Chums : An Illustrated Paper For Boys. (cassell And Co.
8s.)— This fifteenth volume shows no sign of abated vigour. There is an amazing amount of stories of adventure,—the pictures alone are enough to make one's blood run cold. There......
Adventures On The High Mountains. By Richard Stead....
Co. 5s.)—The most interesting chapter in Mr. Stead's volume is the story of Napoleon's passage of the Alps in 1800. That describing Sir Martin Conway's ascent of Aconcagua......
Another Book Of Verses For Children. Edited By E. V.
Lucas. (Wells Gardner, Barton, and Co. 6s.)—On Mr. Lucas's taste we can safely rely. Still, it is interesting to see his second choice of poems for children. We mention a few.......
Messrs. T. C. And E. C. Jack Are Publishing A
series of "Original Stories for Boys, Girls, and Children" (2s. per vol.) Among these volumes, in the first division, is Aubrey Vernon, by Arthur Lee Knight, an excellent tale......
The Life Story Of A Squirrel. By T. C. Bridges.
(A. and C. Black. 6s.)—The charming autobiography of Scud' opens with his first lessons in jumping, and throughout the story we are kept in the most intimate acquaintance with......
The Lord Of The Deer, And Other Fairy Tales. By
H. H. Harrod. (Lamley and Co. 3s. 6d.)—Here we have twelve essays at that most difficult of tasks,—the modern fairy-tale. We cannot say that the first of the twelve particularly......
Stories From The Life Of Jesus. Told In The Words
of the Bible, with Connecting Notes by the Rev. George S. Carson. (Hodder and Stoughton. 3s. 6d.)—The "words of the Bible "are according to the Revised Version, with the......
The Land Of Enchantment. Illustrated By Arthur Bockhorn....
Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—We have many times noticed the great advance that has been made within the last thirty years in the illustrations of the magazines for the young. Here we have......
The Cricket On The Hearth. Illustrated By George Alfred...
(Cassell and Co. Gs. net.)—We are to look for the raison d'être of this very attractive volume in the illustrations. Mr. Williams thinks that there has been too much of the......
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