Six Great Schoolmasters. By F. D. How. (methuen And Co.
7s. 6d.)—The " six " are Hawtrey (Eton), Moberly (Winchester),. Kennedy (Shrewsbury), Vaughan (Harrow), Temple (Rugby), and Bradley (Marlborough). The third of these was hardly......
Mr. Owen Seaman's New Volume Of Verses.
A Harvest of Chaff. By Owen Seaman. (A. Constable and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)—These verses, with the exception of one of the few serious pieces, have appeared in Punch. Readers who......
The Dream Of Peace. By Francis Gribble. . (chapman And Hall.
6s.) —Mr. Gribble in his new story gives a very interesting account of the realities of war, as seen in rural France during th e Franco-German campaign. His heroine, Claire......
The Reliquary And Illustrated Archaeologist. Edited By T....
(Bemrose and Sons. 12s. net.)—This volume- (New Series, X.) contains, as usual, many interesting things. . The first article is a comprehensive essay on Almanacs. Later on we......
His First Volume The Author Deals With His Subject So
far as a par- ticular campaign is concerned. As a matter of fact, he does more. It cannot be said that he tells the whole story of the campaign itself, though he certainly tells......
Some Books Of The Week.
Earthquakes. By Clarence Edward Dutton. (John Murray_ 6s. net.)—" In the Light of the New Seismology," adds Major- Dutton to his title, and the addition is full of significance.......
Father Clancy. "7 A. Fremdling. (duckworth And Co. 6s.)— Mr.
Fremdling's story belongs to an unfamiliar category of Irish fiction,—that in which Irish writers paint their fellow- countrymen in decidedly unattractive colours. The Ireland......
Provincial Tales. By Gertrude H. Bone. (duckworth And Co....
vague title of Miss Bone's collection of short stories affords little clue to their contents. She deals mainly with the ignorant poor, and is especially concerned with the way......
Scenes Of Jewish Life. By Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick. (edward...
Gs.)—A volume from the pen of Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick is always welcome, so alert is her intelligence, so keen her observation, so crisp and clear-cut her style. The stories before......
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