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Just As There Are Too Many Sorts Of Beer, There

are far too many garden books. We should be well content to be quit of fifty per cent. of each, keeping.only the better half. Amongst that moiety we would certainly preserve Mr.......

Works Committees And Industrial Councils. By J. H....

University Press and Longmans. Is. net.)—This pamphlet contains an address given by Mr. Whitley in the Department of Industrial Administration at the Manchester College of......

Odd Corners Of Old London And How To Find Them.

By Reginald Rigby. (J. F. Belmont. Is. net.)—Many Londoners, to say nothing of visitors from the country, will find Mr. Rigby's little book useful and interesting. With his......

French Studies And France. By 0. H. Prior. (cambridge...

Press. 2s. 6d. net.)—This is the inaugural lecture of the new Drapers Professor of French at Cambridge. It is a skilful plea for the recognition of French studies as an......

Chronology Of The War. Vol. Il, 1916-17. (constable. Is. 6d.

net.)—The second part of this valuable handbook, " issued under the auspices of the Ministry of Information," is very welcome. It gives for each year a table of contemporaneous......

Half-past Twelve : Dinner Hour Studies For The Odd...

By G. W. Gough. (Sells. Is.)—Any author who tries to explain the elementary principles of economics clearly and without political bias deserves to be encouraged. Mr. Gough has......