SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
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The Anglo-French Review. No. 1. Edited by H. D. Davray and J. L. May. (J. M. Dent and Sons. Is. 6.1. net.)—The success of the Anglo-French Society, which, though only a year old, has now a large membership and a house of its own, will be equalled, we trust, bythe bilingual monthly which has just made its appearance under two most competent editors. The contents of the first number are varied and attractive. A poem by M. Henri Regnier, a characteristic piece of rhapsodical prose by M. Paul Fort, and a penetrating essay Oil Meredith by11. Darray, who knew him well and translated some of his books into French, represent letters. M. Steeg, the well-known ex-Minister, pleads for an interchange of students and professors between British and French Universities ; France, as he says, can offer far better teaching than Germany did before her true character was revealed to the world in the manifesto of the ninety-three German professors. Mr. Harold Cox, writing on trade relations, commends Free Trade principles to France. Mr. Appleton. the Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions, contributes a valuable article on the international Trade Union movement, which is to be clearly distinguished from the very dubious Socialist propaganda, and concerns itself solely with economic and industrial problems. The section devoted to reviews of current French and English books will be useful. Many people would read more French books if they knew what to buy, and the new monthly may be of great service to this class.
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