30 JANUARY 1909, Page 13

When and Where of Famous Men and Women. (G. Routledge

and Sens. is. not.)—A. volume of the "Miniature Reference Library," giving some ten thousand names of celebrities, ancient and modern, with dates of birth and death and brief descrip- tions. Such omissions as we have found are in the classical. section. Claudian is given, but not Ausonius ; Stating, but not Valerius Flaocus or Silius Habeas. Athenaous and Aulus Collins are wanting. So are Suotonius and Cornelius Nopos. It might have been as well to put "Linguist" after the name of Cardinal Mezzofanti, as this was his title to fame. Our own Watts was his equal, or oven his superior, in this respect, but we did not expect to find his name. Audubon is misspelt Audebon.