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Belgium. the Glorious : her Country and her People, edited

by Walter Hutchinson, Vol. I. (Hutchinson and Co., 10s.), is an elaborately illustrated historical and topographical , account of Belgium. Different districts are dealt with by different writers, while a general introduction by Dr. Charles Sarolea gives "A Bird's-Eye View of Belgian History." The photographs and reproductions of old pictures are excellent, but the coloured plates are less satisfactory.