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LITERATURE

... the dutythey Ole now 1 en dischabging with sach commeadable ability of at n makig every English word tell its own story- ti e Ithe story of its birthand life, and in rna cases At of hts death ?? eve ccainal of Iits sesusci I tation. Between the word C ...

A THRILLING TALE OF THE SEA

... received only about three Cak weeks ago. Their escape from death by the Th; wreck and from. the savages makes a thrilling hor story. The staunch barque sailed from Now-' pin castle, New South Wales, on the 17th March last for Hong Kong. On the 9th Aprilthey ...

MAGAZINES

... children should die of. starvation Land old. In I connection with The Centenary of the Rotary I Printing Press, a touching story of William t Nicholson, its inventor, to told. His patent is 2 dated 1790, and is the first suggestion of the h employment ...

LITERATURE

... ns Should teI give it their careful study. 4 ca HJ YOYELS AND STORIES. im _ ?? Lily Latss By Justin EL M'Carthy, fir author of Dolly, tc. (London: Chatto & isr Windus.)-This is a story of the agitation of j ev Young Ireland, and therefore it concerns ...

LITERATURE

... writer has'studied the works of most Biblical v 1 3 students,- it would .be impossible to name his-in- fi 2 a debtedneis. In short, the merits of the book %k 6 bolong 0to others, -its faults - and - failings to , a nthe author. The plan followed by' Xi ...

MAGAZINES

... humnour, with a vein of pathos run- th( lOfo'ds ninmg through it ; and The Lost Pleant is a an, ir this fairly food short story. The Point of WO &very View is a readable budget of miscellaffeous illf Mes of odds end ends, to to the --of greAThek ...

LITERATURE

... of this popular series has a very varied list of contents, all of them read- able. The Dragon-Tree of Telde is a tragic story, turning upon a superstition prevalent in the Canary Islands. The Last Words of Joseph Barrable is a humorous sketch of ...

MAGAZINES

... The Heart of Thomas Titt -which. readers must be enjoying-are accompanied by -shorter stories which will be equally, welcome, i v. such as Stumpy: A Ohriatnas Story and I c A Divided Duty ; the latter of which is ilius-1 IL trated by a beautiful full-page ...

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA

... however, i.a a all probability seen be given else-where. The wi .'performances of Caste1 are being continued de :for a short time, bat next week a revival of LIt. kni J3. Byron's comedy, 4Cyril's Success, is hoe premised. thi The season of -the Popular ...

LITERATURE

... The Professor wasiv an inimitable maimic and story-teller himself.'g Mr twas never at a loss for reliable in.-1 --formation on any subject as long as he lived. in the Oidtowa FiresideI ser~ie the stories arefi hi to]ldas they came fronm his lips with ...

NEW BOOKS

... to explain it here, because for a Pb thorough understanding of it the whole book , should be studied. I All tL IFrom Story to Story, by Janie, Brockman er Ca; (Messrs WVells Gardner, Darton & Co.), is defini lavishly illustrated. The pictures are of ...

MAGAZINES

... Marcia, is by W. B. Norris, author of Major and Minor; the other, Miss Blake of Monkobalton, is anonymous. dii Both are stories of the . English social ye ife of to-day. The veteran author of to ; Self-help contributes the first part of loj an essay ...