6 MAY 1911, Page 26

Jean Jacques Rousseau: Minor Educational Writings. Selected and translated by

William Boyd, M.A. (Blackie and Son. ls. 6d. net.)—There are things, doubtless, in this little volume which will profit any teacher, professional or other. Possibly the selection might have been a little more rigid. Now and then we came across a sentimental touch which reminds us too much of what we would fain forget—the personality of the writer.