Condemned To The Galleys. By Jean Marteilhe. (r.t.s. 3s....
book has a very curious history. A book, dated 1757, containing the story here told, was discovered in a library in France some fifty years ago. On inquiry it was found that......
The Crusaders : A Story Of The War For The
Holy Sepulchre. By the Rev. A. J. Church, M.A. With Illustrations by George Morrow. (Seeley and Co. 5s.)—We welcome Professor Church's never-failing contribution of an excellent......
From The _enemy's Hand, By H. C. Coape (r.t. S.,
3s. 6d.), has its scene laid in France in the days when the Huguenots were perse- cuted with fire and sword. Naturally a work of fiction shows to some disadvantage side by side......
Little Robin Gray. By Edith C. Kenyon. (r.t.s. Is....
alias "Robin," Gray is an orphan who has not a few interesting adventures, capture by showmen being the chief,—is it not a little beyond the average of probabilities that this......
Davie Graham, Pitman. By Ramsay Guthrie. (r.t.s. Is.)—...
a good story of pit life, with which other interests are skilfully interwoven. Davie goes to College, for his tastes and intellectual powers mark him out for the ministry ; and......
Red Cap Tales. By S. R. Crockett. (a. And C.
Black. Os.)— Mr. Crockett found that his young people would not read Scott. He describes their rebellion in vivid terms, and gives us the gist of their criticism. That criticism......
There Is No Difficulty, Save, Indeed, From The Abundance Out
of which a choice has to be made, about giving attractive specimens of the delights which may be found in this volume. Mr. Selous takes a wide range in Nature ; he has seen many......
A. Little Maid. By Amy Le Feuvre. (r.t.s. 2s.)—miss Le
Feuvre makes her "little maid "—the reference is to the "little maid" in the story of Naaman—do too much. This is, of course, a strong temptation; but it ought to be resisted.......
"in All Time Of Our Wealth." By C. E. G.
Weigall. (R.T.S. Is. 6d.)—The moral is admirable ; but the plot makes too great a demand on our faith. Stephen Hellard is full of rebellion against his poverty, and lo ! a......
Love's Sacrifice. By Mary Bradford-whiting. (r.t.s. 2s.)—...
to Germany as a holiday governess, and is peremptorily dismissed, solely to suit her employer's convenience. (Is not the conduct of this same employer a little too out- rageous......
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