7 DECEMBER 1895, page 12

Sunday Reading For The Young. (wells Gardner, Darton, And...

are good names among the writers and artists who contribute to the pages of this useful magazine. We may mention, as instances of the one, Mrs. L. T. Meade and Mrs. 3folesworth......

The Sunny Side Of The Street. By E. Everett - Green....

A very wholesome story is 'this, with a moral that young ladies who despise country life and think it banishment, and who think that refinement as well as excitement must be......

Errington Hall. By E. Louisa Davis. (r.t.s.)—the Sir...

of this story is a somewhat overdrawn type of the reserved, shy man, who knows himself to be a "catch," and is surly, brusque, and harsh in his manner to women, trusting to this......

Good Words. Edited By Donald Mcleod, D.d. 1895....

of the chief features of this volume is, of course, Mr. Crockett's stery, "The Men of the Moss-Hags," which we have noticed elsewhere. When we say that it also contains a tale......

The Secret Cave. By Mrs. Emilie Searchfield. (t. Nelson And

Sons.)—The plot of The Secret Cave is concerned with the adventures of some fugitives after the defeat of Sedgemoor had destroyed the rising in aid of Monmouth. Joan, the......

We Have To Acknowledge The Annual Volumes Of Two Magazines

published by Messrs. Cassell—viz., Cassell's Family Magazine and Cassell's Saturday Journal. Each maintains the distinctive excellences which we have more than once recognised......

Torch - Bearers Of History. By Amelia Hutchinson...

double volume takes in the whole of history,—even, it may be said, as the Siege of Troy appears in it, a little more. However, Homer is duly described as" mythical," and we have......

The Art Journal, 1895. (j. S. Virtue And Co.)—this, The

oldest of the art-magazines, continues to deserve the reputation which it acquired many years ago. It would be ungracious to make a comparison when there is so much merit among......

Among The Gnomes. By Franz Hartmann. (fisher Unwin.)—...

appreciate the weird legends connected with the Gnomes of the Alps will read Dr. Hartmann's fanciful story of adventure in the caverns of the Untersberg with some relish. Mr.......

The Magazine Of Art. (cassell And Co.)—we May Single Out

for mention among the contents of this volume a good original etching by Mr. David Law, " Kilchurn Castle." Among the principal plates to which a special interest is given by......

A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig. By Charles Lamb....

C. 0. Murray. (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co.)—Lamb's humorous fancy has found a thoroughly competent exponent in Mr. C. 0. Murray, whose Chinamen are as good as they could be.......