16 NOVEMBER 1901, Page 49

God Save King Alfred. By the Rev. E. Gilliat. (Macmillan

and Co. 6s.)--This is rather a story of Edward, King Alfred's eldest son, than of Alfred himself. Mr. Gilliat takes up the cause of Elfgiva, the mother of Athelstane, whose good fame has sometimes been questioned. He gives us some lively pic- tures of the time, of life in the Court and the camp, in humbler homes, and in the monastery. The figure of the great King him- self is finely drawn, and the whole story is told in a very attrac- tive way.