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besetting the path of the missionary. Some of the domestic manners of the 

 Chinese are very amusingly described. 



Heldai's Treasure : A Tale Illustrating Manners and 

 Customs of Bible Lands. By Frances Hariott Wood. Cr. 8vo, pp. 103. 

 (London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.) Price i/- 



This tale is founded in the neighbourhood of Galilee, and a good idea of 

 the manners and customs of people is here given. 



Karma : A Story of Early Buddhism. By Paul Cams. 

 (Chicago, U.S.A. : The Open Court Publishing Co.) 



This is an interesting story giving an idea of certain phases of the Buddhist 

 religion. It was printed in Japan on Japanese paper of a crape-like texture. 

 The coloured illustrations are by Japanese artists. Count Tolstoi has had this 

 tale translated into the Russian language. 



Woman's Life: An Illustrated Weekly for the Home. Vol. V., 

 Dec, 1896, to March, 1897. 4to, pp. 544. (London: G. Newnes.) 3/- 



An illustrated weekly magazine, devoted to matters specially interesting to 

 the ladies — e.g., Dress, Cookery, Fiction, Poetry, etc. 



The University Magazine and Free Review. Edited by 

 Democritus. June, 1897. (London office : 16 John St., Bedford Row, W.C.) 

 Price i/- net. 



This part contains 112 pages, and comprises Metzsche's Indictment of 

 Christianity ; An Ethical Excursion ; The Teachings of Thomas Hardy ; The 

 Tory Professor ; Mr. Gladstone's Latest Post-card ; Usury and Thrift ; A 

 Specimen of Religious Journalism ; In Extremis ; The Legitimation League ; 

 Nancy ; Conventional Literature ; New Books. 



The Queen's Empire. (London : Cassell & Co.) Price 6d. 



No. 3 of this beautifully illustrated serial has reached us. It consists of 

 24 fine engravings (size, foolscap folio), showing how the Queen's subjects 

 worship. We are informed that the fourth part will illustrate Work and 

 Workers in the Queen's Empire. This is certainly a grand work. 



Science for All. Edited by Robert Brown, M.A., Ph.D., 

 F.L.S., F.R.G.S., etc. (London : Cassell and Co.) 



The 20th part completes this most instructive periodical, which will form 

 five handsome volumes, with over 1,700 illustrations. With the present part 

 are included Indexes and Titles for the five volumes and a General Index to 

 the series. 



European Butterflies and Moths. (London : Cassell and 



Co.) Price 6d. 



This grand serial is edited by W. F. Kirby, F.L. S., F.E. vS., etc. The 

 38th part has just reached us. The frontispiece shows a number of beautifully 

 coloured moths, together with their special food plants. 



Chums. (London : Cassell and Co ) Price 6d. 



This part, with which is given away a 16-page Diamond Jubilee sup- 



.plement, entitled "British Battles of the Queen's Reign," is, as usual, full of 



stirring tales such as hoys love, besides a number of instructive articles — e.g., 



"Five Minutes with XW ^amous," The "How to Make" Column, and 



many others. 



