An English Boy's Life and Adventures in Uganda. By C.
W. Hattersley. (R.T.S., 2s.)-Many books are written about Uganda for older readers ; they are concerned with the religion, the anthropology, the economic development, or the sport. Here is an excellent one written specially for younger people, and it should interest them greatly. Mr•. Hattersley knows the country intimately, and apparently has brought up his family there. The letters written home by his son were the original basis on which he has compiled this volume. They describe the journey from England and up country from Mombasa, and then Uganda itself. The book is full of anecdotes, which give an admirable idea of the life there, particularly of the natives' life, from the young king downward. The wild animals, of course, take a prominent place, and emphasize the difference between life there and life in a crowded, sophisticated land like our own ; some of the stories of big-game shooting are most exciting. There are also many stories taken from the folklore; in several of them the rabbit takes much the same place as in Uncle Remus's stories. The book is illustrated mainly with photo- graphs.
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