21 JUNE 1913, Page 27

NEW EDITIONS.—The Scenery of Switzerland and the Causes to which

it is due. By the Rt. Hon. Lord Avebury. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)—The geographical and geological conditions of the Swiss Alps are here explained in some detail, but in a popular way. This is the fifth edition of the book.—Manchester Boys. By Charles E. B. Russell, M.A. (Manchester University Press. ls. net.)—We are glad to notice a second edition of Mr. Russell's striking sketches of the life of boys in Manchester, and of the various influences which affect them.