The cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Challenger" : voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands . tive power of the author so forcible, that the readerwill not be likely to lay the work down until he has finished it.—Toronto Mail. BILLINGS (Josh)—Billings ^Immaxsfor 1816-17. Illus-trated. Demy 8vo. ; Paper Covers, 15c. As usual, the Alminax is brimful of fun, and contains many excellent sayings.»—St. Marys Argus. The Alminax is full of good humour and philosophy.—Collingwood Bulletin. Josh jocosely jostles jests and wisdom together, and spells as industriously baas is his wont.—Guelph Herald. BLA
The cruise of Her Majesty's ship "Challenger" : voyages over many seas, scenes in many lands . tive power of the author so forcible, that the readerwill not be likely to lay the work down until he has finished it.—Toronto Mail. BILLINGS (Josh)—Billings ^Immaxsfor 1816-17. Illus-trated. Demy 8vo. ; Paper Covers, 15c. As usual, the Alminax is brimful of fun, and contains many excellent sayings.»—St. Marys Argus. The Alminax is full of good humour and philosophy.—Collingwood Bulletin. Josh jocosely jostles jests and wisdom together, and spells as industriously baas is his wont.—Guelph Herald. BLACK, (Wm.)—Madcap Violet, by Wm. Black, author of the A Princess of Thule, Three Feathers, &c. Crown 8vo. \ Cloth,$, Paper Covers, 75c. Madcap Violet has already been variously appreciated, especially as regards thecharacter of the heroine. * * Madcap Violet is eminently readable throughout. Vio-let is a delightful person, even when she pretends to be dead, and her character,whether inconsistent or not, is at least interesting as a study.—London, PaUMall ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF HOOKS. HAMILTON (J. 0.)—The Prairie Pi ovince, Ky J. C. Hamilton,, B. Sketches of travel from Lake; Ontario to Lake Win-nipeg, and an account of the geographical position, civil institutions,climate, inhabitants, productions, trado and resources of the RedRiver Valley, with maps of the North-west and Manitoba, Plan ofWinnipeg, view of Fort Garry, and other illustrations. Crown 8vo.;Paper, $, Cloth, $, doth, gilt edges, $ The book contains a new map of Manitoba and the North-west, and of theDawson Route, expressly drawn and engraved for this work. The new settle-ments, reserves and railway routes, and District of Keewatin, are shown on themap. 11 This pleasant gossiping book, which carries one on without effort or fatigue,through an agreeable narrative of a trip through the Red River country, comes invery appropriately in this hot weather, when dry
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