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Books.

MR. FIRTH'S "CROMWELL."* MR. FIRTH'S short Life of Cromwell is a most welcome addi- tion to historical literature. A short Life of the Protector which should give a true picture......

Paris.*

IT is a fascinating idea to write the life of a city, and Paris, more than most cities, lends herself to the purposes of a picturesque biography. Mr. Belloc's chief point, to......