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The Empires Of The Old World. By M. Bramston. (blackie

and Son. 3s. 6d. net.)-" Not a text-book for examinations, but a framework in which the fuller history of a 'period' may be inserted," is the description given in the Preface of......

A Hundred Short Essays. By W. Stewart Thompson, M.a....

Marshall and Co. 2s.)-This is a second edition of a second series. Evidently Mr. Thompson ministers to a public want. These essays are on " Public Examination Topics." The......

London Houses From .1660 To 1820. By A. E. Richardson

and C. Lovett Gill. (B. T. Batsford. 15s. net.)-The authors divide the time covered by their book into three periods, the Formative (1666-1720), Middle or Palladian (1720-1760),......

The Book Of The Seven Ages: An Anthology. Compiled By

Henry W. Clark. (Herbert and Daniel. 3s. 6d. net.)--Mr. Clark's idea for another anthology is a very good ono. He takes the famous passage from As You Like It, " All the world's......