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Mediaeval Byways. By L. F. Salzmann. (Constable and Co. flanet.)—This

very amusing book is a product of Mr.Salzmarufs researches among early records—mainly the proceedings of the Court of Chancery. He has a keen eye for human interest, and made a practice of jotting down any strange or unusual entry, even though it had nothing to do with the immediate purpose of his search. In this way he accumulated notebooks full of "queer and fascinating little bits of ancientry," which have supplied the material of a most entertaining discourse on the lighter aspects of mediaeval social life. We shall be surprised if anyone who takes up this book does not read it through at a sitting—so good and gay-hearted it is. Mr. George Cruger's illustrations are fully in tone with the text.