24 DECEMBER 1881, Page 25

Eighteen Centuries of the Church of England. By the Rev.

A. H. Here. (Parker and Co.)—We do not think that a book of this kind can ever be very useful. Even a stout octavo of more than six hundred pages is quite insufficient for a subject so vast. And this particular book is written from a stand-point very different from ours. Nevertheless, we willingly acknowledge that the writer has done his work with creditable skill and as much success as could be looked for, and that he is candid and fairly sympathetic.