The Dorset Coast. By Charles G. Harper. (Chapman and Hall.
15s. net.)—Mr. Harper begins with Poole, and person- ally conducts the reader along the Dorsetshire coast as far as Lyme Regis. Everywhere he speaks from personal experi- ence, and his descriptions, suggestions, and comments have the value which such an origin ensures. He has studied the local history, too, with care, and the past is, for the most part, adequately represented. The drawings are his own, and we must honestly say that we do not like them much. They are too prosaic and literal. (The little sketch on p. 304 is an exception.) If we are to have transcripts of Nature, let us have them through the camera. We venture to differ from Mr. Harper when he tells us that "Jane Austen is un- fortunately, a great deal more talked about and written about than read." Our experience goes quite the other way. Finally, we may remind Mr. Harper that Old bono ? does not mean "What is the good of it ? " but "Who profits by it?" (p. 169).
Gretna Green and its Traditions. By " Claverhouse."
Previous page
