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The Alsatian Mountains : a Narrative of a Tour in

the Vosges. By Katharine Lee. (Bentley and Son.)—We do not profess to look at this book from the point of view of a critic familiar with the scenery of Alsace. Whether Mrs. Lee has described the places best worth seeing in the Vosges, and described them well, we do not know, but we can see that her descriptions, whatever their intrinsic value, are spoilt by a desire to be amusing that pursues her like a curse, and by a passion that is equally strong for reviling the Germans, wherever she can find or make an opportunity. Readers who do not object to or who can put up with these drawbacks will find Mrs. Lee's experiences of travel in a country which is still comparatively unspoilt by tourists, sufficiently readable.