman In The World. By F. C. Philips.
(Downey and Co.)—These twenty-nine short stories are, on the whole, favourable specimens of their class. We do not understand the present fondness for this kind of thing. Still,......
The World's Own Book; Or, The Treasury Of Ti Kempis.
By Percy Fitzgerald. (Elliot Stock.)—Mr. Percy Fitzgerald begins with an account of the first edition of the " Imitatio Christi " (printed by Gunther Zainer at Augsburg), and......
A Maid Of The Manse. By A. Rentoul Elder. (sampson
Low, Marston, and Co.)—The " Manse " is a favourite preserve, so to speak, of writers of fiction. The tale before us differs from the majority of its fellows, and differs, in......
A Dictionary Of The English Language. By The Rev. James
Stormonth. New Edition. (Blackwood and Sons.)—This dic- tionary, " Pronouncing, Etymological, and Explanatory," has taken so definite a place among standard books of reference......
Of The Mill. By The Right Rev. G. F. Browne.
(Smith and Elder.)—The Bishop of Stepney republishes some papers which he contributed some years ago to the Alpine Club Journal, and others published in the National Review and......
Tobogganing On Crooked Runs. By The Hon. Harry Gibson....
and Co.)—Mr. Gibson in his interesting book is the first to set forth the charms of tobogganing. The humble amuse- ment which we engage in on rare occasions in England is abso-......
The Viking Path. By S. J. Haldane Burger. (blackwood And
Sons.)—This "Tale of the White Christ" belongs to the time when the new faith is struggling to drive out the old. The Norse warriors find it especially hard to accept the......
In Many Queer Streets. By Colebrook Rowe. (digby And Long.)
—There is something of the/ autobiographical in these sketches, and something also that is evidently portraiture from the life. It wants the completeness that art gives. The......
Heart. By Edmondo De Amicis. Translated By G. S. Godkin.
(Sampson Low, Marston, and Co.)—This " book for boys," written in substance, we gather from the preface, by a boy, is translated, the title-page informs us, from the "158th......
Facts Of American Education. Among Other Things, He Makes Us
see something of the effects of "popular control." Already we know a little about it. Probably the worst-managed schools in England are the smaller Board-schools. It is......
In A Gloucestershire Garden. By Henry N. Ellacombe. (e....
Ellacombe's "Gloucestershire Garden" is low (about 90 ft. above sea-level), and is sheltered by the Cotswolds on the east, and more distantly by the Mendips on the south. The......
We Might Say, Is The Better Managed Of The Two.
The good people prosper; the bad come to grief. It is doubtful whether our statesmen will profit by the wisdom taught on the subject of Fair-trade, &c; but the compiler of a......
The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights. Compiled And
Arranged by James Knowles. (F. Warne and Co.)—Mr. Knowles first published these " Legends " five and thirty years ago under the initials "J. T. K." The book went through seven......
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