Rambles in WomanZand. By Max O'Rell. (Chatto and Windus. 3s.
6d.)—That he will find something very smart and clever will be the first reflection of any one who reads this title ; his second may possibly be that in the matter of taste he may not be so well pleased. Does it not give the impression of the superior creature who is observing the habits and customs of an inferior race? We do not say that the book itself answers to this notion. The writer is not wanting in respect, or even admira- tion. He can hardly be serious in all that he says, as, e.g., when he remarks that he should not regret to see women proposing to men. And he is not always exact. Hypatia was torn to pieces, not because she was an eloquent woman, but because she was an eloquent pagan. We hardly know whether to recommend the book to our readers or not. They will not put it down once begun,—that is certain. Whether they will be pleased when the end is reached is another matter.
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