2 APRIL 1898, Page 23

Thoughts and Words. By Stephen DovrelL (Longmans and Co. 31s.

6d.)—This is Mr. Dowell's commonplace book, printed in three volumes, with readable type and good paper. Some people will sneer at him for having given a mere heap of scraps to the public. We shall do nothing of the kind, for the scraps are all good, and many of them will be new even to the most omnivo- rous readers. We can heartily recommend the book to all, and we hope they are many, who like to stroll in a garden of literature and history, and see the roses and lilies and the brass and the marble side by side.