CURRENT LITERATURE.
The History and Topography of Hendon. By Edward J. Evans. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.)—This local history originated in a number of " disjointed " notes which appeared in a local news- paper. It is a bulky and painstaking work,—so bulky, that the majority of readers will take advantage of the permission whieh the author in effect gives them to skip a number of passages. The sections dealing with "The Parish Church" and "The Church- yard" might, in particular, have been condensed, and the topography is a trifle too detailed. Doubtless, however, Mr. Evans writes for an essentially local public. For such, indeed, he writes well and carefully. The " ordinary " reader will also find, with the help of an excellent index, that a wonderful number of notabilities have in one way or another been connected with Hendon.
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