The Reign Of Sir Edward Carson. By The -hon. George
Peel. (P. S. King and Son. 2s. Gd. net.)—Mr. Peel's attempt to use the 'weapon of ridicule does not strike us as happy either in its conception or in its execution. A great......
Mallory's Tryst. By Mrs. Philip Champion De Creepigny....
Boon. 6s.)—Mrs. De Crespigny's descriptive resources are overwhelming : we made investigations early in the book, and discovered that in one fertile tract of sixty. seven words,......
Simple Simon. By A. Neil Lyons. (john Lane. 6a)— First
of all let us give high praise to Mr. Peto's illustrations of Simple Simon: he has left us in no doubt regarding the physical attributes of Simon'e mother, and Mr. and Mrs.......
Some Books Of The Week.
[Unisr heeding a. 1.10fi. such Books of the week as have woe lees enema' for renew in other 'onus.] The Book of Matt-inflations and Degrees, 1544-1659. Com- piled by John Venn......
In Cheyne Walk And Thereabout. By Reginald Blunt, (mills And
Boon. 10s. Gd. net.)—Mr. Blunt knows his Chelsea, well, and gossips pleasantly about its eminent inhabitants io; the past. But we shall do him no injustice if we say that the......
The Continent Of Europe. By Lionel W. Lyde. (macmillan, And
Co. 7s. 6d. net)—This excellent work is the first volume of a series which aims at describing the various continents. from a double point of view. First, emphasis is placed on......
. Modern Seismology. By G. W. Walker. (longmans And Co.
5a. net)—Lord Kelvin's first criterion of knowledge of a phenomenon was the answer to his favourite question, "How much of it is there ?" He held that no science could be on a......
Men And Matters. By Wilfrid Ward. (longmans And Co. 12s.
6d. net.)—All Mr. Ward's review articles stand out above the average level of ephemeral writing, because he has a very distinctive cast of thought and an attractive style of......
Readable Novels.—the Garden Without Walls. By Coningsby...
6s.)—This is the story of a young man who is the son of a runaway marriage between a Baronet's daughter and an impecunious journalist. The book is mostly concerned with the......
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