Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890 by Various
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yet another, under the title of _Names we Love, and Places we Know_.
The first does not apply to our friends, but to the quotations selected, and places are shown by photos. Of many _Beneficent and Useful Lives_, you will hear "in CHAMBERS,"--the reader sitting as judge on the various cases brought before him by Mr. ROBERT COCHRANE. _Unlucky_ will not be the little girl who reads the book with this name, by CAROLINE AUSTIN. _Everybody's Business_, by ISMAY THORN, nobody likes interference, but in this case it proved the friend in need. _Chivalry_, by LÉON GAUTIER, translated by HENRY FRITH, is a chronicle of knighthood, its rules, and its deeds. To the scientific student, _Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century_, by ROBERT ROUTLEDGE, B.S., F.C.S., will be interesting, and help him to discover a lot he does not know. Those who have not already read it, _A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys_, by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, will have a real treat in the myths related; _Tanglewood Tales_ are included, and these are delightful for all. _Rosebud_, by Mrs. ADAMS ACTON, a tale for girls, who will love this bright little flower, bringing happiness all around. _Holly Leaves_, the Special Number of _The Sporting and Dramatic_, is quite a seasonable decoration for the drawing-room table during the Christmas holidays. My faithful "Co." has been reading _Jack's Secret_, by Mrs. |
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