14 JANUARY 1905, page 24

An Unwritten Chapter In The History Of Education. By H.

Kingsmill Moore, D.D. (Macmillan and Co. 7s. Gd. net.)—This " unwritten chapter," the story of twenty years of effort to con- ciliate the warring denominations and parties in a......

Literary Landmarks Of The Scottish Universities. By...

P. Putnam's Sons. 5s. net.)--Mr. Hutton labours under a considerable disadvantage in the scarcity of materials. The Scottish Universities have not been wanting in distinguished......

Harvard Studies In Classical Philology. Vol. Xv....

Gs. 6d. net.)—The most generally interesting of the five essays contained in this volume is the first, dealing with the curious question of the religious position of Boethius as......

We Are Compelled To Indicate Rather Than Appreciate The...

they receive. Among the most valuable contributions we should be inclined to put that of Mr. W. C. Allen on the question, " Are the Gospels True ?" a very powerful argument, as......

Life And Times Of Sir Richard Southey. By The Hon.

Alex. Wilmot. (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co. 15s. net.)—Richard Southey was a lad of twelve when he went out to South Africa with his father (a first-cousin one degree removed......

The Privilege Of Motherhood. By Lucie Simpson. (greening...

2s. 6d.)—This little book is full of good sense. Much that concerns the welfare of a child depends on causes out of control, or " even knowledge." " You should begin with the......

Mathieson's Handbook For Investors For 1905. (2s. 6d....

book considering its size, but, like others which aim at getting too much in a small space, incomplete. We also notice some inaccuracies. The particulars for 1904 are made up to......

Japan: The Place And The People. By G. Waldo Browne.

(Sampson Low, Marston, and Co. 16s. net.)—Mr. Browne's book was copyrighted, wo see, in what we:presume was its first form, as early as 1901. It was anyhow written before the......