Shakespeare and the Red Cross. By Sir Sidney Lee. (The
Chiswick Press. 81)—An address delivered by Sir Sidney Lee at the opening of the Shakespeare Exhibition at the Grafton Galleries :— " Shakespeare," says Sir Sidney Lee, " constitutes the high-water mark of our country's achievement in the sphere of mind and imagi- nation. A consciousness of a country's past triumphs is the beat of all correctives of gloomy forebodings. . . . By rendering all the active aid we can to the British Red Cross Society, and by demonstrating our appreciation of Shakespeare's mighty achievement, which conspicu- ously confirms our national credit, wo are making lor a single goal. In the one way we are alleviating, as far as is humanly possible, present griefs and anxieties ; in the other way we are fostering confidence in our future by riveting attention on the noble assurances of our past."
The proceeds of the sale of the pamphlet will go to the British Red Cross Society.
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