17 NOVEMBER 1894, Page 37

Glimpses of Four Continents. By the Duchess of Buckingham and

Chandos. (John Murray.)—The writer of these lively and agreeable letters took the overland route as far as Colombo ; thence she crossed the ocean to Australia. Of Asia and Africa, therefore, she caught glimpses ; of the great Southern Continent she saw more, visiting the chief Colonies. Of course, as the guest of Governors, she had to limit her experiences to the upper crust of things ; but her observations are always entertaining. From Australia she travelled to Chicago, Salt Lake City, Washington, &c. Her travels began on October 14th and ended on May 24th, and were certainly an agreeable and not uninstructive way of spending the worst part of an English year.