Shropshire, Hereford, and Monmouth. By A. G. Bradley. (A. Constable
and Co. 5s. net.)—Glamorgan and Gower. By the same. (Same publishers. 38. 6d. net.)—These two volumes are constituent parts of a book published some little time ago under the title of "In the March and Borderland of Wales." When a second edition of this work was called for, it was wisely decided to separate portions which had no very close connexion. One, in fact, belongs to Wales, the other to England ; for though Monmouth is ethno- graphically and, one might say, politically Welsh, it is geographically English. It is not necessary to make any detailed criticism of books which have already established themselves in public favour. It will be enough to say generally that Mr. Bradley's description and Mr. W. M. Meredith's drawings do justice to a most interesting subject. It is not every one who has the opportunity of following Mr. Bradley in all his wanderings. Any one who has to choose among many attractions could hardly do better than walk from Llanfihangel Crucorney up the valley of Honddhu to Llanthony Abbey, climb the Black Hill, and walk along the top to the Hay. The rugged Brecknockshire mountains on the left, and green Herefordshire on the right, make an admirable illustration of border history.
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