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A Short History Of The Black Watch. By A. G.

W. (W. Black- wood and Sons. Ss. net.)—The Black Watch traces back its beginning to 1725, when four companies of Highland troops were raised from loyal clans to keep the peace,......

Readable Novets.—the Silver Queen. By W. Sylvester Walker...

Ouseley. 6s.)—It is sufficient to quote the sub-title, "A Tale of the Northern Territory," to indicate the subject. The colour is better than the drawing, but the whole effect......

A Journal Of The Siege Of Gibraltar, 1779 - 1783. By Captain

Spilsbury, 12th Regiment. Edited by B. H. L. Frere. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—Captain Spilsbury was a Captain of two years' standing when the siege began. He......

The Seven Against Thebes Of Aeschylus. Edited By T. G.

Tucker, Litt.D. (Cambridge University Press. 9s. net.)—Pro- fessor Tucker began his Aeschylean studies with the " Supplices " as long ago as 1889, continued them with the "......

The Cardinal And Lady Susan. By Lucas Cleave. (greening And

Co. 6s.)—The beginning of this book is much the most interesting part ; the subsequent history of the heroine, Lady Susan, has a decidedly irritating effect on the reader. The......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] The Apocryphal Books. By Professor H. T. Andrews. (T. C. and E. C.......