MUIRHEAD'S NORTH-WESTERN FRANCE. Edited by
THE latest volume of Macmillan's Blue Guides is Muirheads North-Western France, which completes the group of Blue Guides dealing with France. There could be no better guide for the tourist, either by motor, train or bicycle, than this admirable little book. It shows how the chief centres of interest can be conveniently visited and suggests short expeditions which can easily be made from these centres. There are descriptions of Normandy, through which the Seine wends its tortuous way guarded by ancient mediaeval castles as, for instance, the Chateau Gaillard, the " saucy" castle built by
Richard Coeur-de-Lion ; of Brittany, that gaily coloured and ever popular land of laughter and good feeling ; and of the country of the Loire. Historical information is given and practical information as to passports, customs, hotels, &c., &u. There are' also forty-four excellent maps. Muirhernt s The French Alps is an equally useful little book, which will fit comfortably into a pocket. It is written on the same lines as the North-Western France Blue Guide book, giving much historical and practical information.
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