29 NOVEMBER 1884, Page 22

The Land of the Pyramids. By J. Chesney. (Cassell and

Co.)— This is a popular account of Egypt, ancient and modern. The sketch of Egyptian history seems to have been carefully studied (we may note that there is an error in what is said about paper on p. 34, "A second quality bore the name of his [Augustus's] wife Livinia," should be, "A second quality was called Liviana, after the name of his wife Livia)." There are some agreeable sketches of life, manners, and scenery, as they are now to be seen in the land of the Nile.