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WORCESTERSHIRE. By F. T. S. Houghton. (Methuen. 6s. net.) We

know no guide-books that are more useful, handy and accurate than the " Little Guides," and the new volume on Worcestershire is as good as any of its predecessors. Mr. Houghton has, of course, to deal with an unusually interesting county, abounding in delightful towns like Evesham, Droit- with or Pershore, to say nothing of Worcester itself, and also in beautiful villages and manor-houses that are near the Black Country and yet are unspoiled. The book is well written and well illustrated and contains a good map.