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The Land of To - Morrow. By William Westrup. (Alston Rivers. 6s.)—As

a novel this book is not particularly interesting, but as an account of the life of an Englishman in Basutoland it is well worth reading. The author seems to find, as doubtless do the men who live there, great attractions in the life of a trader working so far from civilization ; but the accounts which he gives of the cheating of the natives, and of the consequent double deal- ing of the English traders, are not alluring. The hero is a rather conventional figure, as are all the women in the book; but it can be recommended to any one who wishes to study the phase of life with which it deals.