Letters From Armenia. By J. R. Harris And Helen B.
Harris. (J. Nisbet and Co.)—Very interesting are the accounts of the great Armenian civilisation and of some of the cities, notably Edessa, visited by Mr. and Mrs. Harris. A......
Potters : Their Arts And Crafts. By J. C. L.
Sparkes and Walter Gandy. (S. W. Partridge.)—These two writers have attempted nothing more nor less than a history of pottery ; consequently the string of names becomes almost......
What Is Electricity By John Trowbridge. "international
Scientific Series." (Kegan Paul and Co.)—Professor Trowbridge, of Harvard, is to be congratulated on his lucid and careful exposi- tion of electrical theories. Any one with a......
Wee Dorothy's True Valentine. By L. Updegraff. (jarrold...
)—Dorothy is one of two orphans, and is adopted into her mother's family, who are quite unaware of the relationship. The orphans, separated for a time, are finally united when......
International Congress On Technical Education. (w....
the proceedings of the Congress held this year in London on June 15th-18th,—i.e., the introduc- tory addresses, the papers read, and the discussions that followed the reading.......
Bohemia. By C. E. Maurice. "the Story Of The Nations."
(T. Fisher Unwin.)—We quite agree with the historian of Bohemia that no country has been more misunderstood by the English. Though this is partly due to the mischievous idea......
Broken Away. By B. E. Grimshaw. (john Lane.) — The...
this story are literary and professional, and we are introduced behind the scenes. We can appreciate the description of some of the literary man's troubles and vexations. The......
Common Thoughts On Serious Subjects. By Chester...
Murray.)—Mr. Macnaghten, after taking his degree at Cambridge, went out in 1870 as the first Chief of the Rajkumar College at Rajkot, in Kathiaw§r. The College was founded to......
Nipkin. By Kate Mitchell. Illustrated By E. W. Mitchell....
and Bullen.)—Children will hear a great deal about elves in the story of " Nipkin," who is himself a wood elf. "Nipkin," in company with a boy, makes a journey to the Land of......
Triscombe Stone. By P. B. Akerman And Norman Hurst. (bliss,
Sands, and Co.)—The rebellion of Monmouth is worked into this romance of the Quantock Hills, and we have some pleasing descriptions of country life and scenery. The story never......
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