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ley; * Hospital dedicated to St. John the Baptisi at Northampton,' by Sir H. Dryden ; ' John Dryden in Northamptonshire,' by Mr. Percy Mundy ; anc 'Drayton,' by Mr. W. Ryland Adkins. The book contains a number of beautiful illustrations, anc should be read by all interested in Northampton shire, while there is much of interest for the anti quary and general reader.

MR. MALLOCK writes in the Fortnightly on * The Secret of Carlyle's Life,' and vindicates Froude from the accusations recklessly brought against him. We hold no brief for Froude, but knew the man, and were convinced that a vindication of his conduct would be supplied. Prof. Butcher sends some very interesting recollections of Dean Bradley. Mr. Maurice Gerothwohl analyzes 'Joyzelle,' the latest drama of M. Maurice Maeterlinck. Part iii. of Mr. Churton Collins's 'Had Shakespeare read the Greek Tragedies?' concludes the series, and suggests that he had read them in Latin transla- tions. An account of the remarkable 'Goncourt Academy ' is given by M. J. H. Rosny, who is him- self a member. In ' The Old Thatched Rectory and its Birds,' contributed to the Nineteenth Cen- tury, are some delightful descriptions of avineways. The author commends the word nunny-watch to the editor of the ' Dialect Dictionary.' Dr. Wright has, however, passed the point at which it should have been inserted. It is a curious word, for the mean- ing of which we must refer the reader to the article. Mr. Ernest Rhys deals with ' The Masques of Inigo Jones.' Mr. C. L. Eastlake sends in "an appre- ciation" of Thackeray, and Mr. C. M. Gaskell writes hopefully on ' The Pollution of our Rivers.' One who seeks to cleanse the streams of the West Riding needs an active faith, since he will have to "remove mountains" of filth. In the Pall Mall Mr. Outram Tristram describes ' Hever Castle and Anne Boleyn.' In addition to views, interior and exterior, of the edifice, there is a portrait, after Holbein, of the ill-starred queen. 'The Queen's Quair,' by Mr. Maurice Hewlett, is continued. Articles appear on ' M. Paul Cambon,' ' Literary Geography,' and ' Bjornstjerne Bjornson.' Mr. Aflalo's ' Prisoners at the Zoo ' is readable. In describing Compton Wynyates, in the Cornhill, the Rev. W. H. Mutton says Thomson's ' Castle of Indolence' is a work no one reads to-day. How far are men justified in making such assertions? We read it, know it, and could quote stanzas. Mr. Stephen Gwynn gives an account of Father Dolling, E. V. B. describes pleasingly ' The Weeds of the Garden,' and Sir Herbert Maxwell writes on 4 The Annals of our Army.' * Letters to a Young Writer' arouses curiosity as to the writer. Among other subjects Mr. Lang, in 'At the Sign of the Ship' in Longman's, writes on the unfortunate Froude-Carlyle controversy, and is gentle and judi- cious in statement. Mr. Paul Fountain describes 'Canada in the Sixties.' In an excellent number of the Gentleman's ' Elephant and Camel Lore ' will appeal most directly to our readers. The most interesting part of Scribner's is General Gordon's description of the war, the present instal- ment of which consists of an animated account of the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Arthur Hem ing has a well-illustrated account of 'The Canadian Rivermen.' Mr. Leary describes 'The Cedars of Lebanon,' the illustrations to which are from photographs. Some reproductions in colours are attractive.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. THE catalogue of Messrs. R. D. Dickinson & Co. consists mainly of modern theological works. We note among others a ' Selected Library of the Nicene and Ante -Nicene Fathers,' 14 vols., 1886, and McClintock and Strong's 'Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature,' 12 vols. ; 'Spurgeon's Sermons,' 43 vols., in fine bindings; and various Baptist publications. Works of more general interest to our readers are Behmen's ' Mystic Works,' translated by Law, 4 vols., 4to, 1764, and a complete set of 'The Survey of Western and Eastern Palestine by the Palestine Exploration Fund,' 14 vols., many of which are now out of print.

Messrs. Parker & Sons, of Oxford, also send a theological catalogue, which includes many Bibles and Testaments, with concordances, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and English. Patristic works follow, many of them in ancient editions, which, though fallen from their former high estate, still fetch fair prices. Collections of bulls, decrees of councils, &c., are mentioned, some of them in many volumes, and of great interest to the ecclesiastical historian. Works by Newman, Pusey, &c., abound, as do those on Palestine and kindred subjects.

Much more miscellaneous is the collection of books catalogued by Mr. James Roche, of Oxford Street. These comprise an original subscription edition, in five volumes, fine condition, of Lavater's ' Essays on Physiognomy,' with plates by Blake, Bartolozzi, &c. ; a complete edition of Pistolesi's ' Ancient Rome ' ; a collection of speeches in Par- liament by Pitt, Erskine, Burke, &c., forming twenty-eight volumes ; Pearson's dramatic reprints ; Maidment and Logan's ' Dramatists of the Resto- ration ' ; a large-paper series of British Novelists ' and ' British Essayists ' ; Oxberry's ' New English Drama,' in 15 vols. ; Hayward's ' Essays ' ; Hipkins's

Musical Instruments ' ; and many scarce illustrated works of a class which the book-lover expects to find in Mr. Roche's collection. A reprint of the 'Monument du Costume' of Retif de ]a Bre- tonne, 1876, is advertised as Moreau's masterpiece. The first edition of this, when it can be found which is not often, is now worth some thousands of Francs. ' Archaeologia Scotica,' 9 vols., 4to, 1792 bo 1890, is described as very rare, as is Bunsen's ' Works,' library edition, in 18 vols. There are many works on India, some of them scarce ; and a good copy of Wilkinson's ' Londina Illustrata.' A num- jer of entries under Scotland and Thackeray may be studied with advantage. Boydell's ' Shakespeare? announced as a magnificent copy, is priced 18^. 18s.

Mr. T. Thorp, of Reading, always commands he regard of the bibliophile. He dra\vs special attention to some early editions of the works of Vliss Burney, many of which are in great demand. Five volumes of 'The Wanderer' in the original boards are priced 121. 12.9., and other works are jroportionately costly. Chaucer, 1598, is priced 81. 10s., which contrasts with the sum for which it was sold a few years ago. Coryat's ' Crudities ' with a plate wanted, is 91. 15s. ' Le Moniteur de la Mode,' in 40 vols., contains the coloured fashion )lates for which a demand has recently set in Delony's 'Garland of Good Will,' first edition we assume, is now very scarce. We do not recall Charters, &c., of Cluny' will interest archaeologists
 * he sale of a copy. Duckett's privately printed