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Western Europe In The Eighth Century And Onward. By The

late E. A. Freeman. (Macmillan and Co. 10s.)—There seems to be no end to the posthumous works of the late Professor Freeman. Recently we had occasion to deal with one of these ;......

Studies On Anglo - Saxon Institutions. By H. Munro...

Press. 8s. net.)—Mr. Chadwick begins with an essay on the "Monetary System" of the Anglo-Saxons, and proceeds to the consideration of the " Social System." The connection......

Tales Of The Five Towns. By Arnold Bennett. (chatto And

Windus. 6s.)—Whether Mr. Arnold Bennett will ever write anything so wholly excellent as his novel, " A Great Man," may be doubted, but the standard is not very sensibly lowered......

The Licensing Act, 1904. By St. John G. Micklethwait, M.a.,

B.C.L. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 2s. 6d. net.)—A Treatise on the Laws of the Stock Exchange. By Walter S. Schwabe and G. A. H. Branson. (Stevens and Sone. 12s. 6d.)—Mr. Mickle-......

The Century Bible : Samuel I.-ii. Edited By A. R.

S. Kennedy, D.D. (T. C. and E. C. Jack. 2s. 6d. net.)—The reader of The Century Bible will expect to find the subject treated with con- siderable freedom. Professor Kennedy sees......

Length Of Life Among The Jews Is Considerably Greater Than

among their Gentile neighbours. He makes other observations which are worthy of consideration. He holds that the ideal will never be realised till religion is the motive-power.......

The Collegiate Church Of St. Saviour, Southwark. By The Rev.

Canon Thompson. (Elliot Stock. 5s. net.)—Canon Thompson has done a good work in putting together this account of the " History and Antiquities of St. Saviour, Southwark." We......

Pope Jacynth, And Other Fantastic Tales. By Vernon Lee....

Richards. 3s. 6d.)—The stories which compose this volume are mediaeval in spirit, we might almost say in odour, and show their authoress, " Vernon Lee," at her best, if not......