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A Backwater of War. By M. R.. Earle. (Headley Brothers:

is. 6c1. net.)—We can warmly commend this collection of " letters from Switzerland, September to December, WIC." The writing is scholarly and thoughtful, and we quite endorse the opinion of Mr. Edward Woods in his " Foreword " that the letters reveal " the working of a peculiarly .fine-tempered and imaginative mind."