The Pocket Date - Book. By William L. R. Cates. (Chapman and
HalL)—Mr. Oates has endeavoured to supply a book which shall classify the dates, which an ordinary reader is likely to want, so that he- may be able to find them without difficulty. Accordingly, chronology is divided into ancient and modern—each of these into historical and biographical —and each of these four divisions is subdivided, again, in this sort of way:—Modern Historical, into-1, Popes ; 2, General Councils ; 3, Sovereigns of England, 8re. Modern Biographical, into-1, Poets ; 2, Philosophers ; 3, Men of Science, &e. The arrangement is, of course, only suitable for an elementary manual. The somewhat clumsy ex- pedient of an alphabetical index must still be retained in larger books, but even the possessor of one of these would find Mr. Cates's volume useful for speedy reference. Mr. Woodward, the librarian at Windsor, bears witness to the accuracy and care with which " The Pocket Date- Book" has been compiled.
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