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Clark's Guide to Essay Writing. By Geo. E. Clark, of 



H.M.'s Civil Service, and W. R. J. McLean, of II.M.'s Civil Service. Crown 

 8vo, pp. 58. (London: Blackfriars Printing and Publishing Company.) 

 Price Is. 6d. 



This little work is well suited for the requirements, both of Civil Service 

 candidates and of students for school and university examinations. It explains 

 in a clear and simple way the mode of constructing sentences and paragraphs, 

 and how the sulijects for an essay should be classified. A number of sentences 

 containing errors of every-day occurrence are given and the corrections 

 appended. There is no doubt this book will prove useful to the student. 



Spirit Workers in the Home Circle : an Autobiographic 



Narrative of Psychic phenomena in family daily life, extending over a period of 

 twenty years. By Morell Theobald, F.C.A. 8vo, pp. 310. (London: T. 

 Fisher Unwin, 1887.) Price los. 6d. 



This is, we think, without excejstion, the most extraordinary work we have 

 ever read. The author assures us that it is true. Perhaps we are sceptical ; 

 certainly no such experiences as those related have ever Ijeen ours — e-i^'-, the 

 author states that in 1SS4 it was a daily occurring event for the first member of 

 the household on coming downstairs to find the kitchen fire " lit," the kettle 

 boiling, and tea freshly made in the tea-pot on the table, although none of 

 these things were left in the same room when retiring at night. After reading 

 the entire book most carefully, we can only say such things are too wonderful 

 for us, and we fear we are sceptics still. The book is very nicely got up. 



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Surpassing Fable ; or, Glimpses of our Future Home. By 

 the Rev. R. Hardy Brenan, M.A. i2mo, pp. 149. (London: James Nisbet 

 and Co. 1887.) 



How THE French Conquered Britain in 1888 and the 

 Battles and Events which led to it. From the German of Spiridion Gopcevic 

 (Der Grosse seekrieg im Jahre, 1886). Internationale Revue iiber die 

 (jesammten Armeen und Flotten, July, August, September, 1886. Translated 

 by Commander F. H. E. Crome, R.N. (Portsmouth : Griffin and Co. ; 

 London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 18S7.) Price is. 



The New Pilgrims' Progress. By Mark Twain ; with an 



introduction by the Rev. Hugh Reginald Haweis, M.A. (Routledge's World 

 Library.) (London : Routledge and Son. 1887.) Price 3d. 



The Works of William Shakespeare. Edited by Charles 

 Knight. (London : George Routledge and Sons. 1887.) Price is. 



The Life of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, compiled from 

 all available sources. By G. Barnett-Smith. People's edition. (London : 

 G. Routledge and Sons. 1887.) Price is. 



London in 1887 : Illustrated by i8 Birds'-Eye Views of the 



Principal Streets. By Herbert Fry. (London : W. H. Allen and Co. 1887.) 

 Price 2s. 



The Two Crosses. By J. W. Nicholas. 



The Lovely Wang. By the Hon. Lewis AVingfield. 



Patty's Partner, By Jean Middlemas. 



V.R. : A Comedy of Errors. By Edward Rose. 



Four volumes of Arrowsniith's Bristol Library. Price is. each. 



