16 NOVEMBER 1912, Page 14

In Praise of Edinburgh. By Rosaline Masson. (Constable and Co.

Gs. net.)-Assuming that there remained in British letters a legitimate place for an anthology of Edinburgh. which in this age of compilations and literary mincemeat one is reluctant to admit, Miss Rosaline Masson was the obvious person to undertake the task, for she has proved by her former publications that no one is better qualified to interpret the charm of Scotland's capital. With Miss Masson's selections, which range from Ptolemy the geographer to his present Majesty, inevitably including extracts from the speeches of Lord Rosebery, no fault can be found.