The Last Hope.* The Merits Of A Writer Are Not
always fully recognised in his lifetime, and the knowledge that we shall have no more stories from the pen of Mr. H. S. Merriman certainly enables novel- readers and reviewers......
The Duke Of Cameron Avenue. By Henry Kitchell Webster....
and Co. 2s.)—The "Duke" of this little book is an American "Boss," not a British nobleman, and the story is con- cerned with the efforts of the Warden of what in England would......
" Minstrel " Beattie And His Friends.
Beattie and his Friends. By Margaret Forbes. (A. Constable and Co. 15s. net.)—Although somewhat belated in its date of publica- tion, this will be found an interesting book,......
The Ancient Capital Of Scotland.
The Ancient Capital of Scotland : the Story of Perth from the Invasion of Agricola to the Passing of the Reform Bill. By Samuel Cowan. 2 vols. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.......
The Slaking Of The Sword : Tales Of The Far
Bast. By Mrs Hugh Fraser. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—Mrs. Hugh Fraser has chosen a fitting moment to publish these delicate and sympa- thetic idylls of Japan, when Western Europe is......
Glencairly Castle. By Horace G. Hutchinson. (smith,...
6s.)—Mr. Horace Hutchinson has given us a, very pleasant specimen of a very pleasant genre, the romance of the Highland shooting-box. The ingredients were mixed long ago with a......