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The Heretic, March. (E. W. Allen.)—An excellent title this for a magazine, if we take the word in its favourable sense of that which exeroises a deliberate ohoice, it may well......
John Maidnzent. By Julian Sturgis. 2 Vols....
this novel is one of the disappointments of life. His friends believe him to be of fine gold throughout ; but when the test is applied, he is found to be, if not wholly of base......
Journal Of Education, March. (w. Rice.)—this Number,...
particularly noticeable about it, is up tattle average in interest. Mr. Jolly publishes a paper on "Prevalent Defects in Schools," read before the Educational Congress in......
Knowledge, March. (wyman And Sons.)—there Is The Usual...
information in this magazine, which now appears in a monthly form. In astronomy, which is naturally a strong point, in electrical science, and other matters which belong to......
A Singer's Story. By The Author Of " Flitters, Tatters,
and the Counsellor." (Chapman and Hall.)—Miss Hester Dalrymple finds out that the death of the uncle with whom she has lived leaves her aunt with but a small pittance, and......
Tales For Sportsmen. By " Dragon." (simpkin, Marshall,...
are only two tales, properly speaking, in this volume, the longer being a sufficiently pleasant story of the loves of an M.F.H. ; but, perhaps, the volume is not the worse for......
Arnold Robur. By Martin Combe And Duncan Lisle. 3 Vols.
(Chapman and Hall.)—lt is quite possible that either of the two authors whose names appear on the title-page would have produced unassisted a better novel than that which their......
The Mercat Cross. By Thomas Arnold. (w. Paterson.)—this...
opportunely published account of the Cross of Edinburgh, lately restored by Mr. Gladstone. Several crosses have succeeded each other in the Scottish capital, and that which has......
Array And Navy Magazine. (w. H. Allen And Co )—this
maga- zine is an interesting illustration of the wide range of our military and naval interests. Mr. C. T. Bnckland tells the story of how he served in the Calcutta Volunteers......
Elementary Algebra. By H. S. Hall, B.a., And S. N.
Knight, B.L. (Macmillan.)—This book is the outcome of considerable experience. Teachers differ from each other considerably in the order in which they introduce to the notice of......
Key To The Elements Of Euclid, By J. S. Mackay,
M.A. (W. and R. Chambers), contains the solution of a great number of deductions on Euclid I.-IV. and VI., and some miscellaneous matter. It com- pletes what is a most valuable......
A Knave Of Diamonds. By Keith Robertson. (william...
cover and the title of this book are most attractive; but all is not diamond that glitters, and the inside is imitation jewellery of a paste description. The book reads like a......
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