Siam and China. By Salvatore Besso. (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.
30s. net.)—The late Signor Besso made a journey to the Fur East in 1911-12 with a view of writing a book about his experiences. His travels were cut short by a premature death, and the piety of his family has now given to the world the materials in their rough state. They consist partly of impressionist articles sent home in the Tribuna, and partly of letters and diaries. "We have added nothing, modified but ittle, and suppressed the least possible," say the editors, 'so that the dear image of him may be visible in his writings, without alterations and without literary preoccupations." The first part of the book describes the coronation of the Ring of Siam, while the second deals with the Chinese Revolution. The handsome volume is illustrated with many photographs of great interest.
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