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C'redulities, Past and Present. By William Jones, F.S.A. (Chatto and

Windue).—Like the volume on " Finger-ring Lore," by the same author, this book is full of amusing and instructive gossip on the historical, legendary, and anecdotal sides of the numerous and various credulities that have from time to time existed all over the world, and many of which are still extant in this country and elsewhere. Mr. Jones treats the subject in a light and interesting manner, and an attractive feature of the compilation is the pleasant vein of humour that runs through it.