A Story - Teller's Pack. By Frank R. Stockton (cassell...
short stories, of whose genesis the author gives an interesting account, are hardly up to Mr. Stockton's high-water mark,—to that reached, say, in "Rudder Grange" and "The......
Current Literature.
Twelve Indian Statesmen. By George Smith, C.I.E. (John Murray.)—There is not one of these Lives to which ten times or twenty times the space which Dr. George Smith has been able......
A Last Throw. By Alice M. Diehl. (digby And Long.)—of
all extraordinary villains to be met with in or out of fiction Monsieur Diaz de Sorrente is the most extraordinary. So thorough a scoundrel, and withal so chivalrous, could......
Under Shadow Of The Mission. By L. Studdiford Mcchesney....
and Co.)—This book reminds us not a little of Sir Arthur Helps. It is chiefly made up of dialogue on the serious topics of morals, religion, and life; dialogue which is always......
The Lakes Of Austria, Bavaria, And Hungary. By Colonel G.
B. Malleson. (Chapman and Hall.)—Colonel Malleson gives a most attractive account of fishing in various regions of which he has had personal experience. His directions are plain......
Marrels Of Metals. By F. M. Holmes. (s. W. Partridge
and Co.)—Mr. Holmes begins by telling the story of "Iron and Steel," describing the various processes through which the manu- facture has advanced to its present remarkable......
Cottage Folk. By Mrs Comyns Carr. (heinemann.)—there Is...
these studies of life, as there must be in all such studies, if they are to be true to nature. But the tragedy is mingled with comedy, and so it should be. Mrs. Comyns Carr......
A Young Scholar's Letters. Edited By D. 0. Kellogg. (g.
P. Putnam's Sons.)—We do not think that the memory of Mr Byron Caldwell Smith, whose letters written from Europe to his mother in America form the substance of this volume, has......
Publications Of The Week.
Abbot (T. K.), Epistles to Ephesians and Colossians, 8vo (T. & T. Clark) 10/6 Adams (E. D.), Miss Secretary Ethel, or 8vo (Hurst & Blaekett) 4/1) Adderley (J.), Paul Mercer, or......
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