A Nation's Heritage. By H. D. Rawnsley. (G. -Allen and
Unwin. 6s. net.)—Canon Rawnsley's attractive book describes in detail the famous scenes and the delightful old houses in the West of England and in Wales that are now under the care of the National Trust. Dines Olen, the hill above Barmouth, was the first property given to the society. -Kymin Rill, Monmouth, is another landmark that has been secured for the public. The author devotes chapters also to The Leigh Woods, Bristol, the Cheddar Gorge, Winifred Hill, Morts Point, Barras Headland at Tintagel, and the great Holnicote Estate, including part of Exmoor and the fine woods fringing the Bristol Channel between Minehead and Porlock, which Sir Thomas •Acland generously leased to the Trust for five hundred and fifty years. The Trust's houses include that beautiful Tudor mansion, Barrington Court, Coleridge's Cottage at Nether Stowey, and the curious old cottages, formerly a post-office, at Tintagel. Canon Rawnsley's account of these places, and his photographs, will help readers to understand the aims of the National Trust and the very considerable measure of success which it has already achieved. Some rich man might perhaps buy one of- Wren's threatened City churches for the Trust, which would know how to take care of it.
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