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In examinations where English history will form one of the subjects, the 

 student will do well to be prepared to answer these questions. A catalogue of 

 about twenty works are given, and the exact page referred to, on which each 

 answer will be found, Should the student wish to possess these books, the 

 prices at which they can be purchased are given. But they may doubtless be 

 met with at most puljlic libraries. The author distinctly states that no 

 unnecessary page is ever referred to. 



Stops and How to Punctuate : A Practical Handbook for 

 Writers and vStudents. By Paul Allardyce. i6mo, pp. 83. (London : T. 

 Fisher Unwin. 1SS6.) Price is. 



This handy little book has a chapter devoted to each of the stops, dashes, 

 hyphens, etc. etc., as used in all printed books, and one also on the proper 

 method of correcting printers' proof-sheets. 



Creation and Its Records : A Brief Statement of Christian 



Belief, with Reference to Modern Facts and Ancient Scripture. By B. H. 

 Baden-Powell, C.L.E., PM\.S.E. Cr. 8vo, pp. vii. — 244. (London: Plodder 

 and Stoughton. 18S6.) Price 6s. 



Much thouglit is evinced in the writing of this book. It consists of sixteen 

 chapters, with an appendix. We have read chapters xii. and xiii. with con- 

 siderable interest. They treat of the method of interpreting the narrative of 

 the creation and the Genesis narrative considered generally. Two interesting 

 diagrammatic charts are given, one showing plant-life from the earliest ages, 

 the other animal life for the same geological period. 



Solar Heat, Gravitation, and Sun-Spots. By J- H. 



Kedzie. Cr. 8vo, pp. xii. — 304. (Chicago: C. S. Greggs and Co. 1SS6.) 

 Price .i? 1. 50. 



The theories propounded by the author are quite new to us, and will 

 require more study than we have yet been able to give to them before we shall 

 be able to pass any satisfactory opinion. lie says : — " On the subject of solar 

 heat there are not less than hve or six different theories advanced by eminent 

 scientists. A new theory cannot, therefore, be considered as conflicting witli 

 any j-^/Z/^^/ doctrine on the subject." 



The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers. 

 Cr. 8vo, pp. 117. (London : T. Nelson and Sons. 1886.) 



This little book, which opens with an account of some of the pleasures to 

 be derived from the study of astronomy, gives some interesting biographical 

 particulars of Sir Wm. Ilerschel, Sir John Herschel, and Caroline Herschel. 

 The frontispiece to the volume is a coloured portrait of Sir John Herschel. 



Little Asker, or Learning to Think : A Story for Boys and 

 Girls. By J. J. Wright. Cr. 8vo, pp. 187. (London : Swan Sonnenschein 

 and Co. 1886.) Price is. 6d. 



"Asker" is the pet name given to the hero of this little book in consequence 

 of his propensity for asking questions about all that he sees. These questions 

 are answered by his father and friends simply and intelligently. It is a capital 

 book to give to a little boy. 



Short Sight, Long Sight, and Astigmatism : An Element- 

 ary Guide to the Refraction of the Eye. By Geo. Frederick Helm, M.A., 

 M.D., F.R.C.S., etc. Cr. 8vo, pp. 103. (London : J. and A. Churchill. 

 18S6.) Price 3s. 6d. 



