Various gaily illustrated books intended for younger children may be
mentioned together :—Routiedge's Book of Birds. Beasts, and Fishes (G. Routledge and Sons), given in another form in the Panorama of Birds, Beasts, and Fishes. From the same publishers we have The Army, by Richard Simkin,—gay pictures of various branches- of the Army, and the weapons which they wield. The " 12th Lancers " and the " Black Watch " charging, and a " Field Battery of the Royal Artillery in Action," are given in effective pictures. Old Mother Hubbard is a well-known favourite, very humorously rendered.—Our Armies, illustrated and described by Richard Simkin (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co.), gives a description, both by pen and pencil, of our military force. There are five sections, the enumeration of which will be the best account of the book. These are : " British Cavalry," " British Artillery and Infantry," " Indian Native Cavalry," " Indian Native Artillery and Infantry," and " The British Army of the Past." Why are the Volunteers always omitted ?
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