In The English Historical Review For October, Mr. J. E.
Neale has a valuable paper on " Parliament and the Succession Question in 1562-3 and 1566," illustrating Queen Elizabeth's methods of dealing with her faithful Commons. He......
Alchemy : Its Science And Romance. By The Right Rev.
J. E. Mercer. (S.P.C.K. 9s. net.)—Bishop Mercer has written an interesting sketch of the history of alchemy from the mystics of Alexandria under the early Roman Empire down to......
Some Books Of The Week.
[Notice in this column does not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919. Compiled and edited by John V. A.......
Poets And Poetry, Parodies Regained.*
THE first thing which will strike the reader about Mr. Knox's book of parodies will probably be what I might call its lack of aesthetic didacticism. I have always maintained......
We Are Glad To Record The Appearance Of Ten New
volumes of Everyman's Library, edited by Mr. Ernest Rhys (Dent, 2s. 6d. net each), an invaluable series of good books, at a moderate Price, for which many a reader is grateful......
Old London Illustrated. A Series Of Drawings By The Late
H. W. Brewer, with descriptive notes by Herbert A. Cox. (Builder. 3s. Od. net.)—The proprietors of tho Builder have been happily inspired in reprinting from their pages ten of......
Anita. By Evarts Scudder. (same Publisher And Price.)— A...
of poems with no very obvious faults. A monologue entitled, " Euripides at Salamis," opens with some effective lines.—Ten Sonnets. By G. H. Johnstone. (Same publisher. ls.......
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