BOOKS ON ART.* ARCHITECTURE seems to be one of the few things at the present time which are not going though a period of anarchy- Indeed, it is more and more reverting to...

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an invitation to visit South America, and gladly seized the opportunity of making himself acquainted with a subject which seemed sufficiently remote frem ancient Rome. In Brazil...

of this interesting collection of essays by a mild protest against the solecism in its title. At Canterbury they know what is meant by a " six preacher," and in some part of...

CHILDREN'S BOOKS.* Under Greek Skies' is one of a " series of stories for young people designed to make English children fully acquainted with children of other nationalities."...

IN Lady Ann's Fairy Tales' we have an agreeable mixture, composed of the homeliness of the old stories, with an added flavour of modern allegory. Lady Catherine Milnes Gaskell...

BOYS who are not satisfied with story books for Christmas presents, but who clamour for something more serious, have plenty of chance this year of having their tastes gratified....

IN comparison with the great number of boys' story books issued by the publishers, those designed specially for girls are few and, it must be admitted, less excellent in...

THE eleventh volume of Blackie's Children's Annual (Blackie and Son, 3s. 6d.) is as good as ever. It opens with a story by Mrs. George Wemyss, told in her lively and convincing...

UNDER this heading we shall mention not only Christmas annuals properly so-called, but some bound volumes of magazines that have been sent to us, and a few miscellaneous books...

The Golden Age. By Kenneth Grahame. With 19 Illustra- tions by R. G. Enraght-Moony. (John Lane. 12s. 6d. net.)- This charming story needs no comment from us, and we will only...

the London and County Printing Works, Drury Lane, W.C. : and Published by Joss BAKER for the ••kpctiaoa" (Limited), at their Opine, lichlWellington Street,iu the Precinct of the...

are plenty of rumours that the Turkish Army is nearing the Canal. In all probability, however, such bodies as have been seen in the desert are only the Bedouin fringe of the...

impossible to record, as last week we hoped it would be, a successful termination of the Russian offensive. The battle still bangs in the balance. The Russian communique from...

T HE King has been at the front during the past week, and as we write is still there. Indeed, it was stated in Friday's newspapers that the visit, which has proved eminently...

Wales has been carrying out his military duties at the front with the energy, good sense, alertness, and yet modesty which belong to him. The Military Correspondent of the Times...

an almost complete lull during the week. This does not, of course, mean that there have been no fighting and no casualties, for what is called calm at the front is a relative...

disaster which we hoped had overtaken them in Central Poland, we must not forget to point out that they have had to pay not merely a heavy price in men, but a heavier one in...

eastern theatre is that when the German retreating force turned, and making use of their lateral railways went forward again in very large numbers, the Russians attempted to...

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John French. It is dated November 20th, and covers the British operations in the region of Ypres and Arruentieree since the beginning of October. Early in October Sir John...

made a long statement in which he defined the policy of the new Ministry and explained its attitude towards the war. The general effect of his speech is that Italy feels at...

Lord Kitchener for his brave and sensible words, and for his avoid. ance of that easy optimism which offers so many temptations to popular soldiers. Whether Lord Kitchener's...

:— "Not loss than three years. It will end only when Germany is thoroughly defeated, not before—defeated on land and sea. That the Allies will win is certain. That for us to...

work of the Navy. His most important announcement was that there will be an accession of fifteen battleships by the end of 1915, as compared with a maximum reinforcement of...

received by all parties. Certainly the friends of Italy, such as we are glad to count ourselves, have nothing to find fault with in these general expressions of Italian policy....

be found in " Eyewitness's " contribution to Friday's papers. After a passage describing in generous, but, we are convinced, not too generous, terms the courage and soldierly...

published in the Saturday Evening Post— a weekly newspaper with a large circulation in all parts of the United States. Nothing could be better than the passage in which Lord...

situation. The war loan had been over-subscribed, and thus Britain had raised the largest sum ever raised in any country, and that without employing Germany's expedients in...

seen to be impossible, and Sir John French recognized that the most be could do was to hold his positions with his thin lines till French reinforcements arrived from the south....

Regular infantry, cavalry, artillery, and engineers, all of whom are handsomely eulogized, Sir John French mentions first the Flying Corps. He does not consider it advisable to...

taken in accordance with the wish of the French Government) to exclude correspondents from the lines of the Allied Armies has been relaxed. The French and British Governments...

African rebellion was thus brought a long step nearer to its end. With fifty-two followers be was surrounded in a farm, and the party surrendered without further fighting—an...

on Wednesday. Turkey had joined Germany because she knew that only thus could she preserve " her right to control her own destiny." As though Germany had not annexed that right...

T. Mahan, the famous American naval writer. Born in 1840, be entered the United States Navy in 1856. He took part in blockades during the Civil War, but for the most part his...

written to the New York Times a most able letter on "The Sources and the Outcome of the European War." He finds the prime cause of the catastrophe, as all sane men must, in...

(We may mention here that the Military Correspondent of the Times has estimated that three millions of trained Germans have been in the western theatre during this period, and...

Aug. 8th.

W .E congratulate the Morning Post—and also the Times, the Daily News, and ether newspapers which had previously alluded to the matter—upon its courage and public spirit in...

THE KING AT THE FRONT. W HAT a comfort it is to have a King who at a great. crisis can act simply and sincerely, without trying to make capital for himself or for the supposed...

-V ARIOUS attempts have been made to estimate the cost of the present war, not only to this country, but to all the Powers engaged. One of the latest of these estimates has been...

latest official publication to tell the story of the negotiations which preceded the war. The nucleus of facts is, of course, the same as in the other Books (always excepting...

M UCH preoccupation with spies and enemy aliens has inclined Englishmen to use the word " spy" as though it necessarily implied everything that is base and treacherous. It is an...

I T will not be a woman who will discover the secret of per- petual youth. Alas, no! Women may search diligently, but they cannot long avoid the looking-glass. Men, on the other...

T HERE is a certain indication of character to be found in back yards and gardens for those who take the trouble to look for it. Even the short railway run from the suburbs to...

COMPULSION AND RECRUITING. [To nog EDITOR 0T THR "13PECTATOIL."1 Srn,—After your strenuous advocacy of National Training for so many years past, I am surprised not to find the...

[To TIM EDITOR OF TEE " SYRCTATOR.n SIn,—Is it not high time that our authorities should put into force the lesson learned in the Boer War, and refuse to allow our officers to...

[To TEE EDITOR OF THY "SrEcTaron.n SIR,—I heartily concur in every word you have written regarding seditious Ireland. There is, however, the danger of too much being made out...

Sin,—Referring to " Civilian Recruiting Agent's " letter in your last issue and your note thereon, may I say how entirely I agree as to the age-limits ? As to the standard of...

ITO TER EDITOR OF MR ”spscrrroa."1 Sts.,—Many more recruits are needed. One of the chief reasons why more are not forthcoming is that inadequate use is being made of the public...

[To TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOL'rj SIR,—It is not to be wondered at that the ordinary public have not yet grasped the real meaning of this war and the result it may have for...

To Ties PRESIDENT OF TRH BOARD OF EDUCATION. beg to be allowed to put before you a proposition which has not hitherto obtained any sanction, but which I am induced to hope may,...

[To TER EDITOR or Tar "SPECTATOR."] Stu,—The enclosed correspondence is instructive. You have called attention to the matter, but I hope you will not drop the subject until the...

[To TER EDITOR OF TR. " SIMCTATOR."1 Six,—It is possible that your readers may like to see the enclosed letter, which appeared recently in the New York Sun. "In the welter of...

[To THIN EDITOR OF THR " SPECTATOR.”] Sin, — My opinion in the present war of nations is of little consequence, but I should like as a unit to express a truth which I think has...

[TO TIls EDITOR OF TR1 "SPECTATOR."] venture to think there are few people who, at the time of the South African War, or during the tremendous struggle between Russia and...

Sru,—A relation of mine, a commercial traveller, has just returned from a journey in the United States. I asked him what he thought of the opinion of the Americans in regard to...

DRAB SIR,—Mr. Pease desires me to thank you for your letter of November 9th and to say that he much appreciates your patriotic endeavours. He regrets, however, that he is unable...

[To rss EDITOR or TR1 "Sescr∎Tos."] SIR,—It is significant of American sentiment in connexion with the war that one hears occasionally such expressions as, e.g., " We made...

[To THE EDITOR or TER " SPICCTATOR."] SIR,— Pardon me for protesting against the suggestion con. tamed in the end of your article on "The War Loan" in Last week's Spectator...

[To ms EDITOR OP THR "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The letter of your correspondent " X." (Spectator, November 28th), in which he quotes a letter said to have been written by Burns to...

[To THE EDITOR OP THB " SPZCTILTOR."] Sue—These facts may be of interest as indicative of the sentiments held by some citizens of Philadelphia, U.S.A. In response to an appeal...

[To THE EDITOR OW THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, —There appeared in your pages, some twelve years ago, a poem with the above title. It dealt with non-combatant Engineers on board...

[To THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — Some few weeks ago one of your correspondents threw cold water on the suggestion of presenting a badge to the unsuccessful recruit. A...

[To THE EDITOR 01 THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —May I call your attention to the fact that on p. 742 of your last issue, as well as in your leading article, I am described as hon....

WE have received the following telegram, dated Warsaw, November 29th, from Mr. Antoine de Zwan, the well-known Pole:— " Spectator, London.—Varsovie douloureusement surpris perte...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] Srs.,—I have read with deep interest your article of Novem- ber 14th on "Dignity and Domestic Service." It is a subject that has occupied...

[To THE EDITOR OE THE "SPELT►TOE. "] SIR, —In your excellent article on the above subject you question whether the Censor has any authority in Ireland. As a matter of fact,...

PRESIDENT LORD DESBOROUGII. Hon. SECRETARY : H. PERCY HARRIS, Esq. Hasp OFFICES: Judges' Quadrangle, Royal Courts of Justice (Carey Street entrance). The aims and objects of...

in agreement with the views therein erpresred or with the mode of @repression. In such instances, or in the Care of "letters to the Editor," insertion only means that the molter...

FIRST LESSONS IN WAR.* THE "blue rose" for the present writer has always been a short book upon war and the military art generally, which could be recommended as a primer not...

• THE NEW ENGLISH ART CLUB. AT the Exhibition of the New English Art Club we see, often in pictures in immediate juxtaposition, the struggle between the old and the new...

THE DEBT UNPAYABLE. WHAT have I given, Bold sailor on the sea, In earth or heaven, That you should die for me P What can I give, 0 soldier, leaf and brave, Long as I live, To...

WE are more ready to trust the Abbe Dimnet as a literary critic than as a political guide. His essay on M. Paul Bourget and his estimate of the Brontes were as sound in judgment...

THE Promenade Concerts audience has been waiting for some time for its interpreter, and has now found one in Mr. A. H. Sidgwick, who has given us a witty and delightful book,...

Hope's immense and minute study of Windsor Castle would need more space than • Windsor Castle: an Architectural History. By W. H. St. John Hope_ London: Country We. [56 6s....

THE Oxford Magazine has published in the form of a supple. ment a "List of the Members of the University resident in, the year 1913-1914 or in the present term now serving with...

SIR THOMAS BARCLAY has an opportune paper in the new Nineteenth Century on "Ruthless Warfare and Forbidden Methods," based on a survey of the specific prohibitions in the Hague...

erns sundial is the centre of the garden, and it is natural that gardeners should be attracted to view it from many Positions. If Miss Hartley is not a gardener, she has at all...

VALLEY OF A THOUSAND HILLS.* MISS MILLS YOUNG has already contributed liberally and successfully to the steadily increasing stock of South African fiction, and her reputation is...

[Notice to this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] A lucid paper on The Economic Dislocation of the War (Glasgow : Carter and Pratt) has been reprinted by...

Stoughton. 6s.)—Mr. Hutchinson has written a most curious novel—a novel difficult to review, difficult to classify under any heading. At first it seemed as though it were an...

is the outcome of a kind thought ably seconded by the eminent authors and artists who have voluntarily given of their best to equip this wonderful half-crown's-worth. Sir James...

Robinson on Rifle Training for War (Cassell and Co., ls. net) should save a great deal of wasted time to those, whether recruits or civilians, who are now eagerly learning to...

is again wonderful value for the money. Questions con- nected with the war naturally assume the first place in this issue, but they have not been allowed to crowd out the usual...

few mathematicians who have possessed the art of writing with lucidity and point for the general reader. It was a happy thought which led Mr. Philip E. B. Jourdain to reprint...

Richards. ls. net.)—This is a collection of topical parodies of nursery rhymes, many of them very neatly expressed. The book is illustrated with some clever woodcuts by Mr....

of peaceful intercourse between Great Britain and the United States,.Mr. Gaillard Hunt has published an enter- taining description of Life in America One Hundred Years Ago...

capital, if slightly monotonous, story of life in Labrador.—Duke Jones. By Ethel Sidgwick. (Sidgwick and Jackson. 6s.)—This sequel to A Lady of Leisure approaches more nearly to...

Mr. J. M. Kennedy has published a timely revised edition of his able study of that philosopher. In a new preface he reminds us that Nietzsche "loathed the very name" of the...

two volumes based on lectures recently delivered at Yale University. In Questions of Public Policy (5s. Gd. net) we have four lectures, of which the most interest- ing to an...

the present war will be glad to possess the new edition of Dr. J. Holland Rose's admirable study of The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1900 (Constable and Co., 7s....

published by Messrs. Methuen and Co. (3s. 6d. net), with a gossiping and affectionate preface by Mr. E. V. Lucas, notes on the local allusions by the Rev. G. A. Payne, and...

portraits of Famous Edinburgh Students (T. N. Foulis, Ss. net), from Drunimond of Hawthornden to Robert Louis Stevenson. More than Edinburgh men will be interested in Such...

Map of Central Europe (2e. 6d. in paper, 48. net on cloth), on a scale of 31'5 miles to the inch, which is coloured accord- ing to contours and altitude, and is extremely clear,...

net), is a thoroughly delightful book describing the daily life of a lover of Nature who built himself a cottage by the shores of Derwentwater, and learnt to appreciate alike...

interest by many of the cases given in Feeble- Mindedness : its Causes and Consequences, by Henry Herbert Goddard (Macmillan and Co., 17s. net). Dr. Goddard, who is the Director...