25 OCTOBER 1890, Page 26

English. Lands, Letters, and Kings. By Donald G. Mitchell. (Sampson

Low and Co.)—This is a second volume, and deals with a variety of topics "from Elizabeth to Anne," its predecessor having done the same for the period "from Celt to Saxon." The somewhat incomprehensible title covers a miscellany of contents, social and literary, with now and then a side-glance at politics. Mr. Mitchell's criticism is sound, his views on social questions reasonable and just, and his style has plenty of vivacity. We may especially commend to our readers the papers on Milton and Swift. Mr. Mitchell is an American, and there is always an added pleasure when an American appreciates so well the great and good things of the Old Country.