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Story of the Delhi Coronation Durban By Stephen Wheeler. (John Murray. 42s. net.)—The eighteen months spent on the production of this worthy memorial of a great occasion have been profitably employed. The multitude and magnitude of the interests, historical, political, personal, that it possesses are beyond description. Take, for instance, the portraitures of the rulers, protected or subordinate, from Beloochistan to Travancore, who attended to do honour to their Emperor,—was there ever such a gallery ? Then there are the lists of "Veterans of the Mutiny," with the names of some thirty Europeans, and nearly four hundred names representing scores of native regiments, from each of the great Presidencies, from the Punjab, with Ghoorkas, Burmese, .ke. We sometimes forget how great a part of the native army stood loyally by us. Then there are speeches, de- spatches, ceremonials,—in fact, all the details of that most imposing and significant of spectacles. One wish we cannot help feeling, —would that it had been possible to give some at least of these picturings in colour ! The "gorgeous East" is not quite as gorgeous as it should be, admirable as are the photogravures and half-tone engravings which are given us here.
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