26 MAY 1917, page 17

Readable Novels.—a Marriage Has Been Arranged. By R. S....

(Edward Arnold 62.)—It is an enormous pity for every one concerned that the marriage of the title was ever arranged at all. Disaster followed it, and the war provided the only......

The Evolution Of Coinage. By George Macdonald. (cambridge...

la 3d. not.)—This new "Cambridge Manual" is a brilliant little essay on a large and fascinating subject, which begins in Western Asia long before the days of Croeaus, and in......

Fiction.

THIS IS THE END.* Miss BENSON pursues her wayward, .witty,, unconventional course with unabated energy, gusto, and disregard for the plain person in her new fantasy. Not many......

Amateur Circus Life. By Ernest Balch. (macmillan And Co. Cs.

64. net.)—The merits of tumbling as a form of physical training for boys and girls are lucidly explained, with the help of photo- graphs, by the author, who has been succeasful......

Our Cousins And Allies.*

ONLY a few weeks ago, not only France and Britain, but many generous and ardent minds in the United States were frankly puzzled and alarmed by President Wilson's scrupulous......

Canada The Spellbinder. By Lilian Whiting. (j. M. Dent And

Sons. 62. net.)—This pleasant book on the great Dominion gives a traveller's impressions of the charm and vigour of the Canadian cities from old Quebec to Prince Rupert, the......

President Wilson's Great Speech To Congress On April 2nd,...

war against Germany, has been reprinted on stout paper with a portrait, on behalf of the British Committee for the Cele- bration of the Centenary of Peace between Great Britain......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Notice in this column does not neeccsarily preclude subsoluent review.) Spanish Reader of Smith American History. By E. W. Supple. (Macmillan and Co. 4s. 64. net.)—This is a......

Sometimes Think. By Stephen Paget. (macmillan And Co. 5s....

delightful "essays for the young people" are full of good some and • good. humour. Mr. Paget discourees on such topics as " Handwritings," "Moving Pictures," "London Prido "- a......