1 JUNE 1901, Page 24

The Annual Register, 1900. (Longmans and Co. 113s.)—It is not

necessary to criticise this volume. The Register has for some time been in competent hands, and it continues to discharge a difficult task with fairness and ability. Part I. is devoted to (1) "English History" (might we suggest "British," in considera- tion of certain well-known susceptibilities ?), (2) to "Foreign and Colonial History" (we should like to see the "Colonial" separated and made to follow the first section). In Part II. we have a " Chronicle of Events," "Retrospect of Literature, Science, and Art," and an "Obituary."