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BOOKS.
The SpectatorRECENT VERSE.* Ix is rarely that the reviewer in the course of his periodical explorations of modern verse finds so many books of high quality appearing in one season. The...
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THE PROLONGATION OF LIFE.* THAT man's forecast of the things
The Spectatorwhich may be is greatly modified by advancing knowledge of the things that are and have been is a truism ever present to the mind of the student. Successive generations of...
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FRANCE AND HER COLONIES.*
The SpectatorRATHER " viewy " political schemes, such as may be welcome material to the magazines in England, are more frequently launched in France between covers of their own. They are a...
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HOW FARMERS MIGHT LIVE RENT FREE.* IF our farming does
The Spectatornot improve, it will not be for lack of panaceas. They are so plentiful that it is no easy task to get the person most concerned to take an interest in some of them. That he is...
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CURRENT LITERATURE.
The SpectatorENGLISH LAW. Principles of English Law : Founded on Blackstone's Commentaries, by Robert Campbell (Stevens and Sons, 20s.), is a work of merit that should without doubt find a...
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SOME SCIENTIFIC BOOKS.
The SpectatorA History of Astronomy. By W. W. Bryant. (Methuen and Co. 7s. 6d.)—Mr. Bryant, who is superintendent of the magnetic and meteorological department at Greenwich, has written a...
A SYSTEM OF METAPHYSICS.
The SpectatorA System of Metaphysics. By George Stuart Fullerton. (Mac- millan and Co. 17s. net.)—Mr. Fullerton, the Professor of Philosophy in Columbia University, is among the most eminent...
SCOTLAND OF TO-DAY.
The SpectatorScotland of To-day. By T. F. Henderson and Francis Watt. (Methuen and Co. 6s.)—This pleasantly, and in parts piquantly, written book is "a picture distinct and coherent, if only...
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OLD AND NEW JAPAN.
The SpectatorOld and New Japan. By Clive Holland. (J. M. Dent and Co. 15s. net.)—This is a delightful book, and in saying this we have practically indicated its character. It cannot be said...
THE RUSSIAN PEASANT, The Russian Peasant. By Howard P. Kennard,
The SpectatorM.D. (T. Werner Laurie. 6s. net.)—The author of this volume has gained his knowledge of the peasant "from personal contact, and living with him in the villages in all parts of...
THE GROWTH OF MODERN NATIONS.
The SpectatorThit Growth of Modern Nations: a History of the Particularist Form of Society. Translated from the French of Henri de Tour- ville by M. G. Loch. (Edward Arnold. 12s. 6d....
THE AWAKENING OF A RICE.
The SpectatorThe Awakening of a Race, by George E. Boxall (T. Fisher Unwin, 7s. 6d. net), is not a pleasant work, though the obvious earnestness of the author, who has few qualifications, so...
FOURTEEN YEARS IN PARLIAMENT.
The SpectatorFourteen Years in Parliament. By A. S. T. Griffith-Boseawen. (John Murray. 103. 6d.)—The late Member for the Tonbridge division of Kent has in this pleasant, if also mildly...
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THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.
The SpectatorThe Laws of England: being a Complete Statement of the Whole Law of England. By the Right Hon. the Earl of Halsbury, and other Lawyers. Vol. I. (Butterworth and Co. 25s....
LIFE IN THE HOMERIC AGE.
The SpectatorLife in the Homeric Age. By Thomas Day Seymour. (Macmillan and Co. 17s.)—This careful study of the Homeric poems by a Professor at Yale is a very suggestive reminder that even...
THE BORDER AT THE UNION.
The SpectatorCondition of the Border at the Union. By John Graham. (George Routledge and Sons. 2s. 6d.)—We are glad to see a second edition of Mr. Graham's interesting book on the...
THE STORY OF FAUST.
The SpectatorThe Story of Faust : Goethe's Drama. Parts L and II. By )d. Charles (Student). (Published for the Author by the Theo- sophical Publishing Society. 5s.)—The author of this book,...
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ART IN NEEDLEWORK.
The SpectatorArt in Needlework. By Lewis F. Day and Mary Buckle. (B. T. BatsforcL 5s.)—In this third and enlarged edition the authors have given us a really useful book on embroidery. The...
JACOBITE LOYALTY.
The SpectatorThe Spirit of Jacobite Loyalty : an Essay towards the Better Understanding of the '45. By G. Blaikie Murdoch. (William Brown, Edinburgh. 2s. 6d.)—It is not a little curious at...
PILLOW LACE.
The SpectatorPillow Lace. By Elizabeth Miucoff, Ph.D., and Margaret S. Marriage, MA. Illustrations by Ernest Marriage. (John Murray. 15s.)—This book, which the authors call "a practical...
PROVERB LORE.
The SpectatorProverb Lore. By F. Edward Hulme, F.S.A. Cheaper Edition. (Elliot Stock. 5s.)—We are glad to see a new and cheaper edition of this excellent book, in which the wisdom of the...
THE SCOT OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
The SpectatorThe Scot of the Eighteenth Century : his Religion and his Life. By John Watson, D.D. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—The late "Ian Maclaren "could always write in a genial and...
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CRADLE TALES OF HINDUISM,
The SpectatorCradle Tales of Hinduism. By the Sister Nivedita (Margaret E. Noble). With Frontispiece. (Longmans and Co. 5s.)—The generation that was nurtured on;" Old Deccan Days" must now...
MASTER ROBERT BRUCE.
The SpectatorMaster Robert Bruce, Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh. By D. C. Macnicol. (Oliphant, Anderson, and Fortier, Edinburgh. 5s. net.)—This monograph on a former minister of...
INNOCENT THE GREAT.
The SpectatorInnocent the Great : an Essay on his Life and Times. By C. H. C. Pine-Gordon, B.A. (Longmans and Co. Os. net.)— Published as it is with the imprimatur of "Harriet's, Magnus...
DEVONSHIRE CHARACTERS AND STRANGE EVENTS.
The SpectatorDevonshire Characters and Strange Events. By S. Baring - Gould. (John Lane. 215. net.)—We can be sure of considerable enter- tainment when Mr. Baring-Gould undertakes the...
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THE TYLOR "FESTSCHRIFT."
The SpectatorAnthropological Essays Presented to Edward Burnett Tyler. By Various Authors. (Clarendon Press. 15s. net.)—What the Germans call a Festschrift is not a common institution in...
MARIA STELLA, LADY NEWBOROUGH.
The SpectatorThe Mystery of Maria Stella, Lady Newborough. By Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bart. Illustrated. (E. Arnold. 7s. 6d. net.)— All the old stories are sure to be raked up again sooner...
POPULAR FALLACIES.
The SpectatorPopular Fallacies. By A. S. E. Ackermann. (Cassell and Co. 68. net.)—Lamb, in his most whimsical vein, contributed a series of little essays on popular fallacies to the New...
WOMEN OF FLORENCE.
The SpectatorWomen of Florence. By Isidore del Lunge. Translated by Mary C. Steegmann. With Preface by Dr. Guido Biagi. (Chatto and Windus. 7s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Biagi, with his intimate • know-...
THE LIFE OF CAVOUR.
The SpectatorThe Life of Cavour. By Edward Cadogan. (Smith, Elder, and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Cavour died at an age—he had not completed his fifty-first year—when but few of the men who devote...
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Forage Crops for Soiling, Silage, Hay, and Pasture. By E.
The SpectatorB. Voorhees, D.Sc. (Macmillan and Co. 6s. Gd. net.)—The author of this practical book, who is director of the well-known New Jersey Experiment Stations, applies himself to the...
THE ENGLISH CARDINALS.
The SpectatorThe Story of the English Cardinals. By the Rev. Charles S. Isaacson. (Elliot Stock. 6s.)—The plan of this volume is the same as that of the author's "The Story of the Later...
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LONDON : Printed by Lova it MALCOMSON (Limited) at Nos. 4
The Spectatorand 5 Dean Street, Holborn, W.C. ; and Published by Jona BA$EIt for the " Brae - mina" (Limited) at their Office, No.! Wellington Street, in the Precinct of the Savoy. Strand,...
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The writer of military notes in the Pall Mall Gazette
The Spectatordraws attention to the remarkable forced march by General d'Amade's troops from Casa Blanca to Settat. They covered forty-eight miles in twenty-five hours on roads which are...
In the Canadian House of Commons on Tuesday Mr. Lemieux
The Spectatorexplained the results of his recent visit to Tokio to discuss the immigration question with the Japanese Govern- ment. He reviewed the history of the negotiations, and entirely...
NEWS OF THE WEEK • M ANY of the sensational rumours
The Spectatoras to the character of the Russo-German negotiations on the Baltic question have been ended by an official statement issued in St. Petersburg on Monday. In particular the...
The Berlin correspondent of the Times reports that the numbers
The Spectatorof the unemployed are daily increasing. On Tuesday no less than nine meetings of unemployed were held in various working-class quarters. Resolutions were adopted declaring that...
In the Canadian House of Commons on Monday Sir Wilfrid
The SpectatorLaurier made an important statement on Senate reform. He believed in the principle of a Second Chamber, but thought that the Senate should have less than the present...
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Sir John Lawson Walton, who died after a very brief
The Spectatorillness last Saturday at the age of fifty-six, will be sincerely regretted both in the House of Commons and outside it. His success at the Bar was won by methods which never...
Friday's newspapers contain an interesting letter on "Women and Household
The SpectatorEconomics," signed by a number of men and women of great distinction, including Lady Frederick Cavendish, Miss Faithfull, the Principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College, Mrs....
On Thursday a deputation, including representatives of all sections of
The Spectatoropinion in the Church and of both the great political parties, waited upon the Prime Minister and Mr. McKenna in order to express their profound belief in the value of simple...
On Wednesday morning at 4 a.m. the Great Eastern Railway
The SpectatorCompany's steam-packet 'Amsterdam' collided in a dense fog off the Hook of Holland with the New York steamer Axminster.' The damage sustained by the 'Amsterdam' was so serious...
Mr. Birrell, who addressed a large meeting at the Reading
The SpectatorTown Hall on Monday, devoted the greater part of his speech to Irish affairs. He was not in the least afraid to meet the Opposition face to face next week. It was not such a...
Sir Henry Fowler, who addressed his constituents at Wolverhampton on
The SpectatorMonday, energetically denied that there was any foundation for newspaper tales of conflicts in the Cabinet. He did not intend to disclose the nature of the Government's new...
Mr. Birrell, who throughout his speech assumed an attitude of
The Spectatordepressed but impeccable self-righteousness, may take con- solation from a passage in Sir Charles Eliot's article on "The Religion of Japan" in the Quarterly Review. It appears...
The New York correspondent of the Times says that on
The SpectatorFriday week there was a notable meeting in New York to insist that the negro should have a fair chance to prove his worth. Among the speakers were Mr. Booker Washington,...
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We are glad to record that Lord Curzon has been
The Spectatorelected to fill the vacancy amongst the Irish representative Peers. Though the official announcement has not yet been made, it was semi-officially stated on Tuesday that he had...
Though we set forth the warning just given, it is
The Spectatorby no means with the purpose of finding fault with Mr. Balfour's speech, which has just the right note of opposition to Socialism without showing any undue hardness or want of...
On Thursday Mr. Balfour made a strong fighting speech to
The Spectatorhis constituents in the City. After some not unnatural expressions of elation prompted by the Mid-Devon election, and a declaration that the real cause of the victory was the...
Mr. Winston Churchill was entertained by the National Liberal Club
The Spectatoron Saturday evening last, and made a very interesting speech. After touching on the record of the Government, Mr. Churchill described his tour, which he defended on the broad...
The Times of Wednesday contains a narrative from its Australian
The Spectatorcorrespondent on the making of the new tariff. The lobbies of the Federal House of Representatives, we are told, "were full of men offering guidance ; but there was an...
Ireland, as Lady Gregory remarks in another column, is not
The Spectatorthe land of compromise. But the unexpected has happened in Nationalist circles, and the recent conference between Mr. John Redmond and Mr. William O'Brien has borne surprising...
Bank Rate, 4 per cent., changed from 5 per cent.
The SpectatorJan. 23rd. Consols (2D were on Friday 85±—on Friday week 83±. Bank Rate, 4 per cent., changed from 5 per cent. Jan. 23rd. Consols (2D were on Friday 85±—on Friday week 83±.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
The SpectatorTHE MID-DEVON ELECTION. I T would be idle to attempt to minimise the significance of the Mid-Devon election. Captain Morrison-Bell is a sincere Tariff Reformer, and made no...
JAPAN AND CANADA.
The SpectatorI N the recent negotiations for the restriction of Japanese immigration to Canada the Japanese Government have given yet another example of the wisdom, reticence, and dignity...
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SOCIALISM AND THE LABOUR PARTY. T HE decision of the Labour
The SpectatorConference, which has been in session during the past week, in favour of a Socialistic programme is a matter of first-rate political importance. The fact that the Conference on...
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EMPIRE AND SUBJECT RACES. u NDER the title "The Government of
The SpectatorSubject Races" there appears in the current number of the Edinburgh Review a deeply thoughtful essay on the present position and the future of the British Empire, which for its...
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN WEST HAM. T HE borough of West Ham has
The Spectatordone a real, though wholly unintentional, service to the community by the manner in which it has handled the question of unem- ployment. It has, if there be any power of...
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THE APOCALYPSE.
The SpectatorD ANTE'S "Divine Comedy" is susceptible of no literal interpretation. It is not history nor theology, though it is saturated with both ; it is poetry. A like criticism might be...
THE PROSE STYLE OF MEN OF ACTION.
The SpectatorS TYLE—like beauty and like genius—is one of those mysterious qualities which can be immediately per- ceived, but which cannot be defined. Pages of analysis and description will...
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A NEW GAME FOR BOYS.
The Spectatorp EACE-SCOUTING-" is a pastime which in theory turns a. boy, whether he live in the country or in the town, into something between a knight-errant and a Fenimore Cooper hero....
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CORRESPONDENCE.
The SpectatorPROMINENT FACTORS IN SCOTTISH POLITICS. [FRom A SCOTTISH CORRESPONDENT.] IT is highly significant as a sign of the times, and as an evidence of the essential central-mindedness...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Spectator—4-- THE OSTRACISM OF THE UNIONIST FREE- TRADERS. LTO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR,—The Morning Post of January 15th states, a propos of the choice of a candidate at...
LTO THE EDITOR OF TUNS "SPECTALT010 . 1 Sin,—Like many, doubtless, of
The Spectatoryour readers, I am most grieved that the Spectator should assist the Unionist Free- traders in their aggressive action against the unity of the Unionist Party. Speeches like...
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[TO THE EDITOR. OF THE " SP ECM ATOR.1
The SpectatorSin,—The suggestion you make (Spectator, January 18th) that an association should be formed of those who object to old-age pensions being granted on a non-contributory basis is...
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR." J SIR,—It is not
The Spectatorunnatural that a group of Tariff Reformers should be ready to advocate ostracism, for their real demand is not a revision of the fiscal system in order to meet modern needs, but...
A CENTRE PARTY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOB OF THE "SPEOTAT0R."1 SIR,—The speech delivered by Mr. Balfour at Glasgow holds out little hope of any consideration on the part of Tariff Reformers for Unionist...
SELF-PROVIDED OLD-AGE PENSIONS.
The SpectatorLTO THE EDITOR OF THE " Se ROTATOR:1 SIR,—In an editorial note on the Bishop of Lichfield's pro- posal for contributory old-age pensions in last week's Spectator you say :—"...
pro THE EDITOR OF THE " SFECTATOR."1
The SpectatorSin,—When in one week we have Mr. Austen Chamberlain publicly declaring that the Conservative Party has no place for Lord Cromer and other distinguished Free-traders, and in the...
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MODERN ART IN IRELAND.
The Spectator[TO TUE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—A very amazing thing has happened in Dublin. A Municipal Art Gallery was opened on Monday which is acknowledged to contain the finest...
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPICOrATOR."1
The SpectatorSIR,—The framers of such schemes as that of the Bishop of Lichfield (Spectator, January 18th) appear to assume that once the scheme is adopted matters will be on the same...
THE MYSTERY OF CRUELTY.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIB,—Your article of last week under the above heading had a profound fascination for me. For every word of it came home to me as true. I, at...
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CATTLE-DRIVING.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." SIR,—I venture to send you an Irish Times with an account on p. 10 on sworn testimony of cattle-driving in the County Kildare, and of the...
RAILWAY COMBINATIONS.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.".1 SIR,—An "Old-Fashioned Liberal" and the writer of the editorial note appended to his letter in last week's Spectator appear to be in such...
ANCIENT BRITAIN AND THE INVASIONS OF JTTLIUS CAESAR.
The Spectator[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have received a cutting from the Spectator of Decem- ber 28th, 1907, containing a review of "Ancient Britain and the Invasions of...
FOREIGN MARRIAGES.
The Spectator[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J SIR,—Your "News of the Week" note (Spectator, January 18th) about Anglo-French marriages contains inaccuracies which may cause a foreign...
DISRAELI'S BORROWINGS.
The SpectatorrTo THE EDITOR OE THE "SPECTATOR,"] Sin,—Disraeli says in " Coningsby " that the use of italics the last resource of the Forcible Feebles,—which expression, by the way, he...
MILITIA UNITS ABOUT TO BE DISBANDED.
The SpectatorLTO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—It is to be noticed that under the recent Army Order twenty-three battalions of Militia are to be disbanded at once, and as that Order...
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IV.—IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR WEALTH TO ACCUMU- LATE WITHOUT THE
The SpectatorWORKING CLASSES BEING BENEFITED. DEAR MR. 9 The Socialists often argue as if the more wealth grew, the poorer became the people. Their talk is of the land " where wealth...
POETRY.
The SpectatorDREAM-BALLAD. LAST night as I was in my bed An old friend came and spoke to me He said just what be might have said, And was just as he used to be. He did not greet me with...
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BOOKS.
The SpectatorBURNET.* BURNET was one of those rare and fortunate men who seem to have fallen upon the exact period of history best suited to give fullest scope to their special form of...
MUS I C.
The SpectatorTHE ILLUMINATED SYMPHONY. CONCERT-GOERS ought to be very grateful to Mr. Herbert Trench for the energy and assiduity which he has dis- played in furnishing them with a new...
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CHINESE CHARACTER.*
The SpectatorMn. MACGOWAN, who gave us a useful work in his Imperial History of China, compiled from the Chinese historians, relies in his new book entirely upon his own knowledge and...
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THE HISTORIANS' HISTORY OF THE WORLD.* THE most intrepid of
The Spectatorreviewers, his energies necessarily limited by inevitable conditions of time and space, must feel a sinking of heart when he contemplates the task here set. Twelve only of the...
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A RESIDENT'S WIFE IN NIGERL4...
The SpectatorSOME one has said that books which have any pretension to be ranked as literature are divided into two classes,—those that are read by everybody for a little while and...
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THE CHEAPEST COTTAGES.*
The SpectatorTHOSE who have professed to disbelieve in the possibility of building agricultural labourers' cottages for £150, less cost of land and the other expenses which the owner of an...
NOVELS.
The SpectatorCHILDREN'S CHILDREN.t THIS interesting volume, if it does not, inaugurate a new departure in fiction, is at any rate an example of artistic collaboration as unfamiliar as it is...
A SUMMARY OF SOCIALISM.* M. YVES GuvoT, with his wonderfully
The Spectatorprolific pen, has just produced another little book on Socialism which he aptly calls Socialist Sophisms and Economic Facts. The purpose of the book is to give a summary of the...
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READABLE NOVELS.—Second Selves. By Algernon Gissing. (John Long. 6s.)—A modern
The Spectatorstory, in which the self-sacrifice of Geoffrey Morton will be found rather difficult to credit.—The Meddler. By H. de Vere Stacpoole and W. A. Bryce. (Alston Rivers. 6s.)—A wild...
THE QUARTERLIES.
The SpectatorIN its last article the Quarterly exposes the futility of Mr. Birrell's rule in Ireland. This might seem to be slaying the slain. Still, he is ruling, and it is necessary to go...
One Fair Enemy. By Carlton Dawe. (John Long. 6s.)—This is
The Spectatora story of the Great Rebellion containing many exciting rescues and adventures. It is always a perilous experiment to introduce Oliver Cromwell into fiction ; but Mr. Carlton...
Outrageous Fortune. By "Bak." (W. Heinemann. 4a.)—It will not take
The Spectatorthe ingenious reader long to discover why Mr. William Hayes, although possessed of a large fortune, only left an annuity of £450 to his wife. It must be premised that this lady,...
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A Pictorial Guide to Gardening. By the Editor of Garden
The SpectatorLife. (Cable Printing and Publishing Company. ls. net.)—This volume, with its two hundred and fifty pages of instruction and nearly as many illustrations, will be found a most...
The Royal Manor of Richmond. By Mrs. Arthur G. Bell.
The Spectator(G. Bell and Sons. 7s. 6d. net.)—There is great historical interest about Richmond, but the archaeological and antiquarian element is not much in evidence. Whether there are...
The School World, Vol. IX. (Macmillan and Co. 7s. 6d.
The Spectatornet.)— We are glad to see this "Monthly Magazine of Educational Work and Progress" in volume form. It does very serviceable work in the direction indicated by its title. We...
SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
The Spectator[Under this heading Ice notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.1 The Early Traditions of Genesis. By Alex. R. Gordon, D.Litt. (T. and...
Sidelights on Golf. By Garden G. Smith. (Sisley's. 3s. 6d.
The Spectatornet.)—Mr. Smith, who is editor of a well-known golf journal, has collected some pleasant, and we may say inetructive, miscellanea about the game. He is, we see, very...
The International Geography. By Seventy Authors. Edited by Hugh Robert
The SpectatorMill, D.Sc. (Macmillan and Co. 15s.)—Our notice of this book must be purely descriptive, for reasons which a short account of its construction and contents will make...
Catalogue of the Thomason Tracts. 2 vols. (British Museum.) —The
The Spectatorsub-title of these volumes runs thus: "Catalogue of the Pamphlets, Books, Newspapers, and Manuscripts Relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth and Restoration, Collected by...
Nisbet's Church Directory and Almanac. (James Nisbet and Co. 25.
The Spectatornet.)—Here we have, considering the size and price of the volume, as much information in a convenient form as we could possibly expect. —From the same publishers we get The...
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The Dickensian. Edited by B. W. Matz. (Chapman and Hall.
The Spectator4s. net.)—We welcome the third annual volume of this very entertaining periodical. It is quite impossible to give an account of its contents ; they are various, and almost...
A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Isaac Newton. By
The SpectatorGeorge G. Gray. (Bowes and Bowes, Cambridge. 6s. net.)—This work, divided into ten sections, and extending to seventy-eight pages (including index), gives (1) collected...