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written." Mr. Henry Mangan describes ' The Siege of Derry and Limerick,' casting in so doing mucl light upon a portion of our history with which few have a very intimate acquaintance. M. Jusseran writes on 'Tennis.' As might be expected fron his Excellency's previous labours, the article deal with philology rather than sport. Supporting Prof Skeat s supposition, he holds that tennis comes from tenez=a.ccept, the word used before serving a ball, and equalling the customary exclamation "Play!" The article is learned and convincing Prince Kropotkin writes on ' Recent Science Mrs. Henry Birchenough gives 'Sketches in a Northern Town,' either Yorkshire or Lancashire The Hon. Auberon Herbert concludes his ' Assum ing the Foundations.' The Pall Mall opens with a description by pen and pencil of Londor as it is to be some ten years hence when con templated improvements have been carried out, Some of the spots doomed to destruction are also depicted. An account by Prof. Max Lieber- mann of Jozef Israels is translated by Mr. Alberl Kinross. Many admirable designs of the great painter are reproduced. ' Some Private Zoos,' by Mr. F. G. Aflalo, depicts the animals in the famous collections at Tring, Haggerston, and elsewhere, and is illustrated by designs of zebras, wapiti deer, and other animals. "Zoos" has a strange look in the plural, and, though convenient, is not in that form wholly to be commended. Mr. Archer's real conversation with Mr. W. S. Gilbert is readable. With it are given pictures of Grim's Dyke, Mr. Gilbert's house, and a portrait of the dramatist. ' A Nature Note,' by Mr. Eden Phillpotts, is ex- cellent. 'The Climber' in the Dolomites records the particulars of an ascent of the Grata da Lago. Mr. Chesterton's 'Books to Read 'opens with the somewhat startling assertion that "Mr. Joseph Conrad's 'Lord Jim' is the last great book of Eng- lish literature." Not having read the work in question, we are in no position to challenge the verdict. We can but express our regret at our ignorance, and our admiration at the bestowal of high literary rewards. Scribner's opens with ' The Poor in Summer,' a description by pen and pencil of life in New York during the hot weather. The picture is animated, and the proceedings presented may be paralleled in London by any one who devotes his holidays to an exploration of life in the East-End. An article the first of three by Major-General Francis y. Green, with illustra- tions by various artists, depicts ' The United States Army.' It begins at the beginning with the army of some 20,000 men of which, in 1775, Washington took command at Cambridge, and, besides the pictures of early generals and warlike scenes, repro- duces interesting documents. 'The Beguiling of the Bears' shows the manner in which bears are trapped in ISew Brunswick. Bears, it appears, are sad enemies of the young moose. Mr. Andrews gives an interesting account of " the Mercury of the Revolution,'' and reproduces many of his works. A Vaudeville Turn' is very amusing. No. viii.

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of A Londoner s Log-Book,' which appears in the Cornhill, purports to be the diary < f a clergyman and is one of the most whimsical pieces of irony we recall. More than once during its perusal we indulged in a hearty guffaw. ' Boer Critics on the Great War consists of the estimate by some of our Boer prisoners of Dr. Conan Doyle's history of the war, with which they have been supplied!. It is naturally worthy of close attention. Betwixt the

Haytime and the Corn,' an English idyl, has a rusticity and grace uncommon in modern verse, and is almost good enough for Herrick. George Paston writes on ' N. P. Willis,' a writer now all but forgotten. ' A Byway in the Cotswolds ' is descriptive of people rather than of scenery. Sir William Lee Warner gives an interesting account of 'The Indian Civil Service.' The Rev. W. H. Fitehett continues his eminently spirited and dramatic account of the great Indian Mutiny. In the Gentleman's Col. G. H. Trevor gives, under the heading ' Hyderabad,' an account of the cere- monies once observed in approaching the Nizam, and narrates the circumstances under which they were abolished. ' The Staging of Plays Three Hun- dred Years Ago ' is a brief paper on a large subject. An account of Pompeii is extracted by Miss Lily Wolfssohn from Prof. Mau. Mr. W. Miller has a paper on ' The Novels of Perez Galdos.' In Long- man'* the papers of most interest are concerned with flowers. ' Essex and the Early Botanists,' by the Rev. John Vaughan, is pleasant reading for naturalists. ' English Flowers in an Egyptian Garden,' by Mrs. Butcher, shows what English plants thrive in Egypt. Among them are sweet peas and, infrequently, primroses. ' Eighteenth- Century London through French Spectacles ' gives some opinions of early French tourists. Mr. Lang is as usual entertaining and edifying in 'At the Sign of the Ship.'

MR. ALLAN FEA, the author of ' The Flight of the King ' and many other antiquarian and historical books, promises ' King Monmouth : being a History of the Career of James Scott, "the Protestant Duke," 1649-1685,' illustrated by the author. The publisher is Mr. John Lane.

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