Highways and Byways in Nottinghamshire. By J. B. Firth. (Mac-
millan and Co. 6s. net.)—To an excellent series this is a most readable addition. Mr. Firth writes well and has accumulated a mass of curious information. The chapters on Nottingham and Newark and the parts they played on opposite sides in the Civil War, the account of Southwell and its ancient minster, the elaborate description of the Dukories- Welbeck, Clumber, and Thoresby, all set in the remains of Sherwood Forest—are the chief features. Robin Hood is cautiously handled. Byron in poverty at Southwell and in transient splendour at Newstead is another picturesque figure. Mr. Firth tells us that the famous "Mrs. Markham" who taught our grandfathers the history of England was a Miss Elizabeth Cartwright of East Markham, daughter of the famous Dr. Edward Cartwright who invented the power-loom, and niece of Major Cartwright the Radical. Mr. Firth abounds in anecdote. He has a capital illustrator in Mr. F. L. Griggs.
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