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These four occupy the the political stage at present, but Russia forms the eresting study for us, because there has always been degree of mystery about her. This writer makes siness to dispel this as much as possible. His book tcome of fifteen years' interest in Russian affairs, ng in four journeys-one of nearly 20,000 miles in à and Asiatic Russia. Thus he has had ample opporo study its cities, its peasants, its industries, its ent, its commerce, and its prospects. Besides descriptions of Russian life and institutions, he deussia's plans for expansion and then considers her to the nations, particularly England. Any one who derstand the great questions that are agitating nd Asia, could not do better than begin his reading rusal of this book. The illustrations are one of its able features. There are one hundred and twentyhem. chiefly from the author's photographs, and These give views of cities, people, country (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Price, s. cc. ington, cont Four N "and there are many others we might The story of Napoleon Jackson, the gentleman of the ose found in novels, for they body by post, yet the persons In writing them the author ons and real conditions. He n with considerable intellectual the intellectual life by irresistre urged to an aquatic life. In s there are always more or less out of their desires; these are ts that the school of the intelpens to be, and his teachers are plants, stones, and earth round ing almost predominant in the s they grow older is not so much opportunities have not been more they have so often missed opporve turned to more account. The uable work has a fine portrait of wn & Company, Boston. Price, , by William McLeod Raine, is a Stuarts made their last desperate one of England. 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