The Child Wife. By Captain Mayne Reid. (ward, Lock, And
Tyler.)—We notice this novel in order to warn our readers very emphatically against it. Captain Mayne Reid has earned a reputation which we have no wish to depreciate by his......
Physical Geography. By D. T. Austad, M.a. (w. H. Allen
and Co.)—As this is the third edition of Mr. Anated's valuable manual, it is not necessary to do more than to call attention to the fact that it has been revised and enlarged.......
Songs Of The Spirit, By H. H. (kitto), Came, We
are told in the preface, " unasked for, unpremeditated, and without study or effort." " She believes their source to be in the spirit world." It is very possible, if we are to......
The Social And Political Dependence Of Women, By Charles...
Junior (Longman) has reached a fourth edition—a testimony, we should be inclined to think, to the interest of the subject, rather than to the ability of the writer. It is not......
Ludus Patronymicus. By R. S. Charnock, Ph.d....
the "etymology of curious surnames" which displays considerable ingenuity and no little learning. The subject is too vast for any man to deal with thoroughly. He ought to know......
Pearay. — For Cambria : Themes In Verse And Prose. By James
Kenward (Elvynydd). (Longmans.)—Mr. Kenward tells us that he is 4 ' not Welsh by birth, residence, or connection." But he is even fiercely Celtic nevertheless. There is one poem......
Which Is One Of The "globe Series," Contains The Poems
and Letters, together with a Glossary and some brief notes, these latter giving some variations of reading, which, like all that illustrates a poet's processes of thought, are......
School Booxs. — A Complete Course Of English Composition,...
Hawley (Charles Beau). If this book can accomplish its end, the teaching a boy how to write English, it will be useful indeed. Its value cannot be determined without trial, but......
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