21 AUGUST 1875, page 23

Self - United. A Novel. By Mrs. W. Hickes Bryant. (samuel

Tinsley.)—We derive an impression from this quietly interesting, very thoughtful book—whose title we do not understand—that the writer is- a highly educated person, of steadfast......

His Queen. By Alice Fisher. (henry S. King And Co.)—"

The blindless bay-window faces the south-west, and on the purple velvet sofa where she lies luxuriating in its warmth the low sun darts down in strength. A great green glass......

Over Land And Sea : A Log Of Travel Round

the World in 1873- 1874. By Arthur G. Guillemard. (Tinsley Brothers.)—Except his enjoyment of a long sea voyage, there is little to distinguish Mr. Guillemard from preceding......

Jelpoint, An Unyarnished Story Of The Time. By M. F.

Mahony. (Chapman and Hall.)—What has become of the "Irish humour" which used to be so much talked of, and occasionally met with in times that are not old, but have seemingly......

Scarschifflocks. By L'. S. Maine. (smith, Elder, And...

reminds us in certain respects of the old-fashioned stories, of upwards of twenty years ago, and the association is, on the whole, agreeable. It is a moderate story, and if not......

Current Literature.

Italy and France: an Editor's Holiday. By Alexander Mackie. (Hamilton, Adams, and Co.)—The editor of the IVarrington Guardian, taking his holiday, but utilising it, as the......