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Royal Colonial Institute: Proceedings 1907 - 98. Edited...

Avenue, W.C.)—We need hardly say that this volume is, as usual, interesting from beginning to end. Sir Alfred Sharpe's valuable paper on "Nyasaland" begins with some curious......

The Romance Of Northumberland. By A. G. Bradley. (methuen...

Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Bradley treats a subject full of interest of many kinds with his accustomed skill. He begins by claiming for Northumberland its proper place, vindicating,......

Cruikshank. By W. H. Chesson. (duckworth And Co. 2s. And

2s. 6d. net.)—This is a volume of "The Popular Library of Art.' As to the illustrations there can be no doubt. There are more than fifty of them, and they represent Cruikshank's......

A Short History Of Greece. By Walter S. Nett. (methuen

and Co. 3s. 6d.)—This book, which certainly, has the merit of giving much in a small space and at a small price, may fairly claim a place among historical manuals. The account......

Messrs. E. Smith And Son Have Sent Us Their Tape

Indicator Map of London. This is a most ingenious contrivance. The method used in atlases for indicating the position of the places given in the index is used with a difference.......

Students' Life And Work In The University Of Cambridge. By

Karl Breul, Litt.D. (Bowes and Bowes, Cambridge. 1s. net.) Dr. Breul sketches in a graphic way the life of a Cambridge under- graduate, its sportive and its serious side; tells......

The Letters Of Cortes To Charles V. Translated And Edited,

with Introduction and Notes, by Francis Augustus MacNutt. 2 vols. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 42s. net.)—These letters cover the period from 1519 to 1526, and contain the narrative of......

Income Tax Accounts And How To Prepare Them. (sir Isaac

Pitman and Sons. 2s.)—This book contains directions for the preparation of Income-tax returns, the most important details being naturally what deductions may and what may not be......