From the 'Thames to the Tamar. By the Rev. A.
G. L'Estrange. (Hurst and Blackett.)—Mr. L'Estrange describes his book as "A Summer on the South Coast." As a matter of fact, for at least a con- si lerable part of his journey, he saw very little of the coast. At first he is tolerably faithful to it, visiting Herne Bay, Reculvers, Margate, Kingsgate and Ramsgate, and indeed most of the Kentish sea ports, present and past. But having got inland to New Romney, he keeps there, seeing in fact only one place on the coast of Sussex, that is, Hastings, and thereby missing what is certainly the prettiest spot on the coast, east of the Isle of Wight, the glen of Fairlight. In Hamp- shire, too. he takes great liberties for a traveller bound to explore the coast. What business had he at Stonehenge? But we have no wish to be ungrateful to a pleasant and readable book. A traveller might amuse himself very well by following Mr. L'Estrange's footsteps, always provided that he has a purse long enough to meet the demands of the English innkeeper.
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