Precious Stones. By W. T. Fernie, M.d. (j. Wright, Bristol.
6s.) —This is a curious collection of old beliefs and stories about the curative uses of various stones and metals. There is the "amethyst," for instance, which, as its name......
In English Homes. By Charles Latham. Vol. Ii. (country Life.
42s. net )—This is a continuation of a work which was noticed some little time ago in the Spectator. It is a reproduction of illustrated articles which have appeared in Country......
Stories From The Arabian Nights. Retold Be Laurence...
Drawings by Edmund Dulac. (Hodder and Stoughton. 15s. net.)—It is one of Mr. Housman's occupations to be a critic, and ho has - emended the " Arabian Nights." Scheherazade......
Some Books Of Tile Week.
[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.1 is the "quarterly" line seems to be its science articles. Lord......
A Pocketful Of Sixpences. By G. W. E. Russell. (e.
Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)—There are times when Mr. Russell pleases altogether, when the draught which he offers is without a suspicion of bitterness. When he is writing......
A Child's History Of Westminster Abbey. By Agatha G....
(Mowbray and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—Mrs. Twining, not finding a book about the Abbey that was sufficiently easy for her children to understand, wrote this volume to serve the......
" The One" Dog And " The Others." By Frances
Slaughter: (Lengtnans and Co. 5s. net.)—Miss Slaughter relates the life- stories of five dogs ; one of them she had the happiness of owning herself ; of the others she received......
Art Needlework And Design. By M. E. Wilkinson. (scott And
Greenwood. 3s. 61)—This "manual of applied art" for secondary schools gives very clear instructions for making point- lace. The book is fully illustrated, and any girl or woman......
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