Coronation of a King. By M. F. Johnston. (Chapman and
Hall. 6s.)—Crowning the King. By Arthur H. Beavan. (C. A. Pearson. 2s. 6d.)—We have no intention of instituting a com- parison between these two volumes. Mr. Johnston goes further afield. He tells us how certain Kings of France, even how Popes of Rome, have been crowned. Now and then he actually digresses, as when, for instance, he gives us a history of the Order of the Bath. This had, it is true, some connection with Coronations, but we have wandered a long way when we read a list of the Knights who have been expelled from the Order. Mr. Beavan, on the other hand, keeps closely to his point. He tells the story of English Coronations, of Kings and Queens, of Banquets, Jewels, Thrones, Privileged Persons, and so forth, but all English. Both volumes furnish the reader with plenty of interesting matter.
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