29 MAY 1897, Page 24

Across Greenland's Ice - Fields. By M. Douglas. (Nelson and Sons.)—Miss Douglas

has compressed in a volume of convenient size the narratives of Lieutenant Peary and Nansen. To those who cannot easily get access to the originals, this summary, intelligently done as it is, will be found useful.

The Dog. By " Stonehenge" and George Armitage. (F. Warne and Co.)—" Stonehenge's " well-known treatise on the dog has been reprinted here, and supplemented where this seemed to be required. The chief change is the addition of copious directions by the pen of an expert for the treatment of the animal in disease.