7 NOVEMBER 1903, Page 13

Belgrade, the White City of Death. By Mrs. Northesk Wilson.

(R. A. Everett and Co. 108.6d. net.)—Mrs. Wilson seems to have put together this volume in breathless haste. A King and Queen had been assassinated ; what could be more expedient than to be first in the field with an historical narrative ? We do not learn much, it is true ; still, there is an account of the two dynasties that con- tend for the doubtful honour of the Servian Crown, of King Milan, King Alexander, and Queen Drags. The Queen's intention to secure the succession for her brother is very distinctly affirmed. It is only fair to add that this view is controverted with equal positiveness by other authorities.