27 DECEMBER 1902

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The news from Morocco grows worse instead of better, and

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we may be on the eve of the establishment of a new fanatical monarchy which will plunge all North Africa into a Holy War. On Wednesday it was reported from Tangier that a great...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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T HE Venezuelan imbroglio continues, but the Powers are doing something more than marking time. The proposal, made by Britain and Germany, endorsed by Italy, and accepted by...

The feeling of indignation in the publics mind at being

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yoked with Germany in the infliction of punishment upon the errant Republic of Venezuela, a feeling which has been more nearly unanimous than any experienced in the present...

. Mr. Kipling has been blamed for the too great

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fierceness of his poem, and men have feared its tendency to embroil us still further with Germany. In ordiecry circumstances we should have agreed that it was wrong to increase...

Meantime the situation in Venezuela is sufficiently intoler- able. The

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blockade continues, having been, retrospectively legalised by a notification in the Gazette of Saturday, Decem- ber 20th, and a few more small vessels have been captured by the...

' 0 * * The Editors cannot undertake to return Manuscript, in any

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.case.

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An extraordinary scandal has occurred at the Court of Saxony.

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The Crown Princess, daughter of the Austrian Grand Duke of Tuscany, a young woman of strongly pro- nounced artistic and intellectual tastes, and with a full measure of Austrian...

Journalism is about to lose a commanding personality in M.

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de Blowitz, the Times correspondent in Paris, whose ap- proaching retirement was foreshadowed by the testimonial recently presented to him by his colleagues. M. de Blowitz was...

The great event of the week in France has been

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the capture of the Humbert family. It seems that on Thursday week an anonymous letter waareceived at the French Embassy in Madrid stating that the Humberts were at 33 Cab e...

The news from Macedonia contained in Reuter's telegrams during the

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past week is extremely grave. It shows that the search for concealed arms ordered by the Turkish authorities is being made the excuse for every form of atrocity. The proceedings...

The capture of the fugitives, while dispelling this legend, has

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provided Paris with a welcome sensation at a time of political stagnation. The Times correspondent gives a vivid account of the explosion of good-humoured merriment in Paris on...

The Times of Monday publishes a telegram from their corre-

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spondent at St. Petersburg giving extracts from an article which appeared in the Novoe Vremya of December 17th dealing with the French Alliance. The article declares that if the...

The article ends by the significant declaration that "in- genious

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diplomatic formula3 are all very well in determining international relations in time of peace, but when it is a ques- tion of a military alliance or of mutual support at a...

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The consolidated action, including afresh action for damages, accordingly proceeded,

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and the jury (without leaving the box) have now found, under the direction of Mr. Justice Wills, that the defendants had conspired together to molest and injure the plaintiffs...

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman addressed a meeting of his constituents at

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Dunfermline on Tuesday night. With that portion of his speech in which he discussed our foreign relations we deal elsewhere. Turning to the Government's fiscal and home policy,...

Lord Roberts inspected the cadets at Sandhurst on Friday week,

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and delivered a short address. After expressing his satis- faction with the excellent discipline which the new Commandant, Colonel Kitson, reported as having prevailed...

While Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was speaking at Dunfermline Lord Rosebery

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was addressing the Scottish Liberal Club in Edinburgh. After an ironical reference to the exploits of the House of Lords and the passage of the Education Bill, he turned to the...

We have dealt elsewhere with the loss the nation has

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sus- tained through the death of Dr. Temple. That he was a great religious statesman, and will so be regarded when time lets him be seen in true perspective, is our firm belief....

It was announced on Monday that an official message from

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Lord Minto to the King had been transmitted by Signor Marconi's wireless telegraph. The Canadian station was at Glace Bay, and the British receiving station at Poldhu, in...

On Saturday last the Princess of Wales gave birth to

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a son, and we are glad to say that all the bulletins have been favour- able as regards both mother and child. The children of the Prince of Wales are always specially...

The conclusion of the fourteen days' hearing of the action

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brought by the Taff Vale Railway Company against the The conclusion of the fourteen days' hearing of the action brought by the Taff Vale Railway Company against the general...

Bank Rate, 4 per cent. New Consols (21) were on

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Wednesday 98.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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GERMANY AND THE BRITISH PRESS. Nv E are at a loss to discover what Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman can mean when he declares, as he did on Tuesday, that he has "nothing but...

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ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE. T WICE within two years has the deep and

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unfeigned sorrow of the whole English people in the presence of Death borne witness to the still all-prevailing influence upon them of Christian character. That, above all, was...

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THE REORGANISATION OF THE SEA SERVICE NATE congratulate Lord Selborne

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most heartily on his scheme for "dealing with the entry, training, and employment of officers and men of the Royal Navy and of the Marines." That in certain minor details the...

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FIRST STEPS TOWARDS WORKING THE EDUCATION ACT.

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P OLITICIANS and the Legislature have now, apart from the great question of London, done for a time with the subject of national education, and the whole matter is referred to...

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THE AFRICAN LABOUR PROBLEM.

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TN a letter of unusual length, but also of unusual im- portance, Sir Harry Johnston has communicated to the Times his views upon the pressing and difficult ques- tion of native...

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THE TRADITIONAL SAYINGS OF CHRIST.

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T HE traditional sayings of Christ—sayings, we mean, outside the Canon of the New Testament to whose authenticity some credence is given by the learned—are very few. The late...

BARGAIN-DRIVING.

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F OR the last six weeks or so the shops have been full t of people buying Christmas presents, most of whom must have asked themselves, either consciously or unconsciously,...

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REFORM AT THE "ZOO."

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A SOCIETY founded in the rather domestic way in which the Zoological Society first took shape seldom starts with a bias towards improvement. When the body of -old acquaintances...

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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BARRACKS AS OUR BEST PRIVATE SOLDIERS WOULD LIKE THEM. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "Seamen:m."] Sra,—The Spectator so consistently concerns itself with the best interests of the...

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[TO TR. EDITOR OP TES " SPROTATOR.1

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Sin,—May I be permitted, as an Englishman resident on the Continent, to express my entire agreement with all that the Spectator has said about the Venezuelan imbroglio, and its...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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THE VENEZUELAN IMBROGLIO. [To TER EDITOR OP TRY "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—Whatever may be the outcome of this Venezuelan affair, the really serious matter is the policy of which it...

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

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rTo THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The writer of "Children's Books, Old and New," in the Spectatorof December 20th, seems to me to render scant justice to the modern...

KAFFIR TELEGRAPHY.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—As bearing on the letter of Mr. D. Blackburn which appeared in the Spectator of December 13th, the follow- ing incident may interest your...

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOB-I

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SIR,—From a motive of personal gratitude and happy recol- lection I ask you to add to the list of excellent books for the children of twenty or thirty years ago the writings of...

CHILDREN'S SAYINGS.

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[To THE EDITOR Or TEE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Can you make space for more children's sayings, this time from across the sea ? A little Boston girl found it difficult to master a...

fTo THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."' Sra,—In an article

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on the above subject in the Spectator of December 20th you place at the head of the list of children's books of twenty years ago "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Pilgrim's Progress."...

CHURCH AND REFORM.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR") SIR,—IInfortunately for Mr. Bardsley's argument (Spectator, December 13th), Nonconformists are eligible for election as governors of the...

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THE ROYAL COMMISSION AND RECRUITING.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") have noted with interest the frequent demands in your columns for more light on the value of hastily raised corps in time of war. If the...

GENERAL DE WETS BOOK.

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[To THE EDITOR OF T82 "SPECTATOR."] Sut,—Referring to your editorial note to Sir A. Conan Doyle's letter on De Wet's book (Spectator, December 13th), and more particularly as...

GUNNERY v. PAINT.

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[To ms EDITOR OE THE "SpEorAr0s.1 Sin,—Mr. Arnold White writes to you under the above heading (Spectator, November 22nd). I have not read his article in the National Review...

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN SOUTH AMERICA. [To THE EDITOR OF THE

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"SPECTATOR.") Silt,—In a communication that I have received from the Hon. David J. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States of America, is enclosed a copy of a...

A BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER IN DORSET. [To THE EDITOR Or THE

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"SPECTATOR."] • is so seldom that one hears of a rare bird being taken in our island and allowed to go free, that your readers may be glad to hear evidence of a better spirit of...

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, IN PARLIAMENT. [To THE EDITOR Or THE

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"SPECTATOR."] Sra,—It is surely very remarkable, though I have not seen it noticed anywhere, that the Leaders of the Government and of the Opposition in both Houses of...

THE RIGHT OF CRITICISM.

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MO THE EDITOR Or TRH "SPECTATOR." Sfa,—With reference to the controversy between Sir Edward Clarke and Mr. Edmund Goose on the subject of the right of criticism, it is worth...

PROFESSOR DELBRUCK AND ENGLAND.

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[To TEE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—May I, one of Professor Delbriick's pupils, be allowed a few lines in reference to the letter appearing over the signa- ture " Vigilans...

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MUSIC.

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ST. JAMES'S HALL, IT has been announced that negotiations are on foot for the conversion of St. James's Hall into a hotel, and though the fmal decision is postponed, and the...

POETRY.

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CHRISTMAS CAROL FROM THE SCOTCH GAELIC. [NOTED BY ALEXANDER CARMICHAEL. J Tins is now the blessed morn When was born the Virgin's Son, Who from heights of glorious worth Unto...

AT AN OUTPOST.

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THE panting land that swims in light, The jungle scream that tears the night, The tropic dust, the tropic smell, The sights and sounds I know so well Are strangers yet, For in...

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BOOKS.

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ROUND THE HORN.* MM. LUBBOCK has written a spirited account of a spirited adventure. He can boast neither literary style nor literary experience, but his book is none the...

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SOME VOLUMES OF VERSE.* IF there were room for impressionism

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in the making of verse, Mr. Phillimore might attain higher rank as an artist than be at present holds. Unfortunately, we cannot stand at a distance from some effort of...

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PARIS DURING THE REVOLUTION.*

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MR. ALGER knows Paris, old and new, better than most Englishmen do. His studies of the Revolution have been more vivid and more thorough than almost any not made by Frenchmen....

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CHRISTMAS.* IT seems an assertion scarcely worth arguing about that

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the Feast of Christmas collected among Northern nations many pagan celebrations, and from its seasonal occurrence naturally assumed a jovial character. In Southern Italy the...

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NOVELS.

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MOB,CHESTERA WE hope that nobody who embarks on Mr. Charles Datohet's excellent and informing story of "American Society, Politics, and Affairs" will be repelled by the...

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The Lady of the Barge. By W. W. Jacobs. (Harper

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and Brothers. 3s. 6d.)—Mr. Jacobs seems to us a little perverse. He can give us as good comedy as any man; why will he insist upon supplying us with tragedy ? Of course it is a...

The House Opposite : a Mystery. By Elizabeth Kent. (G.

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P. Putnam's Sous. 6s.)—We cannot pretend to have a liking for this particular kind of story. An undiscovered murder, or in- explicable disappearance in real life, arouses...

By Dulvercombe Water. By Harold Vallings. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—This

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story is concerned with a side-issue of the Monmouth Rebellion. The plot is skilfully constructed, and the hero a quite heroic person without being magnified beyond really human...

Roger Drake, Captain of Industry. By Henry Kitchell Webster. (Macmillan

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and Co. 6s.)—This is a very clever novel indeed; the most languid reader will not be disposed to linger oyer it or to skip. The only criticism that we are disposed to make is...

The Last Buccaneer. By L. Cope Cornford. (W. Heinemann. 62.)—This

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is a story which we may describe as of the "gift-book" kind. It is a little more strongly flavoured, perhaps, than that sort of tale commonly is, but it is essentially similar....

Mariella of Out-West. By Ella Higginson. (Macmillan & Co. 6s.)

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—This is a striking story. The farmers of the Western States with whom it deals are men of rough lives and strong passions. Mariella, the heroine, is a delicate, clever, and...

The Coining of Sonia, and other Stories. By Mrs. Hamilton

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Synge. (T. Fisher Unwin. 6s.)—The interest of this volume of stories depends entirely upon the writer's sympathetic insight into character. The actual framework of the tales is...

Dogtown. By Mabel Osgood Wright. (Macmillan and Co. 6s. net.)—This

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is not exactly a novel; at least, it is very different from the books which are commonly noticed in these particular columns. The fact is that the most important characters in...

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THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE TRUE CHURCH.

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Vision and Authority ; or, The Throne of St. Peter. By John Oman, M.A., B.D. (Hodder and Stoughton. 75. 6d.)—This ex- tremely stimulating and thoughtful work is intended to be...

C tIRRENT LITERATURE.

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THE DIAMOND SEEKERS. The Diamond Seekers. By Ernest Glanville. (Mackie and Son. as.)—An English boy and a Cape boy come across each other by some strange coincidence, go out to...

THE THEORY OF THE LAW.

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Jurisprudence; or, The Theory of the Law. By John W. Salmond, MA., LL.B., Fellow of University College, London, Professor of Law in the University of Adelaide. (Stevens and...

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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[Undsr thia heading we notice ouch Books of tl. sub as hava not been ressrvid for rerun') in othor forms.] A Letter on the Education Bill. By the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, M.P...

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The Imperial Yeomanry Hospstal in South Africa, 1900-1902. Edited by

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the Countess Hews. 3 vols. (A. L. .Humphreys. 36s. net.)—This book is a characteristic sample of the magnifi- cence with which we do things in England. Here are three handsome...

China and the Chinese. By H. A. Giles, LL.D. (Macmillan

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and Co. 6s. net.)—Professor Giles has given us in this volume the lectures which he delivered to inaugurate the foundation of a Professorship of Chinese in Columbia University,...

In the series of "American Men of Letters" (Gay and

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Bird) we have two excellent biographies,—Nathaniel Hawthorne, by George E. Woodberry, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (5s. net each volume). Both...

Glimpses of Tennyson and Some of his Relations and Friends.

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By Agnes Grace Weld. (Williams and Norgate. 4s. 6d. net.)—This is a delightful little book written by one who has all the qualifications for the task,—the opportunities of...

Romance of Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle. By Charles H. Poynton. (Cornish Brothers,

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Birmingham. 6s.)—Mr. Poynton has an interesting story to tell. We could wish that he had told it in a more businesslike way. If he had only retrenched some of his adjectives...

Henry Cary Shuttleworth: a Memoir. Edited by George W. E.

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Russell. (Chapman and Hall. 6s.)—The Life of Professor Shuttleworth suggests various difficult questions, not the least important of them being the proper function of music in...

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Scrwox-Booirs.—Caesar's Gallic War, Book I. Edited by A. S. Wilkins,

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LL.D. (J. M. Dent and Co. Is. 4d.)—Caesar's Gallic War, II. and III. Edited by A. C. Patterson, MA. (Same pub- lishers. is. 4d.)—These two volumes belong to the same series, and...

We mention with pleasure A Whittier Treasury, Selected by the

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Countess of Portsmouth (Broadbent, Manchester), one of a series of little volumes designed within the reach of many readers, specimens of "noble and inspiring literature." Of...