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Shakespeare And The Red Cross. By Sir Sidney Lee. (the

Chiswick Press. 81)—An address delivered by Sir Sidney Lee at the opening of the Shakespeare Exhibition at the Grafton Galleries :— " Shakespeare," says Sir Sidney Lee, "......

The Ruhleben Prisoners Release Committee, At Pen Corner...

has issued an informing pamphlet on the conditions pre- vailing at Ruhleben, the negotiations at various times for the release of civilian prisoners, and the case for a general......

Russia And Europe. By Gregor Alexinsky. Translated By...

(T. Fisher Unwin. 10s. 6d. net.)—This instructive book, by an ex-member of the Duma, discusses European influence on Russian economics, history, administration, literature, and......

Arboreal Man. By F. Wood Jones. (e. Arnold. 8s. 6d.

net.)— The direct ancestors of primitive man never went on all fours, but lived in trees. That is the theory which Professor Wood Jones demonstrates, by the aid of comparative......

German And English Education. By Fr. De Hovre. (constable...

Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—This comparative study of German and English education is written by a Belgian priest from Louvain who sees the strong and weak points in both systems. "......

Australia. By J. W. Gregory. (cambridge University Press....

net.)—Professor Gregory's admirable little book, in the series of " Cambridge Manuals," presents in a compact and readable form the essence of his studies of Australia, its......

(nitres Poiligues De Jean De Lingendes. Edited By E. T.

Griffiths. (Manchester University Press. 63. net.)—Jean de Lingendes was a Bourbonnais poet who died young. in 1616 and left a considerable baggage of pleasant pastoral verse,......

Feeding The Family. By Mary Swartz Rose, Ph.d. (macmillan...

Co. 9s. net.)—Mrs. Swartz Rose tells us she set out to write " a guide- book to good nutrition . . . for the numerous housewives who prepare something like a thousand meals a......

Studies In Insect Life. By A. E. Shipley. (t. Fisher

Unwin. 10s. 6d. net.)—The Master of Christ's is a most entertaining writer, and does not, as the title suggests, confine his attention to insects. Besides articles on insects......