Pith. By Newton Crosland. (triibner And Co.)—mr....
mainly a defence of spiritualism. He has some very strange things to tell his readers, and he has the merit of being quite candid and outspoken about the matter which he......
The Orestes Of Euripides. Edited By F. A. Paley. Cambridge
Texts, with Notes. (Heighten and Bell.)—A very handy edition of one of the most popular of Euripides' plays, a good example of what is called his later style, and particularly......
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The Cruise of Ulysses and his Men. By C. M. Bell. (Griffith and Farran.)—The most romantic part of the Odyssey is certainly the story which Ulysses tells at the Court of......
Bryant, Moore, And Lover.* If The Reader Observes That Lord
Beaconsfield's curious phrase, "Men of light and leading," is misapplied when used as a motto for these biographies, we shall not be inclined to dispute the question with him.......
In The Beginning. By R. H. Sandys, Ma. (pickering And
Co)— We wish Mr. Sandys had given us a few words by way of preface, as a clue to the drift and purpose of his book, which we really mast confess ourselves unable to divine. The......
Catharine Of Aragon, And The Sources Of The English...
By A. du Boys. Edited from the French, with Notes, by C. M. Yonge. (Hurst and Blackett.)—M. du Boys' work gives a minute account of one of the most far-reaching events in modern......
Boswell And Johnson : Their Companions And...
F. Waller, LL.D. (Cassell, Petter, and Galpin.)—Dr. Waller thinks that " reparation " is due to Boswell; and he does say some- thing for him, defending him especially from the......