Young England. (57-59 Ludgate Hill. 5s.)—This "Illustrated Magazine for Boys
" is a very good periodical of its kind. The variety of its contents and the skill and good taste with which they are chosen are worthy of much praise. Of course South Africa and the war have a prominent place. Old achievements of our soldiers are not forgotten, nor do brave deeds done at home miss due recognition. We would especially mention two articles entitled " Fighting the Fire-fiend." A service that requires more skill and courage than that of the fireman would not be easy to find. Athletics have their share of space, and it is not a small one. Then there are tales of the great schools, collaborated by a writer with a practised pen, and a contributor who adds local colour. In one of them where the scene is laid at a very great cricketing school, we are told that the hero, " when they beat the Etonians by forty-six runs and two wickets," " simply went mad over it." We do not wonder. It is a fine thing to beat Eton by forty-six runs, and also a fine thing to beat it by two wickets. But to do both things at once is really a triumph. How did the captain manage it ?
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