Wood-Carving. By C. G. Leland, M.A. (Whittaker and Co.)— This
is published, we are told, in furtherance of the object of prac- tical education, a subject on which the author has already written. Whatever may be its aim, it treats of wood-carving very clearly and practically, and is copiously illustrated, so that the carver has designs and illustrations together. Mr. Leland, who writes pleasantly as well as didactically, strives to make the carver realise the immense field which lies open to him, ranging from the legs of a table to the beams of a ceiling. We do not doubt the courage of the wood-carver to undertake anything ; the only fear is that he may fall into a certain sameness of design and motive, to avoid which he must be perpetually on the alert. Even the good carver- sometimes neglects the subsidiary tools, the quiet tricks and less striking parts of his art. All this Mr. Leland is careful to impress. on the student.
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