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Byeways Of Two Cities. By The Author Of " The

Romance of the Streets." (Hodder and Stoughton.)—The " two cities " are London and Elinbargh, the former having naturally allotted to it the greater portion of the volume. "......

Simon De Montfort And The Battle Of Evesham. By Herbert

New. (Simpkin and Marshall.)---"It may be useful," says Mr. New, by way of preface, "for those who visit or inhabit the town of Evesham, to describe briefly the person, and the......

Current Literature.

Ancient Athens : its History, Topography, and Remains. By Thomas H. Dyer, LL.D. (Bell and Sons.)—This is a very copious and elaborate work, which it is impossible properly to......

The Working-classes Of Switzerland."' From Many Points Of...

study of the internal organisation of Switzerland is interesting for all those who are engaged in the solution of social problems. There is sufficient analogy between Swiss and......