Our Little Dots (r.t.s., 1s. 6d.) Is Meant For Quite
young readers. The pictures are good, and no complaint need be mado .of the reading matter : only if there is verse, it should be good. It is surprising how soon the little......
Rose Of York. By Florence Bone. (r.t.s. 2s.)—this Is A
story of a time which is perhaps the most fertile of stories of all times in the annals of England,—the war of Cavalier v. Round- head. Very picturesque and well put together it......
Brasilia The Second. By H. Louisa Bedford. (s.p.c.k. Is....
—The experienced reader of tales knows the future of " Drusila tha Second" when, being then seven years of age, she makes acquaintance with a young man who comes in to look at......
Our Roll Of Honour. By J. Vereker. (skeffington And Son.
as. 6d.)—Here we have "Fifteen Biographical Sketches for Young People." We do not feel quite in accord with the choice. That all the fifteen are interesting biographical studies......
Heroes Of The Elizabethan Age. By Edward Gilliat. (seeley...
Co. 5s.)—Mr. Gilliat begins his book with a lively sketch of the Elizabethan world, of persons from the Queen downwards—can it be said that Elizabeth was of "striking beauty......
Prosperity's Child. By Eleanore H. Stooke. (r.t.s. 3s....
Wyndham gets by the self-denial of a sister a great oppor- tunity. She goes to a girls' high school, and this is the story of her experiences. Somewhat selfish and fond of......
Odin's Treasure. By W. Victor Cox. (s.p.c.k. 2s....
a story crowded with terrific incidents. In England one of the heroes—the bad one—murders a thievish attorney ; in Iceland, where the scene is laid for the most part, there is a......
The Empire Annual For Boys. Edited By A. R. Buckland,
(4 Bouverio Street. 3s. 6d.)—Mr. Buckland has done his editor's work with great skill and understanding of the readers whom he addresses. There is cricket, for one thing. Most......
Living It Out. By H. M. Ward. (r.t.s. 2s.)—this Is
a story of the breathless kind, as we may say. Nothing could be more persistent than the villainous activity of "Sugar Dick," except it is the heroic perseverance of "Jim." The......
The Golden Book Of Youth. By Amy B. Barnard. (the
Pilgrim Press. 3s. (3d. net.)—Miss Barnard has collected with the greatest industry a multitude of stories about "noble deeds of boys and girls." Some of these stories are......
To Mars Via The Moon. By Mark Wicks. (seeley And
Co. 5s.) —Edgar Poe tells a wonderful story of an aerial voyage in his "Strange Adventure which Befell Hans Pfaal." It is remarkably vivid, and one might almost say credible......
A Trooper Of The Finns. By Tom Bevan. (r.t.s. Is.
6d.)— This "Tale of the Thirty Years' War" is throughout the spirited narrative which we should expect from its author. One thing is not altogether to our liking, though we are......
A Knight Errant And His Doughty Deeds. By Norman I.
Davidson, B.A. (Seeley and Co. 5s.)—The "Knight Errant" is our old friend Amadis of Gaul. Southey translated the romance, not without a considerable shortening, and Mr. Davidson......
Love Covers Au. By Jean A. Owen. (r.t.s. 2s.)—this Is
a volume in the "Girls' Library," excellent in intention and generally good in its way, But should a book for girls have so much more about love-making in it than we should......
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