A History Of Altrinchant And Bowdon. By Alfred Ingham....
and Browtnall, Altrincham.)—Mr. Ingham deserves many thanks for the labour and care with which he has put together this volume. Its chief interest is naturally local, but it......
Current Literature.
The Ancient British Church : a Historical Essay. By John Price, M.A., Vicar of Bangor. (Longmans.)—This essay " was adjudged to be the best on The Ancient British Church,' of......
Memoir Of Henry Compton. Edited By Charles And Edward Comp-
ton. (Tinsley Brothers.)—The fame that is won upon the Stage passes away so quickly, that some of our readers may need to be reminded that Henry Compton (his real name was......
His Wife. By Mrs. C. J. Newby. 8 Vols. (samuel
Tinsley.)— This is as good a novel as any that we have seen before from Mrs. Newby's pen. The plot, if it contains nothing absolutely new, is constructed with considerable......
Philip Lyndon's Troubles. By Edith Owen Bourne. (s....
Co.)—We often hoar people say, " I hate a novel with a purpose," and yet a good many novels written with a purpose have won great popularity, and partly at least, fulfilled......
Notes On The Folk-lore Of The Northern Counties Of England
and the Borders. By William Henderson. (Satchel], Peyton, and Co.)— Thirteen years ago we reviewed at length the first edition of this curious and interesting book. We spoke......
Poems And Sonnets. By Harriett Steckel'. (simpkin,...
are the thoughts of a refined and cultivated woman,. expressed, for the most part, in pleasing verse. There is little originality and power, but there is often much tenderness......
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