Indeed,
among the books about those small folk who have a "kingdom of their
own," we cannot think of any other coming within reasonable distance
of it for tenderness, grace, and charming humour.'
THE ADVENTURES OF DOWNY V. GREEN, RHODES SCHOLAR AT OXFORD. By GEORGE
CALDERON. FOURTH IMPRESSION. With 16 Illustrations by the Author.
Crown 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._
_MONTHLY REVIEW._--'Mr. George Calderon has joined in a conspiracy
with the Kiplings, the Somervilles, and other persons of ambidextrous
gifts to raise the standard of authorship to a height beyond the reach
of ordinary genius.'
THE STORY OF THE BOLD PECOPIN: a Legend of the Rhine. By VICTOR HUGO.
Done into English by ELEANOR and AUGUSTINE BIRRELL. With 8
Illustrations by H.R. MILLAR. Fcp. 4to. 7_s._ 6_d._
_GENTLEWOMAN._--'Too high praise cannot be given to the translators
for the manner in which they have rendered the legend into pure and
delightful English, whilst preserving the beauty of thought and the
romantic picturesqueness of the original.'
WELLINGTON'S LIEUTENANTS. By ALEXANDER INNES SHAND, Author of 'The
Life of General Sir Edward Hamley,' 'General John Jacob of Jacobabad,'
'The War in the Peninsula,' &c.
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