A Bird's-Eye View of Picturesque India. By the late Right
Hon. Sir Richard Temple, Bart., G.C.S.I. (Chatto and Windus. Os.) —Many of the chapters of this volume have appeared in various newspapers, and Sir Richard Temple did well to republish them in the form of a book. They aim at giving an outline of the con- ditions of life and government, scenery, and civilisation of ancient and modern India, in such a way as to leave a clear impression upon the mind of readers who have intelligence and imagination to understand the general features and aspects of the subject without the time necessary for entering into all its intricate detail. The book has two hundred and ten small octavo pages, bold clear type and handsome margins, thirty-two illustrations —photographic reproductions of drawings in Sir Richard's own portfolios—and some admirably simple tables of statistics and chronology. A distinctive merit of the book is its optimistic tone. Sir Richard wrote as one who delighted in the beauty and romance of Indian native life.
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