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An interesting specimen of what may be done by co-opera.

tion in the compilation of local history is to be found in Bygone Haslemere (West, Newman, and Co., 54 Hatton Garden, 21a.). This book originated in the work of the late J. W. Penfold, who made many MS. collections towards the history of Haslemere and edited the registers of the parish church. His task was taken up by Messrs. P. Woods and E. W. Swanton, who have edited the present volume, under the patronage of Lord Sligo, and with the assistance of many neighbours. We can hardly suppose that anything remains still to be said about Haslemere, and we congratulate the editors on the wealth of material which they have been able to accumulate.