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Municipal Lessons From South Germany. By Henry S. Lunn, M.d.

(T. Fisher ITnwin. 2s.)—The "Lessons" are numerous and clear. Many things are much better managed in the cities which Dr. Lunn and his associates visited than they are with us.......

An Autumn Tramp From Edinburgh To London. By James Mathew.

(J. P. Mathew and Co., Dundee. 3s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Mathew started from Edinburgh on October 5th and reached London on the same day in November. The route which he took led him......

Some Books Of The Week.

[Under this heading we notice such Books of the week as have not bun reserved for review in other forms.] Down with the Tariff! a Tale of Free-Trade. By Lady Bell. (A. L.......

The Old Testament And Modern Research. By The Rev. J.

R. Cohn. (James Parker and Co. 4s. net.)—This volume may be read With much profit, though it will cause, we do not doubt, some !earchings of heart. Mr. Cohn sees in the Old......

Anglican Liberalism. By Twelve Churchmen. (williams And...

three of whom are laymen, have contributed essays on "Liberalism" with various differentiae, —"Religious," "Theological," "Social," "Clerical," dc. Dr. Hastings Rashdall writes......

The Human Boy Again. By Eden Phillpotts. (chapman And Hall.

6s.)—Mr. Eden Phillpotts has a great knowledge of the nature of boys, and is perhaps even more familiar with their vocabularies. His present work is as entirely concerned with......

Readable Novels.—my Son And I. By Mrs. M. H. Spielmann.

(George Allen and Sons. 6s.)—An account of the upbringing of an only son by a young widow. It is prettily written, but it is provoking for the reader to be left with the same......

Printers' Pie. (the Sphere And The Taller Office, Is. Net.)—

The Pie is bigger and better than ever. Rich ingredients, ad- mirable compounding, and tasty serving-up produce as attractive a dish as could be desired. If we are to make a......

Granada, Present And Bygone. By Albert F. Calvert. (j. M.

Dent and Co. 7s. 6d. net.)-14fr. Calvert continues to add, greatly to the public gain, to his "Spanish Series." This is the seven- teenth volume, and in none of its predecessors......