New illustrated books suitable for Christman presents are always a delight, and lovers of The Vicar of Wakefield" and "Cranford" as illustrated by Hugh Thomson, will be pleased to hear that this year he has been devoting his attention to the works of James Lane Allen and has executed number of most beautiful pen-and-ink drawings illustrating "The Kentucky Cardinal" and the After-math." To those and appreciated them ax some of on ca, whoreed the books when they first appeared,
this glorified edition will afford special pleasure. Others to whom they may be pastures now havea treat in store.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.