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Les Pays d'Albanie et leur Histoire. Par F. Gibert. (Paris:

P. Rosier. 5fr. net.)—Albania was, till quite lately, one of the least known districts of Europe. M. Gibert has compiled a useful summary of what had been published about it to the end of 1913. He describes the manners and customs of the people, as well as the physical conditions of the country, and sketches their history down to last March. The book, which is written with typical French lucidity, should be helpful to all students of the Albanian question.