Books of a series, Histories, by Mr. C. H. K.
Martens of Eton, and Mr. E. H. Carter (Blackwell, 2s.) are so unusually good as to outdistance all else of the kind for the juniors on the market. This series, whilst not omitting the essential facts in British history, relates that history to the general story of mankind. It is to be continued beyond 1688, at which point Book III. ends. A " Junior History" series, edited by Prof. H. W. C. Davis (Putnam, 2s. 6d.), favours the bio- graphical plan. The Age of Discovery, by Mr. R. Power, Elizabeth, by Mr. I. L. Plunket, and Robert Clive, by Mr. R. Catty, are the best volumes. The Citizen, by Mrs. H. A. L. Fisher (Chambers, 2s. ed.), and The Story of British Governmrut, by Messrs. H. and L. Court (Sampson Low, 2s. 6d.), will both assist teachers of civics. The Social and Industrial History of Britain, by Mr. A. A.W. Ramsay (Chambers, 3s.), ought to be glanced at by those anxious to give a definitely social trend to their instruction.
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