A Knight Of Snowdon. By M. C. H. (alex. Gardner.
3s. 6d. net.) —This is a very uninteresting and commonplace story of every- day life, with no action, no vigour, and no humour in it. We have lots of characters, none under......
Fifty - Two Stories For The Little Ones. Edited By A. H.
Miles. (Hutchinson and Co. 6s.)—Probably older readers will appreciate this collection quite as much as children will. We can assure them that they will find some charming......
The Bunny Book. Written And Illustrated By J. B. A.
(J. Nisbet and Co. 3s. 6d.)—Here we have related to us the adventures of the Rabbit who spends a day in town under the guidance of the Fool. " J. B. A." tries various metres in......
Mistress Dorothy. By Dorothea Moore. (national Society....
heroine of a pretty little story of Mon- mouth's Rebellion. She is a Taunton girl, and her brother goes to Sedgmoor. He returns and is hidden, only to reveal himself when a......
The Boy's Book Of Battle. By Herbert Cadett. (c. Arthur
Pearson. 5s.)—We cannot call this a satisfactory book on the whole. " The Battle of Omdurman " and " The Great Assault on Ladysmith" are fairly well described ; indeed, Mr.......
Grit And Go. Stories Told By G. A. Henty And
Others. (W. and R. Chambers. 5s.)—Mr. Henty's name will attract many boys, but there are other names equally attractive to older readers,—to wit, D. C. Murray, Bryden, Guy......
Aunt Abby's Neighbours. By Annie Trumbull Slosson. (f. H....
2s. 6d.) —Aunt Abby is a practical Christian who lived somewhere in the States, and her conversations on such subjects as sects, charity, and friendship take up a chapter each.......
C Urrent Literat Ure.
AMONG SWAMPS AND GIANTS IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Among Swamps and Giants in Equatorial Africa : an Acconnt of Surreys and Adventures in the Southern Sudan and British East Africa.......
The Last Of The Cliffords. By E. F. Pollard. (t.
Nelson and Sons. 5s.)—Long as this story is, we think that few young people will lay it down without regret, for the many striking characters of the great Civil War move through......
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