21 JULY 1888, page 16

The Calling Of Thomas De Quince Y's Father.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Japp is certainly entitled to speak with authority on all matters relating to the life of De Quincey ; but I can- not help thinking that he......

Intelligent Suspicion In A Dog.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] do not think that it was superior intelligence in the Alpine dog over other intelligent dogs which induced him to wait to eat the biscuit......

Books.

MR. WEMYSS REID'S LIFE OF MR. FORSTER.* [SECOND NOTICE.] THE political portion of this admirable biography,—we might even call it a perfect model for all the biographies of......

Poetry.

SONNETS IN MY LIBRARY.-111. THE HEREAFTER. [The writer's purpose cannot be fairly judard without taking into account the whole collection of these sormets cn "The Hereafter."]......