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An American On Modern Science.

New Conceptions in Science : with a Foreword on the Relations of Science and Progress. By Carl Snyder. (Harper and Brothers. 6s.)—Interesting as this book is, it exhibits an......

Humanism.

Humanism : Philosophical Essays. By F. C. S. Schiller. (Mac- millan and Co. 8s. 6d.)—There is a refreshing vigour about this book, as might be expected from a writer who, in......

The First Of Empires.

The First of Empires. By W. St. Chad Boscawen. (Harper and Brothers. 10s. 6d.)—This is an admirable, painstaking, and enthusiastic handbook of the "latest research" into that......

The Autobiography Of William Simpson, R.i.

The Autobiography of William Simpson, R.I. (T. Fisher Unwin. 21s. net.)—It is now so long since the late William Simpson was actively engaged as a special artist that his name......

Trinity College, Dublin.

An Epoch in Irish History : Trinity College, Dublin, its Founda- tion and Early Fortunes, 1591-1660. By John Pentland Mahaffy, D.D. (T. Fisher Unwin. 16s.)—The industry and......