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REVIEWS OF BOOKS. 



[Jan., 



They too, like the illustrations in Howard Pyle's Rohm Hood, have 

 a touch of humour about them, but they are capitally executed, and 

 the handsome volume which they adorn will surely, with its excellent 

 and attractive cover, clear bold type, good paper, and gilt edges, 

 delight many a boy and girl. There is such a numerous army of young 

 people continually coming into the Avorld, learning to read, and get- 

 ting an appetite for the famous narratives which have delighted so 

 many bygone generations of youngsters, that there will, we are sure, 

 be a large constituency of buyers ready to purchase this handsome 

 edition of dear old Eobinson Crusoe. Mr, Fisher Unwin has joined 

 the publishing ranks with a remarkable stock of enterprise, and if he 

 ■continues to give us such good books as he has been lately producing 

 he may be assured of continuous success. 



Our Friend the Dog. By Gokdon Stables, M.D., etc., London: 



Dean and Son, 160a, Fleet Street, E.G. 

 The title of this book, its general plan, and indeed almost every sentence 

 contained in it, leaves an impression on the mind that its author is a 



C 1\MI'I0X ST BERNARD MASTIFF 'SAVE. 



true ' friend of the dog,' and has evidently devoted so much of his 

 time to the study of his habits, comforts, and utility that he is fully 

 entitled to write a book about him, and to have it read with respect. 

 Our readers will gather the best idea as to the scope of this book, 

 and [most easily form their opinion as to whether it is likely to 



