The Civil War in Dorset. By A. R. Bayley, B.A.
(Barnicott and Pearce, Taunton. lOs. 6d. net)—This is a book which deserves high commendation. It sets an excellent example. A similar volume might very advantageously be put together for every county, or, at least, for all where the war was actively carried on. We cannot have too many details in a story of such transcendent importance. We may take as an instance the fight of Lyme Regis as it is related by combatants on both sides. The Royalist account is somewhat meagre; it was indeed a disastrous failure on the part of Prince Maurice, who was in command. The Parliamentary diarist, on the other hand, gives us a most interesting narrative. Lyme Regis has every reason to be proud of the affair. Not the least heroic among the combatants were the women, who carried ammunition to the fighting men and served in other ways with enthusiastic courage. They had the defect of their virtues, if they tore to pieces an old Irishwoman who was left behind when the siege was raised.
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