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The Empress Eugenie.

The Empress Eugenic. By Edward Legge. (Harper and Brothers. 7s. 6d. net.)—The sub-title of the book is this : " Her Majesty's life since the terrible year,' together with the......

Naval Wars In The Baltic.

Naval Wars in the Baltic. By R. C. Anderson. (C. Gilbert Wood. 15s.)—Few students of history, it is probable, quite realise how stubborn and how frequent was the fighting which......

The Conquest Of New Spain.

The Conquest of New Spain. By Bernal Diaz del Castillo. Translated by A. P. Mandalay, M.A. Vol. U. (Haklnyt Society.) —This narrative includes the march to Mexico, the stay in......

Four Sons.

Four Sans. By A. H. Gilkes. (G. A. Synnot, Dulwich Village.) The time of the tale is the second half of what we have been accustomed to call the fourth century B.C., but Mr.......

Gardening Books.

The stream of books on gardening does not cease. In Rock and Water Gardens : their Making and Planting (Country Life, 6e. net) Mr. E. T. Cook edits a series of articles......

Trailing And Camping In Alaska.

Trailing and Camping in Alaska. By A. M. Powell. (Hurst and Blackett. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Powell's " hot-pot " of trailing adventures—he describes in this book not one but many......

The Wye.

The Wye. Painted by Sutton Palmer. Described by A. G. Bradley. (A. and C. Black. 7s. 6d. net.)—A capital book on a fine subject, a subject only too rich in matter. It is......

Memorials Of Old Yorkshire.

Memorials of Old Yorkshire. Edited by T. M. Fallow, M.A. (G. Allen and Sons. 15s. net.)—This volume is well up to the high standard of the excellent series to which it belongs.......

Crete, The Forerunner Of Greece.

Crete, the Forerunner of Greece. By C. H. and H. Boyd Hawes (Harper and Brothers. 2s. 6d. net.)—Both Mr. and Mrs. Hawes have done work in the field of Cretan discovery,—the......