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Drake and the Dons. Edited and arranged by R. Lovett,

M.A. (Religious Tract Society.)—This, one of the first of the crop of Armada story-books we are sure to see, has been chiefly taken from Hakluyt's collection of " Voyages and Travels." And the volume is illustrated by portraits and maps, the originals of which were designed by contemporaries of the great event. The ten plans illustrating the running fight with the Armada are parti- cularly interesting. The style of the old chronicler has been altered as little as possible, and adds to the interest of the book.