7 JULY 1900, page 26

Novels Of The Week.*

ALIKE by his choice of theme, by the postponement of the entry of his heroine till, so to speak, the third act, and by his unsparing use of the narrative form—there are not more......

Poor Relief In England.*

" SINCE the reign .of Charles I., Englishmen have made them.. selves responsible for the maintenance of those who are destitute. All who cannot obtain food or shelter for them-......

Dean Parrar's New Life Of Christ.*

• The Life of Lives. By F. w. Farrar. London : Cassell and Co. ills.] THE book before us, while it has the familiar qualities which distinguish all the writings of Dr. Farrar,......