King James The First : A Historical Tragedy. By David
Graham. (Macmillan and Co.)—No one who reads Mr. Graham's book can fail to see that he possesses a more than ordinary share of dramatic talent. His situations are, for the most......
Poetry.
Streamlets of Song. By F. R. Havergal. (James Nisbet and Co.)—This volume contains certain of Miss Havergal's poems which froni their simplicity have been chosen as suitable for......
Poems. By Edward Rowland Sill. (houghton, Mifflin, And...
are noticeable for the deep feeling which they show, and for a quiet beauty of expression. In the first of the volume, " The Venus of Milo," Mr. Sill has skilfully drawn a......
The Soul's Comedy. By Arthur Edward Waite. (george Redway .)
—In this work Mr. Waite has produced a poem very much above the average of poetic merit. Though The Soul's Comedy is never likely to become a popular book, yet it will be read......
New Canterbury Tales. By J. P. Emslie. (griffith, Farran,...
Co.)—Those who take up Mr. Emslie's book for the first time will probably be surprised at his boldness in choosing such a title. When they have finished perusing his pages, it......
Speech Studies. By Edwin Drew. (dean And Son.)—mr. Drew...
up his volume of four lessons in recitation, some new extracts for reading, sketches of readers, and various miscel- laneous articles bearing on the topic of elocution. Of the......
Eva : An Original Play. By Henry Cook. (kogan Paul,
Trench, and Co.)—Mr. Cook possesses a certain amount of dramatic power. So much we can judge from the play before us. But whether he is likely to write one which will succeed on......
Familiar Trees. By G. S. Boulger, F.l.s. With Coloured...
by W. H. G. Boot. (Cassell and Co.)—This is the second and completing volume of this work. Twenty trees, natives of this island, and strangers that have been, so to speak,......
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