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Some Books Of The Week.

[Notice in tisis column does not sueessartly preclude eubaeiruent review.] well-known Professor of History—is an admirable presentation of our case in the form of " a village......

Amongst Books On Matters Connected With The War We May

note an excellent little handbook of Drill and Field Training, edited by E. John Solaro (John Murray, Is. net); Guns and Projectiles, by Lieut.-Commander R. H. C. Verner, and......

The War Has Brought Out A Crop Of Patriotic Poems,

old and new, such as Songs and Sonnets for England in War Time, mostly reprinted from the daily papers (John Lane, ls. net); Remember Louvain ! a "little book of liberty and......

Every Student Of Political And Economic Science Is Deeply...

to the excellent monographs published periodically by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University. We have only space to chronicle the appearance of two valuable......

The Economics Of War. By "economist." (p. S. King And

Son. 3d.)—This pamphlet is a brief but able plea for "better pay and security for those serving their country." The author points out that, during the war, our chief economic......

Amongst The Little Books Which The Great Dailies Are Bring-

ing out in connexion with the war we note, from the Standard, an excellent manual for the amateur recruiter, How to Help Lord Kitchener, by A. J. Dawson, and a well-meaning......

Modern Germany And The Modern World. By M. E. Sadler.

(Macmillan and Co. 2d.)—In this pamphlet, written at the request of the Victoria League, Dr. Sadler undertakes to explain " how, in spite of the intellectual and other services......

The Siege Of Liege. By Paul Hamelius. (t. Werner Laurie.

ls. net.)—In this modest and obviously veridical little book Professor Hamelius gives a very interesting description of his experiences during the siege of Liege. It is by no......

The Age Of The World. By J. Logan Lobley. (r.

Ashley. 5s. net.)—The late Professor of Physiography in the City of London College points out that various estimates of the age of the earth as a habitable globe differ very......

Problems Of Child Welfare. By George B. Mangold....

Co. 8s. 6d. net.)—Dr. Mangold, who is the Director of the School of Social Economy in Washington University, has contributed a learned and thoughtful volume on a very important......