15 NOVEMBER 1913, Page 41

The Revolt of Democracy. By Alfred Russel Wallace. (Cassell and

Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—The socialistic political and economic theories of the late Dr. Wallace find vigorous expres- sion in these pages. Perhaps, however, the most interesting part of the book lies in the biography of the author with which it opens, and which has been sympathetically written by Mr. James Merchant.