An Eastern Afterglow ; or, Present Aspects of Sacred Scenery.
By W. S. Wood. (Deighton and Bell ; Bell and Sons.)—There is always something fresh to be gathered by intelligent and well-informed observers from Eastern travel. Mr. Wood does not pretend to make discoveries, but he gives us interesting descriptions, sometimes of places which every traveller does not visit. We may note especially the account of the Coptic churches of Old Cairo. Petra, too, though it is not the almost unknown land which it was when Mr. Stephens, author of the Incidents of Travel, visited it, now about forty years ago, is scarcely hackneyed ; and Mr. Wood's experiences of travel, both here and elsewhere, will have a certain novelty for many readers. Though a Nile boat is now a very well known conveyance, yet here also Mr. Wood contrives to give a certain freshness to his narrative, besides supplying some practical details which succeeding travellers may find useful.
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