Thomas Alva Edison. By Francis Arthur Jones. (Hodder and' Stoughton.
6s.)—Interesting as is the history of Mr.. Edison's successes, the reader will find the greatest pleasure of all in the story of his early days ; -his first adventures as a bread-winner selling newspapers and printing one on the train; and sub- sequently the shifts he was put to in overcoming his sleepiness during the hours of duty as a telegraph operator. It is a very human and vivid picture of an energetic boyhood, and a very stimulating one too ; for if he had ideal parents, and especially that type of mother which all great men must have, his boyhood reflects credit on the man himself. We should like to have heard more about them ; it is our only disappointment on putting down this fascinating book, which will please both the scientific enthusiast and the student of character.
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