ReisarsTs.—To the "Temple" edition of the " Waverley Novels" (Dent
and Co.) we note the addition of The Antiquary and Guy Mannering and Rob Roy. A more delightful little edition of Scott for the railway and the steamship it would be impossible to imagine. They will go into the pocket, and yet do not blind one's eyes.—Mr. Gilfr.'s Love-Story, Amos Barton, and Janet's Repentance have been reprinted by Messrs. Blackwood and Sons in three very pretty little volumes.—Another delightful reprint is Matthew Arnold's Friendship's Garland (Smith, Elder, and Co.) It had long been rumoured that this, the most witty of modern "skits," would not be reprinted, and therefore its appearance is a surprise as well as a pleasure. Matthew Arnold's special gift of gently ironic satire reached its zenith in this entertaining book. —Religio Medici, and other Essays by Sir Thomas Browne (Smith, Elder, and Co.) is another reprint. It is one which one is always heartily glad to see, for it shows how considerable is the popularity of the author of "Urn Burial."—Old Creole Days. By George W. Cable. With Illustrations by Albert Healer. (Lawrence and Bullen. 21s. net )—Mr. Cable's short stories, which are among the most charming in modern American litera- ture, are produced in excellent print on excellent paper, but we cannot say that we are much interested by the illustrations. They seem to us, for the most part, a little tame and con- ventional. .
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