Three Thousand Eight Hundred Miles Across Canada. By J. W.
C. Haldane. Illustrated. (Simpkin and Co.)—Mr. Haldane describes a trip through Canada with considerable detail, and much enthusiasm. It is chiefly centred on the great trans-continental line, and the accompanying scenery, industrie, and difficulties of railway engineering. We cannot claim for Mr. Haldane's volume any value beyond that of a more than usually intelligent and observant globe-trotter. He is of the best kind of traveller, and as an engineer took particular notice of such things as struck his professional eye,—he describes, for instance, with great gusto the upholstering of cars and steamers. An intending traveller wishing to learn what could be seen on the railway journey might do worse than buy this little book, which we may call a very superior guide-book.
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