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The Medieval Boroughs of Snowdonia. By Edward Arthur Lewis. (Henry

Sotheran. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Lewis's thesis is the first of a series of literary and historical studies to be issued by the University of Wales. It deals systematically with the growth of the municipal element in Snowdonia (the 'Principality of North Wales ") from the time of the conquest of Wales (1284) to the date of the Act of Union with England (1536). In an introductory chapter Mr. Lewis gives a sketch of the development of town life in Wales up to the date at which the detailed study begins.