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For the many soldiers from overseas who wish, before retumi - a7

home,. to see something of this country, an anonymous author has compiled The American Pocket Guide Book In Placts of Intere.st in Great Britain and Ireland (G. Philip, $1). It is a very practical little book, summing up the hotels and the antiqui- ties of each place in a few terse phrases shish the soldier tourist who runs, or is driven, may read. Brief sections are devoted to

our history and literature, and there are some good maps. We trust that many of the Dominion and American troops will find time to use the book and gain some knowledge of Great Britain outside their camps and London.