23 NOVEMBER 1889, Page 25

The Contemporary History of the French Revolution. Compiled by F.

Bayford Harrison. (Rivingtons.)—Mr. Harrison has gone to the Annual Register of the time for his "contemporary history." "Nothing is omitted," he says, "which is essential, nothing altered except obvious errors, and nothing added but necessary and explanatory matter." There is, no doubt, a certain value in this almost contemporary history; but the best evidence does not come to light for many years after the events.