Almanach Hachette, 1905. (Hachette and Co. 2 fr.)—We welcome the
new volume of this periodical, which we had the pleasure of introducing, on its first appearance, to the English public. It defines himself as a " small popular encyclopaedia of practical life." An English reader would think it strangely wanting in things which he looks to find as a matter of course in a volume of this size,—it contains four hundred and thirty-two pages. He expects to see fairly copious in- formation about the Army and the Navy (" L'Annee Militaire " and " L'A.miee Maritime" occupy a little more than a page). He would be surprised not to find a complete list of the two Houses of Parliament. On the other hand, he will find here a vast amount of information which he would look for in vain in English almanacs. Without doubt, Messrs. Hachette know what their clients want, and supply it in a very admirable and complete form.
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