3 SEPTEMBER 1892, Page 26

Italy, 1815 - 1890. By John Webb Probyn. (Cassell and Co.)— Mr.

Probyn published the first edition of this book in 1884. He then concluded his history with the death of King Victor Emmanuel (1878). An additional chapter has now been given, carrying it on twelve years further. This is naturally and pro- perly brief. What has happened so recently is not a fit subject of history, and a summary is all that we can desire. Mr. Probyn is inclined to think that these twelve years have been, on the whole, years of progress and improvement.