14 MAY 1910, Page 25

The Dawn of British History. By Alice Corkran. (George G.

Harrap and Co. 1s. 6d.)—The time which Miss Corkran deals with begins with the third century B.C., if that is the date of the voyage of Pytheas. (Stemehenge and Avebury are, of course, older, but they must be left out of account.) She carries on the story to the fourth century A.D. She has written a very readable little book. It is always picturesque, and, as far as we can see, accurate. We do not know for certain that the flocks feeding round the dwelling of Queen Caztismandua were "milk-white," or even that her headdress was of gold ; very likely they were, and the date-us make a picture to be remembered.