Cotswold and Vale. By Henry Branch. (Norman, Sawyer, and Co.,
Cheltenham. 5s. net.)—Mr. Branch gives a general descrip- tion of the Cotswold country in his first chapter, and in his second goes on to speak of what is perhaps its most famous literary association,—the residence of Alfred Tennyson at Cheltenham. In the rest of the volume he tells us about many places, persons, and things, but, of course, being constrained to consider space, has to leave many others untouched. Generally speaking, the Eastern Cotswolds have had to be omitted. Golfers will especially regret that there is nothing said of that noble expanse, Minchinhampton Common. Among the most interesting topics are Tewkesbury, Winchcombe, and Deerhurst, with its Saxon church. This is a very pleasantly written volume.—In St. Andrews and Neighbourhood (W. E. Henderson and Son, St. Andrews, is.) golf could hardly be left out but it has scarcely
its proper place, seeing how large a proportion of the visitors are attracted by i1. Surely the history is a little out, of date when we read "that the authorities have for some time been consider- ing the advisability of laying out another course," &c. When a book professes to be a guide it should be kept up to date. Imagine a guide to London in which there was no mention of the Embankment !
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