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AMONGST THE CONTENTS OF THE THIRD NUMBER OF The London Magazine WILL BE An Article on BILLIARDS (with Diagrams) by CAPTAIN CRAWLEY; SHORT STORIES, by the Author of "Comin' through the Rye" and "Off Parade;" GLIMPSES of CANADA, by EDWARD DICEY; and Papers by WILLIAM GILBERT and GEORGE FRANCIS HEATH. The following are a few of the criticisms that have appeared on the LONDON MAGAZINE. "The LONDON MAGAZINE is the cheapest sixpennyworth of light literature extant."-Observer. "For sixpence, the amount and quality of the LONDON MAGAZINE is remarkable."-Dispatch. "We may fairly say that it will stand alone among the cheaper monthlies."-Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper. "The contents are all light and readable."-Judy. "The contributions are without rival in a magazine sold at sixpence."-Liverpool Daily Courier. "The new monthly of light literature has perhaps a more imposing list of contributors than any of its rivals."-Sheffield Independent. 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