Fools Of Fortune. By Frederic Boyle. 3 Vols. (chapman And
Hall.) —The raison d'être of these volumes is manifestly tho story of the filibuster Walker, whose daring efforts to conquer Central America, and not unmerited fate, attracted......
Man In The Image Of God, And Other Sermons. By
H. G. Robinson, M.A., Prebendary of York. (Macmillan and Co.)—The chief merit of these sermons is one not found so often as might be wished in sermons whose tone is liberal......
A Horrid Girl. By The Anther Of "margaret's Engagement." 3
vols. (Bentley and Son.)—There is a certain novelty about the idea of this tale. An old lady reads or allows to be read, for the amusement of certain young friends, a packet of......
The Deep Things Of God. By William Bathgate. (maclehose,...
This book is for the most part an exposition and examination of the most important doctrines of the Christian creed, written by a man who is unmistakably both thoughtful and......
The Child Samuel. By Edward M. Goulburn, D.d., Dean Of
Norwich. (Rivingtons.)— These sermons will be acceptable to those who like Bible lessons in a highly diluted form,—a taste, however, which is not common among children. In the......
Short Sermons On The Psalms, In Their Order. By W.
J. Stracey, M.A. (Rivingtons.)— Some account is generally given in these sermons of the authorship of the Psalm commented upon, and of the circumstances under which it was......
Maggie. By Frank Barrett. 3 Vols. (tinsley Brothere.)—if...
nothing else in this novel that could be noticed besides the Character of Mrs. Carey, this alone would suffice to put it above the average of such books. She is a really......
Lost Rose, And Other Stories. By Katharine S. Macquoid. 3
vols. (Chatto and Windus.)—There are seventeen stories in these three volumes. We presume that they have been published before, and that they may, therefore, be dismissed with a......
Gerald Marlowe's Wife. By J. C. Ayrton. 3 Vols. (tinsley
Brothers.)—We think that a story is best told by the writer, not by one of the characters ; but that there should be two lines of narrative, given by two characters, is a......
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