PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

Evening Star, Issue 12872, 23 July 1906, Page 8

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

'Life' (Fa&ettßw.,Ma IbOTme) 1 bOTme) for July Las its customary brief and readable sum manes of the world's events and news under the now familiar headings, whilst the special articles include ' Among the Mnfcinv C'ties ' by Dr Fitchett; 'How I Wrote "The Jungle,"' by Upton Sinclair; <A Dav at Coney Island' (New York); and 'British Masters of Pen and Pencil,' this last being concerned with the faomous 'Pouch' artH the late Charles Keene. 'Li'e' showld be be welcomed bv a 1! who cm>v«* afford time for special books and magazines. The 'Sunday at Home' (New Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Soaety) for J„„e has among ife special articles' the follow-hvr:—-'Roslin Cha.pe],' by the Archdeacon of London, 'A Doctor's Stories,' 'Whitsuntide Sund<av Srhool Processions, in LanP«i,orrire and Yorkshire,' 'Tn the City of the Caesars.' 'Clericalism im and 'On a Russian Farm.' In addition, there are poetry, eorrrspondence, notes, Sunday school lessons; serials by Crockett and Amy Lc Feuvne, and seventy-four fflustrations. This is oQe of tho Tw>Kt xnaxramnes. of %r class *m the Market,

The 'Boy's Own Paper' (Now Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Society) for June should prove welcome to the young folks. It is clean, healthy, instructive,"and humorous. There arc at present ruiuvng through its pages two serials, one by Gordon Stables. R.N., emtdtJod 'The Voyage of the Blue Vega,' and the other by Adrian Leigh_on 'The Adventures of Jack Alderson, V.0..' so that neither navy nor army arc forgotten, but in the hands of these veteran writers supply aibsorbing and thrilling narratives. All that most concerns boya in the way of amusement and invention is touched, whilst the illustrations, caricatures, and portraits are as numerous as ever. The 'Girl's Own Paper' (New Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Society) for June has _ further portions of the three serial stories now b'ing published in its pages, as well as a complete story in four chapters. The literary matter is carefully and admirably selected, the articles are not too long and are sufficiently varied to indicate the presence of that catholicity of spirit which is essential to success, and the illustrations are up to the standard this publication has always maintained. Tile answers to corlespondents and 'The Keen Housewife' are features that will prove acceptable. Tl>e local firm have also sent us ' Every Boy's Monthly,' 'Little Dots,' 'Friendly Greetings,' the 'Cottager and Artisan,' etc.