A House Of Tears An Original Story. (ward And Downey.)—
This is a dreadful book, a shilling "shocker," which, when once begun, you will almost certainly read to the end, for it is cleverly con- structed and well written. The author......
Oranges And Alligators. By Ira Daffas Hardy. (ward And...
timely book about a sunny land, and so pleasantly written, that even when Mrs. Hardy gossips idly, and describes at length commonplace scenes and trivial incidents, she is never......
The Shrine Of Death, And Other Stories. By Lady Dilke.
(Rout- ledge and Sons.)—Lady Dilke is an accomplished and skilful writer, and her art does not fail her in the eight stories of which this volume is composed. But we can say......
The Last Stake: A Tale Of Monte Carlo. By Madame
R. Full. (T. Fisher Unwin.)—This is a piteous story of the woes that are wrought by the gambling-tables at Monte Carlo. The most interesting victim is Clemenza Renzi, a prima......
The Editors Of Hood's Comic Annual Have, As Usual, Taken
great pains to give their readers abundance and variety, both in letterpress and in illustrations. Within the compass of not mach over a hundred pages, they give over forty......
Messrs. Cassell And Co. Have Issued The First Part Of
a new shilling magazine, the title of which, the Lady's World, very fairly indicates its character. In beauty of illustration, and quality of paper and type, it makes a great......