Britain Over the Sea. Compiled and edited by Elizabeth Lee.
(John Murray. 2s. 6d.)—This "reader for schools" gives, in the form of a series of extracts, the outline of a continuous history of the growth of the British Empire. An introduction sketches the general purpose of the book. Part L begins with Lord Bacon's essay on " Plantations," followed by " Captain John Smith of Virginia's" treatment of the same subject from the practical point of view in " Reasons for Planting Colonies." We have also Sir Huwphry Gilbert discoursing on "The Ad- vantages of a North-West Passage to the East Indies." The poetical element is represented by Andrew Marvell's "Where the remote Bermudas ride," and other pieces. Part II. takes us down to the present time. The volume is one which ought to serve its purpose admirably. It is illustrated by four maps representing the growth of the Empire.
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