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Sax Rolimcr.- whose , weird and fascinating stories ~of "'that strange Chinaman, Dr. Fu Maiiehu, ' have achieved such popularity, is now. among •the . many r liavo 'donned khaki. His latest book is rather different in character from those: which have gained him such, popularity; but will ■ probably be equally p'opular. His, new volume, which is illustrated by the late Cyrus Qunoo, is entitled '"The Exploits of Captain O'Hagan," and is said. to relate the adventures of .arather original character, a, sort,of iD'Artagnan in modern times. Messrs Jarrold and Sons are the publishers.

- A first-folio Shakespeare was sold at Sothebyr'r-recently to. Mr Sabin for, '±lloso. 'Hi is copy lias not been recorded by, Sir Sidaey Lee in'liis.'census. '

Mr. Stephen Leaeock's Nonsense: Novels " is in a seventh edition, his "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town' 1 .inits fourth edition. . For those books .ho is called -a "Canadian humorist," though, indeed he was born in an English Southern County, and only happens to be a profess9r in the chief Canadian University. His particular subject of profession is political economy, but he is naturally a man of literary tastes, and by acquirement a scholar. , So he has written, and the Bodley Head publishes. a volume of "Essaj's and Literary Studies'."

i . Mr J. J. Bell, the author of "Wee Maegregor," a little masterpiece from which we never let him get a.wa.y,-has a. new; book coming out: It is-entitled "Little Grey Ships," and it consists of Glimpses of the wo" 1 ! and ways of the men. who .man our mine-sweepers and 'patrol ships.. Mr Bell found his. characters in various ports and on sundry ships which may not be named.

An eminent English authority on Unman remains- was recently asked to recommend an elementary introduction to the subject. "You 'cannot," he answered, "do better than read the •description- of life on_the Roman Wall in [ Buck of Pook's Hill.'" TJie genius .oi imagination was able to satisfy even ,th© ; antiquarian. So .comments the "Bodleian." which tells the story as illustrating Mr Kipling's gift for getting an inside knowledge, say, of submarine warfare. : "■■■■-