23 FEBRUARY 1867, Page 21

Manual of English History Simplified; or, Our Country's Story. Told

by a Lady. (London, Bfurby.)—The object of this book is to supply an English history at once concise, attractive, and cheap. The first and last of these requirements have certainly been answered. There cannot be two opinions on cheapness and conciseness, but there may be great difference of opinion on what is attractive, and it is quite possible that some readers might be indifferent to the simplicity of this volume. Yet if it is written for those whose means, or time, or education debar them from deeper and fuller study, it has a good chance of being accepted.