16 SEPTEMBER 1916, Page 21

Russian Literature : Ideals and Realities. By Prince P. Kropotkin.

(Duckworth and Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—Prince Kropotkin has revised his thoughtful sketch of Russian literature for this second edition, but has not attempted to deal with his younger contemporaries like Androyeff. Attention may be called to his estimate of Tolstoi and to his severe criticism of Dostoevsky's later work, which has recently excited so much interest in England.