30 JUNE 1900, Page 39

A war-book of no little interest is My Diocese during

the War, by the Bishop of Natal (G. Bell and Sons, 6s.) The Bishop explains that it has been his habit since leaving England seven years ago to write down, day by day, rough notes of his experiences, and to send them, in lien of letters, to his home circle in England. These so far as they relate to the war (i.e., from the beginning up to April 21st) are now published under the editorship of a relative. The author has not made the choice, nor has he seen the proofs. We may add that the profits of the book are to go to the diocesan funds, not a little depressed by the war. The preface is a frank acknowledgment of miscal- culations. The Bishop did not believe that there would be war, or that if there was war Natal would be in any danger. But he was not alone in his error. Mr. Schreiner shared it; and so did Mr. Rhodes. The book itself is well worth reading. The author was at the front, and saw many things from a point of view some- what different from that either of the soldier or of the war corre- spondent. And what he writes is in the best taste, simple, unaffected, and graphic, without the least attempt at fine writing. We heartily commend it to our readers.