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General History Of Western Nations.

General History of Western Nations, 5,000 B.C. - 1900 A.D. By Emil Reich, D.J. Part I., Vols. I. and II. (Macmillan and Co. 15s. net.)—Dr. Emil Reich, not to be left behind by......

The Modern Balance Sheet. Probably Ignorant Of The Inner...

of financial state- ments. Let any one take the balance-sheet printed on p. 37- a real document, we are assured—and spot the deception if he can. And yet the fair-seeming......

The Royal House Of Stuart.

The Royal House of Stuart. By Samuel Cowan. 2 vols. (Greening and Co. 42s.)—It is certainly convenient to have the history of a famous dynasty put together in this way and pre-......

Influence Of Letters On The Scottish Reformation.

Influence of Letters on the Scottish Reformation. By George Christie, B.D. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 68. not.)—Mr. Christie sees three "Literary Influences " at work on Scottish......

Significant Etymology.

Significant Etymology. By James Mitchell, D.D. (W. Black- wood and Sons. 7s. Cid. net.)—Dr. Mitchell gives us here a book full of interesting matter, arranged in what will be,......

Excavations At Ephesus.

Excavations at Ephesus. By David George Hogarth, M.A. Vol. I., Text; Vol. II., Atlas. (British Museum. .22 10s.)—Mr. J. T. Wood was employed iu excavations at Ephesus during the......