18 APRIL 1891, Page 23

The Graphic History of the British Empire. (Nelson and Sons

) —This work, ranging "from Celtic Times to the Present Day," is an enlargement and continuation of a work which has had a very considerable success, Dr. W. F. Collier's " History of England." In the first chapter, more might have been said of the description of P,ytheas of Marseilles. It is probably authentic, as it is certainly true to fact. It should have been stated that the position of the Cowey Stakes makes it unlikely that they were a defensive work. But, on the whole, the volume is one of value. Dr. Collier wrote in a picturesque and effective style. His original. book was one of the best of school histories, and would very well bear expansion.