A History Of Japan. By Hisho Saito. Translated By Elizabeth
Lee. (Keg= Paul and Co. 5s. net.)—Though most of us are acquainted with the history of Japan since the abolition of the Shogunate, very few have even a vague knowledge of the......
The Camino% Touch. By Austin Phillips. (smith, Elder And Co.
6s.)—This novel deals with the history of a girl who, wanting to become a novelist, endeavours to put herself in touch with every- day life. She is the more to be applauded for......
The Return Of Pierre. By D. Il Haines. (s. Paul
and Co. fa.) —Those who remember with admiration or pleasure The Red Badge of Courage, with its pitiless dissection of a soldier's feel- ings in battle, will be interested in......
The White Slave Market. By Mrs. Archibald Mackirdy And W.
N. Willis. (Stanley Paul. 5s. net.)—We can do no more than mention this terrible indictment of a state of things with which the law seems at present unable to cope. We believe,......
Some Books Of The Week.
Milder this heading we seise such Books qf tke weak es Aare eat bun sturrs4 for sestina is °thin. fariatO Introductions to the Poets. By W. F. Rawnsley, M.A. (G. Routledge and......
Martin Harvey : Some Pages Of His Life. By George
Edgar. (Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)—Admirers of Mr. Harvey's art will be glad of this volume, which tells the story of his difficulties and his successes. A "foreword" is......
The Making Of Oxford. By Rhoda Murray. (simpkin, Marshall...
Co. Is. net.)—The celebrations of the millenary of the City of Oxford last week make the appearance of this book opportune. It contains in a popular form an account of the......
Readabl.11 Novnus. — Borrowers Of Fortune. By J. L....
Heinemann. 6s.)—A well-told story of an attractive girl cruelly wronged before the action really begins. The mother is an amusing character and well drawn.—Galbraith of......
Fiction.
THE RACE OF CIRCUMSTANCE.• THIS is a story of great expectations. We wonder whether any novelist has described the sobering effect of wealth which has been acquired by some......
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