Mr. Alfred T. Davies, Of The Board Of Education, Gives
in a little pamphlet, entitled Student Captives, an account of the admirable scheme for supplying British prisoners with educational books so that they may continuo or resume......
Chess Strategy. By Eduard Lasker. Translated By.,j. Du...
Bell and Sons. 5s. net.)—Noininally a revised second edition, this is in reality a new book, with a chapter for beginners and many new games with annotations. One of the most......
The Leveller Movement. By T. C. Pease. (h. Milford. 6s.
Cal. net. )— Dr. Pease, of Illinois University, has made a careful study of the Leveller movement led by John Lilburne during our Civil War , Ho emphasizes the Levellers' demand......
Lively Recollections. By Canon Shearme. (john Lane. 5s....
Shearmo's " recollections " make very pleasant reading. The book is not long and it is quite light. We are all often asked to recommend such a book in these days, and the name......
The Eastern Question. By J. A. R. Marriott, M.p. (claren-
don Press. 12s. Gd. net.)—This " historical study in European diplomacy " is, as the author says, the first complete account in English of the origin and development of the......
English Farming, Past And Present. By R. E. Prothoro. (long-
mans and Co. 7s. Gd. net.)—Mr. Prothero's admirable book appears unchanged in a second edition. He had intended to shorten it as Minister of Agriculture, he has been unable to......
Getting Together. By Ian Hay. (hodder And Stoughton. Is....
these imaginary conversations between an Englishman and an American " Ian Hay " states frankly, and then dispels, some of the petty misunderstandings that have arisen since the......
Ingram Bywater. By W. W. Jackson, D.d. (clarendon Press. 7s.
6d. net.)—This admirable memoir of the late Professor of Greek at Oxford is a model of its kind. Bywater was a great scholar, who devoted his whole life to the intensive study......
Celtic Mythology And Religion. By Alexander Macbain....
7s. Gd. not.)—The late Dr. Macbain is justly described in the introduction by Professor Watson as " the greatest of our Scottish Celtic scholars," but his work is too little......
The Local Government Board Has Just Iseued A Valuable...
costing sixpence, on the provision made by English Public Health Authorities and voluntary agencies in regard to Maternity and Child Welfare. Mitch has boon done since the......
Confiscation In Irish History. By W. F. T. Butler. (t.
Fisher Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—This is a good and useful piece of historical research, free from the passion and bias that spoil so many books on Irish history. Mr. Butler has......
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