tory.

"The book consists of a series of episodes strung together in a fashion partly consecutive and partly frag mentary,and ending with the tragedy of Savonarola; and these episodes fall into two groups,between which there is no obvious connection at all. They appear to have grown up out of a long course of special studies followed under the kindly and sympathetic guidance of Mr. Sy monds. The material in them is very far from being commonplace or familiar; and they show the fruit of intelligent study in the libraries of London, Paris, and Milan. So that, throughout, the reader is struck with the novelty of information, and the curious felicity in its selection. In some chapters, we find the narrative too diffuse, and difficult to follow and it is no disparage. ment to say that the style lacks the vigor, wealth, and grasp which mark the better parts of The Italian renaissance.' But for the student already interested in the period it illustrates, the book has remarkable at traction."- Unitarian rev., Jan.

Davidson, J. M. The book of Erin; or, Ireland's story told to the new democracy.

"Mr. Davidson talks absolute nonsense on all parts of his subject." · -Sut. rev, Feb. 2. Dixon, C:

Our rarer birds; studies in ornithol

ogy. "As indicative of the style in which this pretentious and padded book is written, it may be said that a favourite term for St. Kilda is a bird bazaar,' the Ferne Islands being called that grand Hotel de Ville of Brit ish sea fowl;' while the obtrusive egotism displayed is exasperating. Some of the wood cuts by Mr. Whymper display considerable merit." Athenæum, Jan. 12. Ellis, E. E. Memoir of W: Ellis; and an account of his conduct-teaching.

It

"Apart from those who have studied the work done by educational reformers during the second quarter of this century; his name is probably unknown. cannot be said that the biographer of William Ellis has adorned her subject by any graces or attractions of literary style; but she has at least given us the facts in the history of a long and busy life, and she has afforded us here and there glimpses of a personality which seems to have been more genial and brighter than might have been imagined from the stern devotion, and the resolution with which he pursued his favourite studies. When the history of the century comes to be written, this little book may be useful in procuring for William Ellis his proper place as an educational pioneer refor mer." Sat. rev., Jan. 19.

Frith, W: P.

cences.

My autobiography and reminisVol. 3.

"Consists in great part of casual anecdotes not in. serted in the original book, either because Mr. Frith did not think them good enough, or for some less obvious

reason. There are certainly some the interest of which hardly seems sufficient to counterbalance other cir cumstances which might have suggested the propriety of not publishing them at all."- Sat. rev., Dec. 8. Gerard, D. Orthodox.

"Miss Gerard can tell a story with considerable 'brio' and artistic skill, and Othodox' is light and even brilliant. A well-written and interesting story."— Athenæum, Oct. 13.

"It is too sad for pleasure; but it has great beauty as well as sadness, and it is impossible that any reader should remain unmoved by its sombre power."- Acad. emy, Oct. 20.

Gill, R: Free trade under protection.

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"Mr. Gill's volume shows that the fair-trade fallacy may be held by men of education and ability. His very title is a paradox, and is probably due to the unwilling. ness of men of his school to set themselves in open opposition to a doctrine which still retains its hold on the ininds of the majority of Englishmen. It is as a freetrader that he assaults free-trade. Circumstances under free-trade might produce distress under and in spite of free trade. Mr. Gill's book is based upon a neglect of this obvious truth. H wastes a good deal of ingenuity in puzzles which would cease to be puzzles if he would consent to translate his secondary doctrines into the elementary principles which he does not formally deny but which he practically neglects and reverses." - Sut. rev., Jan. 9.

Greene, S.. P. M. Lastchance Junction, far far

west; a novel.

"Recalls many of Bret Harte's earlier efforts." Gronow, Capt. R. H. Reminiscences and recollections; anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs

and society, 1810-60. 2 v.

"Those who want to know what society was like in the years 1812-30 can find no better guide than Captain Gronow. A collection of personal gossip. Gronow was not exactly a Tallemant des Réaux, 'but he had many of the qualities possessed by that prince of anecdote, and there is no more delightful reading than the pages in which he restores the society of seventy years ago, or those in which we can read of the glories of the Second Empire and its Court. The illustrations are the work of Mr. Joseph Grego. They are newly drawn from contemporary sources, representing celebrities of the time. The drawings are very delightful.'.".

Sat. rev., Nov. 24. Harrison, J: The Scot in Ulster; sketch of the

history of the Scottish population of Ulster. "Readers of the principal Scottish newspaper may have observed some good letters on the history of the Scottish colonization of Ulster, published last spring. The author has done well to collect them in a volume." Sat. rev., Feb. 2.

House, E: H. Yone Santo; a child of Japan.

"A study of contemporaneous Japanese life by an author thoroughly acquainted with his subject by a long residence in the Mikado's empire. A work of high literary art, disfigured by its own author, who has been unable to control his personal prejudices and keep out his dogmatic opinions. The novel is strong in what the author knows, and weak in what he believes."-Nation. Jan. 10.

Hughes, E. Some aspects of humanity. "A collection of essays. The themes are ordinary enough. The variations on these themes are decidedly not extraordinary. A paper on Patience' considered as the precise virtue of the spiritual nature, just as salt is the essential gift of the physical, is pleasantly written in a terse reflective vein. The longest essay is a vague and inconclusive comparison of English and American fiction. This is a sadly turbid outpouring."— Sat. rev.,

Nov. 24.

Huish, M. B. Japan and its art.

"A handbook of the history of Japan in relation to the art of the people, and a critical and explanatory

account of that art, and its leading schools and methods of employment His illustrations are numerous and excellent. From the latest sources he has gathered the cream of our present knowledge of the subject.". Athenaeum, Dec. 29.

Hume, D: Letters to W: Strahan; now first ed., with notes, etc., by G. B. Hill.

Doctor Birkbeck Hill is a born annotator; and most persons will think that though some of these letters contain curious information, and afford us vivid glimpses of eighteenth-century life and manners, they are of less interest than the editor's scholarly notes. Many of them are naturally biographical and historical, referring to persons and events mentioned in the letters; others illustrate such subjects as the national debt, official franks, the British Museum, stage coaches,the post office, copyright, etc.; and to those who remember Dr. Hill's edition of Boswell, it is needless to state that no literary allusion in the text is left unexplained."— A. F. Leach in the Academy, Jan. 1.

Ingram, T. D. Two chapters of Irish history: 1.

The Irish Parliament of James 11.; 2. The alleged violation of the treaty of Limerick. "In his second paper devoted to showing cause against the alleged violation of the Treaty of Limerick,' he makes many excellent points."- Saturday rev., Feb. 2.

Jessopp, Rev. A: The coming of the friars; and other historic essays.

"While dealing with serious subjects, and containing a good deal of out-of-the-way information, they are written in a light and jaunty style. Dr. Jessopp has looked up some noteworthy points in East-Anglian his tory, and presents the results of his work in a fashion as far as possible removed from the dry-as-dust methods of most local antiquaries. The Doctor must, however, learn to be ordinarily accurate in what he says on matters of general history before he can expect us to place implicit confidence in his reports as to the contents of manuscripts which lie beyond our reach."Saturday rev., Dec. 15.

Kercheval, G: T. Lorin Mooruck; and other Indian stories.

of

"These three pathetic tales of cruel injustice suffered by well-meaning Indians from the lower grades white people who meet them in the territories, are substantially true, says Dr. E. E. Hale; and Bishop Whipple commends them to all who desire to see the Indian question settled rightly. They are written with power and beauty, and they must be an efficient agent in changing the feeling, and so the action, of white men towards red men." — Unitarian rev., Jan. King, R. Ohio; first fruits of the ordinance of

1787. (Amer. commonwealths.)

"Its purpose is to set forth the foundations of the State, rather than its full growth. Indeed, the history stops short at the close of the civil war. and of its 400 pages no less than 294 lead up to the admission of Ohio into the Union. From a literary stand-point it is superior to the other centenary books on Ohio or the Northwest." Nation, Jan. 24.

Le Héricher, E: Histoire et description du Mont Saint-Michel; dessins de M. G. Bouet.

1853.

Mahaffy, J: P., and Rogers, J. E. Sketches from a tour through Holland and Germany.

"Of the architecture and general antiquities of the country the author speaks with the knowledge of cog noscenti, and the sketches which accompany the letterpress-especially the smaller ones can hardly be overpraised. The art, the learning, and the traditions of what may be called the smaller capitals in Germany, such as Wiemar, Brunswick, Gotha, and Cassel, have a great attraction for our authors. If this tour does

not largely increase our knowledge of those countries, it is, at any rate, a very pleasant and amusing book."Sat. rev., Jan. 12.

Martel, Mme. la comtesse de, (pseud. Gyp). Mademoiselle Loulou.

"In Mademoiselle Loulou 'Gyp is at her best, and the admirers of her odd style will have a treat." Athenæum, Sept. 15.

Mayeux, H: Manual of decorative composition; tr. by J. Gonino.

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"A treatise on the theory and practice of decorative art, and ornament intended for industrial artists, designers, architects, and decorators. Both portions of Much more usethe work are profusely illustrated. ful is the practical exposition of the subject in the second half of the work, which treats of decorative design applied to the various materials and fabrics used in industrial art." Sut. rev., Jan. 5.

Morris, G. Diary and letters; ed. by Anne Cary Morris. 2 v.

His diary and letters as now printed illustrate especially his life in France and in the United States, after his return from Europe. The editor has done her work very well, furnishing a good introductory biographical chapter, explanatory footnotes, and interlinking matter between the letters; and a carefully prepared index completes a very creditable piece of literary work. Great pains have been taken to identify and describe both the obscure persons and illustrious personages of France mentioned in the text. The grave and tan

talizing fault of the author is, that he does not describe any one fully, nor give a clear picture of any one's personality. He gives us many views of the crowd, and the throng pressing on, and thus we have a wonderful glitter and flash of minute side-lights. He seemed strong in discerning principles, less so in reading men." Critic, Jan. 12.

Morse, Mrs. L. G. The Chezzles; a story.

"One of those entertaining stories of home life that savor so of actuality." - Critic, Dec. 15. Murfree, Miss M.. N. (pseud. C: E. Craddock). The despot of Broomsedge Cave. Murray, W: H: H. Daylight land; the experiences, etc., which befel Judge J: Doe, tourist, of San Francisco, Mr. Cephas Pepperell. capitalist, of Boston, Col. Goffe, the man from N. H., etc., in their parlor-car excursion over prairie and mountain; illust. "An exceptionally readable and instructive book."Literary world, Jan. 5.

Paris, G. B. P. La littérature française au Moyen Age, 11e 14e siècle.

"The book may be spoken of with almost unqualified admiration. The amount of the information contained, the precision and certainty with which it is set forth, and its excellent arrangement, can hardly be too highly spoken of." Academy, Aug. 25.

Phallism; a description of the worship of LingamYoni; with an account of ancient and modern crosses, particularly of the crux ansata, and other symbols connected with sex-worship. Prothero, G. W. Memoir of Henry Bradshaw, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and university librarian.

"We commend the book to those who would either enrich and confirm their own recollections, or make such posthumous acquaintance as is possible with one of the most scholarly Englishmen, and the most human English scholars of our time." - Sut. rev., Dec. 22. Purnell, T: Dust and diamonds.

"There is a good deal of random knowledge strewn about the book, a little occasional humour, and some wit; the journalism of which these papers are a not very brilliant example is old-fashioned."-Sat. rev., Jan. 5.

Rabusson, H: Mon capitaine.

"The book is in parts a little unwholesome, though extremely clever throughout.” — Athenæum, Nov. 2. Ripley, E. M. From flag to flag; a woman's adventures and experiences in the south during the war in Mexico, and in Cuba.

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"A very vivid and telling bead-roll of reminiscences of those times. The tales she tells autobiographi cally in this unpretentious book make the flesh creep. The horrors of the War come back redder than ever, and its dismal privations, often with their ludicrous side, leap into a relief that is painful. The inside of the Confederacy is laid bare in this book in a way to make the heart quiver, and in its tell-tale, matter of fact way, the work furnishes material that will one day be valuable to the historian." — Critic, Jan. 5.

Rogers, J. E. T. The story of Holland. (Story of the nations.)

"Professor Rogers treats almost every side of his subject as an occasion for enforcing the doctrines of modern Radicalism, and is discursive in his remarks, and sometimes wildly inaccurate in his statements." Sat. rev., Oct. 20.

Rogers, Capt. W. Life aboard a British privateer in the time of Queen Anne; with notes, etc., by R. C. Leslie.

"Mr. Leslie has shown much wisdom in selecting this quaint old chronicle from many similar documents, although they may contain matter of a more exciting nature, most of them are marred by acts of brutality combined with gross exaggeration, whilst none lend themselves so completely to the requirements of a marine artist as the journal in question, since most of the operations conducted against the Spaniards by Woodes Kogers were purely naval in their character, and the scenes he so quaintly describes afforded full scope for the dual talents of the painter-editor. But there is yet another reason why the narrative of this old ocean freelance should awaken a responsive chord in the hearts of all Englishmen, since we are indebted to him for Robinson Crusoe,' Alexander Selkirk having been taken off the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandes by the Duke' frigate whilst under the command of Captain Rogers." Sat. rer., Dec. 15.

Ross, J.

Three generations of English women; memoirs and correspondence of Mrs. J: Taylor, Mrs. S.. Austin, and lady Duff Gordon. 2 v.

"The bulk of Mrs. Ross's book, as is natural and fitting, is occupied by the record of Mrs. Austin's life and correspondence. It is to be hoped that this new memoir may serve to bring to the notice of a wider circle of readers those wonderful letters from Egypt, and the Cape Lady Duff Gordon's] as unique in their way as Lamb's or Mrs. Carlyle's letters which, as they were received fresh from the writer's hand, her mother well describes as 'extraordinary, full of courage, love of humanity, and original ideas.'"- Athenæum, Dec. 15. Sandford, Mrs. H: T: Poole and his friends. 2 v.

"His name crops up from time to time in the letters and other writings of Coleridge and Wordsworth, of Lamb and DeQuincey; but quite a separate portrait of him was worth drawing. He had a distinct individuality of his own-one, indeed, of the most marked kind; and this Mrs. Sandford has brought out with great skill, and apparently with close fidelity. Her description of his physical peculiarities forms a graphic outward portraiture of a man to whose noble mental and moral qualities nearly every page of these volumes witnesses. The book is a worthy memorial of a genuine English worthy."- Sat. rev., Dec. 8.

Shorthouse, J: H: The Countess Eve.

"Literary in quality, brilliant in tone, and not very human in effect." — Atheneum, Dec. 15.

Simon, E: L'Empéreur Frédéric.

"M. Simon avait tous les materiaux nécessaires à une monographie de l'empereur Frédéric, et vraiment il nous

Small, Maj. A. R. The 16th Maine Regt. in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65; with introd. by General J. A. Hall. 1886.

Stanhope, P: H:, 5th Earl Notes of conversations with the Duke of Wellington, 1831-51.

"A good deal of what is set down here was recorded by Croker and Rogers; but it is always well to have fresh opportunities of studying such a fine character as the Duke's." — Athenæum, Dec. 22.

"Attractive and amusing as well as instructive. It extends over thirty years; the contents were systematically set down from day to day, nothing being entered except that which he remembered exactly. The book is a continuous record, a museum of anecdote, history, and opinion." - Spectator, Dec. 15. Trench, R: C., Abp. of Dublin. Select glossary of English words used formerly in senses different from their present. 1887.

Turner, C: E: Count Tolstoi as novelist and thinker; lectures.

"Mr. Turner gives us interesting sketches of Tolstoï's masterpieces, and some of his minor works;

also,

an outline of the life and opinions of his author. His book is a kind of pendant to the excellent work of M. de Voguë, Le roman russe.' It is every where appre ciative and enthusiastic. In it we have a faithful portrait of a genuine philanthropist, a man who is content to net while others are declaiming." W. R. Mor. fill in the Academy, Dec. 8. Walker, Lieut. Col. A. C. The correct card; or, How to play at whist.

Warden, F. Doris's fortune. [1886.]
Whitman, S. Imperial Germany; a critical study

of fact and character.

"A discursive examination of certain social and in tellectual tendencies in modern Germany, rather than of its material or political development." Very inadequate use is made of German history and literature, for purposes of illustration, and we do not feel that Mr. Whitman approaches his subject, as Mr. Baring Gould did, with a mind saturated with German lore. Several interesting symptoms in modern Germany are altogether unnoticed; and in fact, the volume amounts to littte more than a cursory examination of some of the most obvious German characteristics." Academy, Nov. 24. Whitsitt, W: H. Life and times of Judge Caleb Wallace. (Filson Club. Pub.)

Williams, F: W. Life and letters of S: Wells Williams, LL. D., missionary, diplomatist, sinologue.

"Doctor Williams's life in China covered a little more than half of the century of American relations with China which began immediately after the Revolutionary War. For forty years his two volumes, The middle kingdom,' have been and in their revised form easily keep their place as the standard authority concerning China and her people.... Dr. Williams's son has wisely made the greater portion of his manuscript from his father's letters, and extracts from his diary. The interlinking text supplied is, however, of the highest value, and is gracefully and clearly written.” — Literary world, Jan. 5.

Adams, W: H: D. The White King; or, Charles I., and the men and women, life and manners, literature and art of England in the first half of the 17th century. 2 v. "Will be found by the general reader an amusing book; but it is not, we conjecture, intended for the scholar or the student. The volumes read somewhat like the contents of a series of note books which have never been thoroughly digested; but the later pages are much better than the earlier ones. By far the best thing in the first volume is the account of Lord Herbert of Cherbury." Academy, Feb. 23.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.

addresses, 1863-88.

Speeches and

"They are genuine. They are to the point, make no blunders or mistakes in tact, and say nothing that is 'mal à propos'; and they are brief.... The longest and most important is one delivered at the meeting of the British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society at the GuildHall in 1884." - Spectator, Mar. 2.

Baschet, A., and Feuillet de Conches, F. S., baron. Les femmes blondes, selon les peintres de l'école de Venise, par deux Vénitiens. 1865. Baylor, F. C. A shocking example; and other

sketches.

"The background is the persecution of the Nonconformists in England during the seventeenth century. A love-story,interesting scenes from the life of the times, and adventures of an exciting kind by land and sea are to be found in this bright novel."

Bidel, Les mémoires d'un dompteur.

For years Bidel et ses fauves' have been favorites of the Parisian public, appearing, now in some melo. drama in which a victim is thrown to the lions, and now exhibiting themselves in one or another of the suburban fairs which succeed each other in the environs of Paris throughout the summer. M. Bidel's autobiography is not without interest." Nation, Nov. 1.

Brassey, A., Lady. The last voyage, 1887.

"Records the experiences of her last voyage with the simplicity which distinguishes her narratives of travel. ... On September 14th Lady Brassey died at sea, having kept her journal up to within four days of the end." Spectator, Feb. 9.

"The farewell words of a bright, brave woman, who, without any special gifts of intellect or powers of authorship, has been read and translated more widely than any traveller or writer of travels who ever lived. The writer's geniality and her quick eye for the picturesque have made her name not only known, but cherished, in almost every land where man has planted his foot."Sat. rev., Feb. 9.

Brown, A. J. J. The building of the British Isles; a study in geographical evolution.

"A thoughtful and suggestive volume. By means of a series of fifteen sketch-maps, the author illustrates in a simple yet effective manner, the hypothetical distribution of land and water at successive stages in the building of the British Isles." - - Academy, Oct. 27.

Buxton, H. J: W. English painters; with a chapter on American painters by S. R. Koehler. 1883. (Illust. text books of art.) Cadet, F. Pierre de Boisguilbert, précurseur des économistes, 1646-1714; sa vie, ses travaux, son influence. 1870.

Chronicle of King Henry VIII. of England; a contemporary record of the principal events of the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward, vI., written in Spanish; tr., with notes and introd., by M. A. S. Hume.

"A highly valuable narrative at first hand of many a scene which is familiar to every one as a fact in history, but is seldom realized from the description of an actual observer... Numerous passages illustrative either of social usages or of comparatively little known historical facts, give a special value to this ill-composed and blundering narrative." Athenæum, Feb. 16.

Dilke, E: F. S., Lady. Art in the modern state. "An exhaustive account of art in France - or rather the organization of art in France under Louis XIV. A book of singular interest; one that no one who is interested in the history of art will care to miss." - Art journal. Feb.

Dole, C: F. Jesus and the men about him. Forman, Maj. S: S. Narrative of a journey down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1789-90; with memoir and notes by I.. C. Draper.

France, J. A. La vie littéraire.

Le critique, il ne faut pas se le dissimuler, fait rarement œuvre de littérateur. Cela n'est donné qu'à de rares esprits. M. Anatole France est un de ces esprits; on relira sa Vie littéraire' comme on relira ces romans et ses vers." - S. A. in Le livre, 10 jan.

Frothingham, E. L. and A. L. Christian philosophy.

Gibbons, J: Tenure and toil; or, Rights and wrongs of property and labor.

Gibbs, A. E. Historical records of St. Albans; containing the hist. of the grammar school and leprosy in St. Albans during the Middle Ages, St. Julian's Hospital, the Hospital of St. Mary de Pré.

Gisborne, W: The colony of New Zealand; its history, vicissitudes, and progress.

"His pages are replete with information in a condensed, but pleasing form. His style is easy and his views are impartial, avoiding the poetical imaginings of Mr. Froude as well as the pedantry and partisanship of Mr. Rusden. ... While we can commend this book as containing a succinct account of New Zealand, we can. not fail to observe that our author sometimes takes too favourable a view, and, perhaps unintentionally, softens down the colouring on the reverse side of the picture." Atheneum, Feb. 16.

Gosse, E. W: History of 18th century literature, 1660-1780.

"To appreciate the book it is not necessary to accept all the author's theories, which, though sometimes fanciful, are always clever, and are supported by so many delightful illustrations from his extensive readings that at first sight his reasoning appears nearly irresistable, and his enthusiasm is infectious. The criticisms are never tedious or dry, and the short biographies contain interesting personal details of writers some of whom are little known. We shall be surprised if the work is not as popular with the general public as with those who may claim a special knowledge of its, subject." Athenæum, Feb. 16.

Hill, A. S. Our English.

"The style is plain, direct, and forcible, and the matter as direct and forcible as the style." - Laurence Hutton in Harper's monthly, Feb.

Homerus. Iliad; ed., with Eng. notes and introd. by W. Leaf. 1886-88. 2 v.

"Mr. Leaf shows us in a very great number of places, that the celebrated Illiad is a tissue of helpless blunders and poetic impossibilities. This is not the view of the II. liad which the world has usually taken, but it is Mr. Leaf's view. Some old conservative friends of Homer will think that Mr. Leaf himself knows too much and is too disenchanting. On the many merits of the grammatical, critical, and archæological notes it were superfluous to enlarge. Mr. Leaf appears to have read everything that ever pen of German wrote on Homer."-Sat. rev., Feb. 2.

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Howorth, II: H. History of the Mongols, 9th19th century. P. 3: The Mongols of Persia. "Mr. Howorth has contributed a really interesting, if in form somewhat repellent, volume to the few standard works on Asiatic history. In all essential points a worthy continuation of the earlier volumes which gave Mr. Howorth among us the position held by D'Ohsson and De Guignes abroad."—"Asiatic quarterly rev., Jan. Huet, C. B. The land of Rubens; a companion for visitors to Belgium; tr. and ed. by A. D. Vandam.

"A delightful companion for visitors to Belgium, full of allusive and suggestive talk about the characteristic features of the country, and especially its buildings and pictures."- Spectator, Oct. 20.

Humes, T: W: The loyal mountaineers of Tennes

see.

"The subject is somewhat fresh, and the treatment is a good deal more than a mere historic outline. The narrative is filled in with a measure of circumstantial incident and personal anecdote which imparts to it something of the flavor of romance."- Literary world, Mar, 5.

Hutchinson, H. G. The record of a human soul.

"Details with dreadful prolixity the very commonplace doubts and difficulties of an unorthodox young man, who is finally restored to the faith of his childhood by a certain emotional influence' which is too vaguely presented to the reader to admit of analysis."- Sat. rec., Nov. 10.

Jefferies, J: R: Amaryllis at the fair. 1887.

"In Amaryllis at the fair the scene is laid at Coate Farm. The land which lies in a circle of ten miles' radius, the centre of which is Coate Farm-House, belongs to the writings of Richard Jefferies. He lived elsewhere, but mostly he wrote of Coate. The gamekeeper at home,' the Amateur poacher,' Wild life in a southern country,' 'Round about a great estate,' 'Hodge and his masters,' are all written of this small bit of Wiltshire. Nay, in Wood magic,' in 'Green Ferne Farin,' and in Bevis' we are still at Coate Farm itself, or on the hills around. The household at Coate has been

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partly only partly described in 'Amaryllis.' Farmer Iden is in many characteristics a portrait of his father. Some of the pictures must surely be drawn from the life. This book also contains certain ref. erences to past family history." Walter Besant in his Eulogy.

Field and hedgerow; last essays.

To the lover of Jefferies at his best, in his latest and finest, nature is filled with a soul, and speaks with a voice which no other writer has ever before understood or attempted. Therefore it is to be hoped that this volume, in which the unhappy author rises in parts to his highest level, will fall into the hands of none but those who know how to value him. The last pa

per of all--the last thing that Jeffries wrote is in some ways the best, because his hand grew firmer, his thought more delicate, as he drew nearer to the end. His farewell to the village is his farewell to life." -Sat. rev., Feb. 9.

Kingsford, A. B., and Maitland, E: way; or, The finding of Christ.

enl. ed.

The perfect

Rev. and

Lang, A. Letters on literature.

"Mr. Andrew Lang does for the literary class in England at the present day very much what William Hazlitt did for his generation. He knows it well; he is a good deal out of humour with it; he cannot help seeing what is good in it, and appreciating it even when he is most disposed to be fastidious; he likes to be brief and conversational; he can give excellent accounts of delicate literary work without letting the aroma vanish in the process; he has genuine humour of his own, and he is not often ostentatious of it. What we feel most disposed to quarrel with him for is his too great brevity. He stops short when we would willingly have more, and minces his criticism too fine. In this respect he is inferior to Hazlitt, who never leaves a subject till he has made his mark upon it, while Mr. Andrew Lang sometimes does. He has a great range of reading, which enables him to chat delightfully about books and editions."- Spectator, Feb. 2.

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Law, E. History of Hampton Court Palace. 2 v. Contents. Vol. 1. Tudor times. 2. Stuart times. "The second volume is certainly not equal to the first. Not that it is less interesting, for the contents, whatever the treatment, cannot be otherwise than full of interest but because the interest has rather shifted from the Palace to those who dwelt in it. To a certain extent this is inevitable, for the earlier volume had the advantage of dealing with the origin and growth of the Tudor Palace, whilst the other is restricted to alterations and additions. In order, therefore, to provide materials for some sort of framework, it became necessary to trench on the domain of history, and Mr. Law was tempted to write much that had already been written and rewritten by others. He has, however, done this with judgment, and the result is a very readable book, notwithstanding that the Palace itself is often overlooked. He is conscientious in giving the authorities for his statements, and emphasises his narrative with pertinent extracts."- Spectator, Jan. 26.

Lebon, A., and Pelet, P. France as it is; specially written for English readers; tr. by Mrs. W: Arnold.

"The tone is moderate and judgmatical throughout; French enough in parts, yet not more so than is becom. ing in Frenchmen; admirably arranged, as might have been expected, as regards the subjects, and of course clearly written, or it would not be French.” — Spectator, Oct. 13.

Loudon, A. Narratives of outrages committed by the Indians in their wars with the white people; also an account of their manners, customs, etc. 1808-11. 2 v. Repr. "Among the rarest books relating to the Indians and pioneer life in America, are two small volumes, edited by Archibald Loudon, and published at Whitehall, near Carlisle, in 1808. The only copy sold at publie sale was that on the Field catalogue in 1875, which brought the sum of $200, and that not wholly perfect. The work is an exact reprint of the unique copy in the pos. session of the State Library of Pennsylvania."

Macdonald, D. Gum boughs, and Wattle bloom, gathered on Australian hills and plains. "The tales are all readable, and two are particularly good." Academy, Oct. 27.

Macgibbon, D. The architecture of Provence and the Riviera,

"It is as important to study this region after studying Rome as it is to study Rome after this region. The western spirit of the great Empire has left to our times traces less grandiose but quite as precious in the southern Gaulish provinces as in the capital itself. AB this Mr. Macgibbon describes, or at least enumerates, in rather a perfunctory way. He cites Prosper Merimée and M. Viollet-le-Duc for opinions as well as facts, like a compiler of a guide-book rather than an architect recording his personal observations. Of mediæval architecture the most important, in Provence

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