Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan. By Lieut.-Col. James Tod. Edited
by W. Crooke. 3 vols. (H. Milford. 52s. 6d, net.)—Dr. Crooke has taken great pains with this new edition of Tod's famous book on the Rajputs, annotating it freely and pointing out in a long introduction its high merits as a picture of the Rajputs a century ago, when their tribal system, was still in full force. James Ted went to India in 1798 to join the Company's forces. He gained such an intimate knowledge of Rajputana that the Resident, Richard Strachey, transferred him to the Political Department. From 1818 to 1822 Tod acted as Political Agent of Western Rajputana. He was thought by some to be too friendly with the Rajputs ; he undoubtedly gained their full confidence and respect, and obtained such facilities for studying their history and customs as perhaps no other British official has ever had. - The book is profoundly interesting, and, with Dr. Crooke's notes, it will be still more valuable than before to students' of India.
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