CURRENT LITERATURE.
Danes, Saxons, and Normans. By J. G. Edgar, Author of "The Boyhood of Great Men," &c. (Beeton.)—The author of this profusely illustrated volume tells us that its main object is to treat the subject of the Norman Conquest in a popular and picturesque style, without any sacrifice of historic truth; and, in order to render more intelligible the central event of his story, he has extended his narrative to the principal circumstances by which it was preceded and followed. We are inclined to think that Mr. Edgar has successfully carried out the design which he has proposed to himself. His style of narration is easy and picturesque, and his historical knowledge is accurate, and quite sufficiently extensive for his purpose. Like all the former works of the same author, the volume before us is intended mainly for young readers ; and we are glad to be able to pronounce an opinion that it will be difficult for a boy to make acquaintance with the history of the Norman Conquest through a medium at once more pleasant and more trustworthy than that afforded by Mr. Edgar's pages.
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