11 JULY 1885, Page 25

Story of the Soudan War. By W. Melville Pimblett. (Remington

and Co.) —We are, ourselves, rather sceptical as to the utility of writing contemporary history. Political controversy is still busy with the Soudan, and it is hardly conceivable that any man should have so judicial a mind as to write an impartial account of events so near to him. Mr. Pimblett's narrative, however, seems to be, on the whole, free from party bias, and he has, apparently, mastered the official papers. His book will probably be a popular one.