10 APRIL 1915, Page 25

It might be doubted whether any one who felt inclined

to read Saint-Simon's Memoirs at all would not prefer to read them in the original rather than in a translation. But since Mr. Francis Arkwright has not only translated but abridged them, his work will probably be appreciated by English readers. The Memoir* of the Duke de Saint-Simon (Stanley Paul and Co., 2 vole., 10s. 6d. net each) will be completed in six volumes, and Mr. Arkwright's work is not a selection of the best passages, but a continuous shortened version.