20 AUGUST 1887, Page 27

Chronicles of the Coniston Family. By the Rev. E. G.

Charlee- worth. (Elliot Stook.)—There is very little to be said about this hook except that it is worth reading. It is evidently the work of one who knows what he M writing about,—society, especially clerical society, in the country. There is a story in the book, but it is not the best part of it. This is rather to be found in the shrewd and kindly observation of men and manners.