Fun And Earnest; Or, Rhymes With Reason. By Darcy W.
Thompson. (Griffith and Farran.)—Nursery rhymes Written, like the "Cookery Book" which Dr. Johnson projected, on philosophical principles, and illustrated with real humour by......
Famous Girls. By John Maw Darton. (virtue Brothers And Co.)—
The title is a misnomer. The parsons whose lives are here given are not famous girls, but famous women, and not always quite that. Is the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland quite......
The White Wife. With Other Stories. By Cuthbert Bede....
Low, Son, and Marston.)—These stories, "supernatural, legendary, and romantic," have been collected by the author from the inhabitants of that singular promontory of Argyllshire......
Campion Court. By Emma Jane Nverboise. (virtue Brothers...
authoress has on this occasion given her youthful readers a historical novelette. The story opens with the death of Cromwell and ends with the fire of London, and it depicts the......
Going To The Dogs. By A. S. Roe. (virtue Brothers
and Co.)—The history of a young man educated at the University, but brought up to no profession, mainly through the foolish pride of his mother. His father loses his property......
The Gypsies Of The Danes' Dike. A Story Of Hedge-side
Life in England in 1855. By G. S. Phillips. (Sampson Low, Son, and Maraton.)—The author, who is better known by the sobriquet of January Searle, was, it seems, at one time......
Peter Parley's Annual For 1865. A Christmas And New Year's
Pre- sent for Young People. (William Kent and Co.) —A pleasant volume profusely illustrated with wood-cuts and coloured prints, showy if not very refined. The spirit of the......
Poems. By John Le Guy Brereton, M.d. (sampson Low, Son,
and Marston.)—This volume is certainly above the average of occasional poems. The versification is very good, and the feelings and sentiments . expressed are those of a highly......
The English And Australian Cookery Book. By An Australian...
logist. (Sampson Low, Son, and Marston.)—The writer of this cookery book has fallen into an error very common with young authors, and sacrificed his book to his literary......
Golden Light; Or, Scripture Histories For The Young....
and Routledge.)—Simplicity is the leading feature of this work, which is illustrated by Mr. A. W. Bayes. More elaborate composition; it is thought, are beyond the comprehension......
A Dangerous Secret. By Annie Thomas. Two Volumes....
Son, and Marston.)—In her preface ?ass Thomas defends herself from the charge of writing too fast by explaining that the success of "Denis Donne" has caused a demand for her......
New Echoes, And Other Poems. By Eliza Cook. (routledge,...
and Routledge.)—In the first of these poems the poetess attempts the style of Lord Byron's "Beppo," but we thiuk "New Echoes" does not rise above the level of a good magazine......
The Life And Lessons Of Our Lord. By Dr. Cumming.
(John F. Shaw and Co.)—We have more than once noticed this work as the different numbers issued from the press. The comments on the Gospel narrative are rather obvious and......
Books Recepted.
The Small Hence at Ailington, by Anthony Trollope (Smith, Elder. and Co.) Lilian Gray, by Cash lts.ue ( Elder, and Co.) Litliehope Hall, by H. Lushington (Smith, Elder, and Co.)......
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