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Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1906. (horace Cox. 20s.)—...

this is the thirty - eighth issue, appears to be well kept up to its high standard of accuracy and promptitude. The preface, to which one always turns with more interest than......

The Antiquary, Vol. Ill (elliot Stock: 7s. 6d.)—there Are As

usual many curiosities in this volume, and not a few which are much more. Such is the article on "Edward III. in Allitera- tive Prophecy." It is a very careful study, and the......

The Spurgeon Family. By W. Miller Higgs. (elliot Stock. 6s.

net.)—Mr. Higgs has taken a world of pains in tracing the descent of the family of the Spurgeons of Halstead. Its antiquity is more than respectable, even if it does not go back......

Our Heritage In The Land. By Harold E. Moore. (p.

S. King and Son. 1s. net.)—Sir William Mather furnishes an introduc- tion to Mr. Moore's pamphlet, and also reprints the scheme which he laid before the Parliamentary Committee......

Henry Irving : A Biography. By Percy Fitzgerald. (t. Fisher

Unwin. 10s. 6d. net.)—This is a new edition of a book which was originally published in Irving's lifetime, and has been now carried to a conclusion. And a melancholy conclusion......

On Leprosy And Fish Eating. By Jonathan Hutchinson. (a....

and Co. 12s. 6d. net.)—" The object of this book,' writes Mr. Hutchinson in his preface, "is to carry conviction to my readers that the fundamental cause of the malady known as......

The Prevention Of Senility. By Sir James Crichton-browne....

Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—Our author emphasises the pitiable difference between the conditions of manual and in- tellectual labour. A sawyer who can earn 45s. a week at forty falls to......