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Now that we are fighting in France, it was a

good idea for Messrs. Cassell and Co. to issue their _Miniature French Dictionary (le. net) with rounded corners for the soldier's use. It goes easily into a waistcoat pocket, and would be an excellent present to any member of the Expeditionary Force. —Another happy thought is a Flemish-English phrase-book for refugees, Dagelyksche Hulp voor Belgen in Engeland, by E. V. Bisschop (L. B. Hill, 2 Langham Place, W.).