Evenings At The Jessamine Villa. By The Marquise De Blocque-
vine. Translated by M. Baude. (Elliot Stock).—Some charming selections from the well-known " Evenings," forming, indeed, a fairly representative collection from a graceful and......
Appleton's Physical Geography. (appleton And Co., New...
a somewhat new departure in atlases. It is a collection of physiographical maps of the United States and the world in general, containing some very fine relief maps, and......
The Loyal Karens Of Burma. By D. Mckenzie Smeaton. (kegan
Paul and Co.)—Mr. Smeaton, of the Bengal Civil Service, has taken great pains to present to his readers a strong and effective case for the Karens, a race which is generally......
Selected Essays Of De Quincey. Edited And Annotated By David
Masson. (Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh.)—We had occa- sion, when Professor Masson's monograph on De Quincey in the " English Men of Letters " series appeared, to speak very......
Duchess Renee. By Saroon C. J. Ingham. (wesleyan...
Union.)—This episode of the Reformation deals with the life and character of Renee, Duchess of Ferrara, the unhappy daughter of Louis XII. of France. Those were indeed unhappy......
The Caribbean Confederation. By C. S. Salmon. (cassell...
this volume the author has urged, to the utmost of his power, an ideal plan, the union of the fifteen West Indian Colonies. He sketches first the history of the African race, in......
Be As By Fire. By J. F. Seton. (london Literary
Society.)— There are some two or three heroines and as many heroes in this tale. The heroes, indeed, seem to be all of them in love with one lady, who eventually chooses the......
The Life And Work Of Joseph Firbank, Railway Contractor. By
Frederick McDermott. (Long,mans.)—The great railway contractor was born at Bishop Auckland, Durham, in 1819, and laboured at a colliery till his twenty-second year. In 1841 he......
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