History as Literature, and other Essays. Dv Theodore Roosevelt. (John
Murray. Cs. net.)-" The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer," says Mr. Roosevelt in one of these essays. Certainly no reproach could be lees fairly brought against him the breezy optimism, the virile seriousness with which be tackled difficult problems during his Presidency are equally apparent in the pages of this wholesome and exhilarating book. The three addresses which he delivered in Oxford, Berlin, and Paris have been published before, but are well worth reading again. Their note is one of insistence on the fact that the future of civilization depends on the individual-that "success or failure will be conditioned upon the way in which the average man, the average woman, does his or her duty, first in the ordinary, every-day affairs of life, and next in those great occasional crises which call for the heroic virtues." Mr. Roosevelt's striking personality has always exerted a healthy influence in the public life of the world, and we welcome Isis reappearance upon the international platform.
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