The World And The Cloister. By Oswald John Simon. •
2 vols. (Chapman and Hall.)—This is a tale of a serious kind, which a thoughtful reader, whether he agree with its main purpose or no, will certainly find repay the trouble of......
Plain Of Figures That Are Labelled " Strange " By
the artist, if they seem somewhat extravagant. The strangest of all is certainly Lewis Darrell. In fact, the author does not make his action quite intelligible. One may guess,......
The Minister Of Baptism. By The Rev. Warwick Elwin. (john
Murray.)—This is a learned and exhaustive monograph on a subject which in former times gave rise to vehement controversies, and which, though now, so to speak, in abeyance,......
History Of The County Palatine And The Duchy Of Lancaster.
By the late Edward Baines. Edited by James Croston, F.S.A. Vol III. (Heywood, Manchester.)—This important work, an enlarged and revised edition of what was before one of the......
Old Crusty's Niece. By T. Jackson Wray And J. Jackson
Wray. (Nisbet.)—This is a sufficiently interesting story of the "poetical justice" kind. Perhaps the best part of it is the discovery by the elder Mansford that it is a mistake......
To Wit, And A Novel Incident—at Least, As Far As
our acquaintance with sporting literature is concerned—in the discomfiture of a rival by a man's skilful imitation of a horse's cough. Then we have some theatrical life, chiefly......
Cosette. By Katharine S. Macquoid. 2 Vols. (ward And...
novelist has more resources than one might on first thoughts imagine in dealing with the subject of French courtship. This time Mrs. Macquoid enlists our sympathies on behalf of......
Picturesque And Interesting Subjects, No One Has Yet Told In
English for so Miss van Alstine remarks, and our own recollection sup- ports her negatively—the romantic story of Charlotte Corday. The author has carefully studied her......
The Contemporary Pulpit. Second Series, Vol. Il (swan...
Co.)—Twelve sermons, reported in full (whether with the preachers' sanction or not, we are not informed), with an " expository section," " new outlines," "outlines of texts,"......
Beautiful Story. Externally, It Has The Appearance Of An...
novel, and the opening pages do not lead us to expect anything different, as they record a quite ordinary experience in the life of a lonely, middle-aged woman ; but very......
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