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The bound volume of •* Illustrations," with its 300 choice original engrav- 

 ings, is now before us. It contains a series of articles on The Months, Art, 

 Biography, Economy, Invention, Literature, and Science. Its reading matter 

 is instructive, and the engravings artistic and good ; we think we may say that 

 the artistic taste of the editor is displayed in every page. "Illustrations" is 

 published monthly at 3d. 



Every Boy's Annual. Edited by Edmund Routledge, 

 F.R.G.S. Royal 8vo, pp. vi. — 570. (London : Geo. Routledge & Sons. 1889.) 



This is, we find, the 27th volume of this very interesting Annual, and 

 although it is to be the last of the series it is by no means the worst. The 

 tales, short stories, and papers are, as usual, of a most interesting character, 

 and the illustrations are good. We learn that, in future, "Every Boy's 

 Magazine " will be incorporated with The Boy's Own Paper, and published 

 in weekly and monthly parts by the Religious Tract Society. 



The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft : Native Races. 



Vol. III. Svo, pp. xii.— 796. (San Francisco : The History Publishing Co. 

 1886.) 



We have before us the third volume of this interesting and voluminous 

 historical work. In Vol. I. we were made acquainted with the Wild Tribes ; 

 Vol. IL treated of the Civilised Nations; and in this volume we have an 

 account of their religion, together with a large amount of information respect- 

 ing their Myths and Languages. We are informed that at the time of the 

 landing of the Spaniards on the soil of the Western Continent there was not a 

 nation who did not recognise the existence of a supreme Deity and Arbiter of 

 the universe, although their religion was fearfully mixed up with idolatry, and 

 in the city of Mexico 70,000 human sacrifices were annually offered. In 

 this volume, also, the languages of the region, some 600 in number, are 

 classified and analysed. 



Ornamental Waterfowl : A Practical Manual of the 



Acclimitisation of the Swimming Birds. By the Hon. Rose Hubbard. 

 Crown Svo, pp. ix. — 208. (London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. Walsall : 

 W. H. Robinson. 1888.) Price 5s. 



The author of this attractive little volume is a well-known writer to 

 several periodicals and papers under the signature of " Henwife." It contains 

 descriptions of 130 species of Swimming Birds, with hints on their manage- 

 ment, food, breeding, diseases and accidents, pinioning, and exhibiting. 



Our Home, Our Pets, and Our Friends. (London : Geo. 



Routledge and Sons. ) 



A handsome volume of pretty verses, by Mrs. Sale Barker, beautifully 

 illustrated by A. W. Cooper, Paul Hardy, and F. A. Eraser. We know of no 

 nicer book as a present for our young friends. The illustrations are most pleasing 

 and effective. 



A Chapter in English Church History. Edited by 



Edmund McClure, M.A. 8vo, pp. vii.— 375. (London : Society for Promot- 

 ing Christian Knowledge. 1888.) Price 5s. 



The work before us consists of the Minutes of the Society for Promoting 

 Christian Knowledge for the years 1698 — 1704, together with abstracts of 

 Correspondents' Letters from Nov., 1699, to Nov.,1701, and gives a fair idea of 

 the state of the Church of England at that time, in addition to a considerable 

 amount of information on the condition of society generally. 



