As I Remember. By Marian Gouverneur. (Appleton and Co. 7s.
6d. net.)—Mrs. Gouverneur's recollections go back for a period of nearly eighty years—dates are not as frequent in the volume as they might be. Her father was a Campbell, great-grandson of a man who fought for "Prince Charlie" at Culloden. She was born in Long Island, and a multitude of New Yorkers, natives, immigrants, and foreign visitors figure in her pages. Few names known in American politics and literature but occur in one way or another. Social customs which now would seem a little strange are mentioned. Thus a gentleman who found that, for financial or other reasons, he would be better for a change would leave cards with the letters G.T.T., meaning "Gone to Texas." The book has much that is interesting in it. Viewing it from an English standpoint, one would say that it was too long ; but we are well aware that this is not the standpoint occupied by the author. One name will certainly appeal to some of our older readers, who may remember Anthon's Horace. It has long since been displaced by more scholarly editions, but it had its merits. Well, the book was dedicated to Mrs. Gouverneur's father. He was a trustee of Columbia College, where Charles Anthon was Professor of Latin.
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