New Editions.—mere Literature. By Woodrow Wilson....
net.)—There is nothing but an incon- spicuous copyright notice to show that this collection of essays by President Wilson was published eighteen years ago. We think that such......
The Land Of The Lotus. By J. M. Graham. (j.
W. Arrow- smith, Bristol. 5s.)—This book is not, strictly speaking, a work of fiction, but a series of sketches dealing with life on a tea plantation in India. The chapters......
X Rays. By G. W. C. Kaye. (longmans And Co.
5s. net.) —Dr. Kaye is head of the Radium Department at the National Physical Laboratory. In this clearly written hook he aims at describing the present position of the study......
At This Season Of The Year Guide-books Are Much In
demand. The modern tendency to deal with a small district in a pocket volume is shown in Argyllshire and Buteshire, by P. Macnair (Cambridge University Press, ls. 6d. net);......
Saturday With My Camera. By Stanley 0. Johnson. (grant...
3s. 6d. net.)—The novice in open-air photography will find this book at once suggestive and helpful. It aims at being "a popular and practical guide to the work of the amateur......
Thirty Years. By Sir Thomas Barclay. (constable And Co. 12s.
6d. net.)—In this volume Sir Thomas Barclay, whose services to the cause of international peace are so well known, selects some interesting pages from his Anglo-French......
The Rubber Industry In Brazil And The Orient. By C.
E. Akers. (Methuen and Co. 6s. net.)—Mr. Akers, who was formerly the Times correspondent in Buenos Aires, is well acquainted with the conditions of the rubber industry in South......
The Theory Of Poetry In England. By R. P. Cowl.
(Macmillan and Co. 5s. net.)—This book should be very helpful to students of English poetry and criticism. It consists of a series of extracts from the writings of the chief......
Some Books Of The Week.
[Under this heading tee notice such Books of the weak as has. net hen reierved for review in other forms.] Toseph Pulitzer. By Alleyne Ireland. (Mitchell Kennerley.) The late......
Readable Novels.—two Women. By Max Pemberton. (methuen...
brilliant as a revue, and in parts as vulgar. Mr. Pemberton is happier when he leaves the demi - monde of Le Touquet for the adventures of an escape from a German fortress.—The......
The Primrose League Election Guide. Edited By G. A....
(E. Nash. ls. net.)—It is just thirty years since the Primrose League was founded, and the first part of this little book is devoted to a retrospect of its helpful work. The......
Geological Excursions Round London. By G. M. Davies. (t....
and Co. 3s. 64. net.)—In this useful little book Mr. Davies has provided a handy guide to geological field-work in localities easily reached from London. It is divided into......
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