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London of To-Day, 1890. An Illustrated Handbook of the Season. By Charles Eyre Pascoe. (Simpkin.)—This is the sixth annual edition, "revised, and in part rewritten," of a little volume that deserves the success it has attained. Guide-books are generally more serviceable than entertaining; but Mr. Pascoe has the art of writing in an attractive style, and the information contained in these pages is alike varied and precise. The stranger to London is not likely to go far wrong if he attends to the compiler's ample instructions, and there are not many Londoners who will not find them of service. Where to live and to dine, what to see, what excursions to take, the different worlds into which London is divided, the prominent events of a London season, fashionable outdoor resorts, the clubs, the theatres, the associations of the streets, the memorials and things of fame that give interest to London—on these topics and many more—the hand- book has something fresh and useful to say. Nor is this all, for Mr. Pascoe, after stating that "no monetary value" attaches to any such recommendation, does not hesitate to praise certain hotels, restaurants, and shops. This is perhaps a little unfair to others unknown to him which may be equally good, but country-folk and Americans will probably find the advice thus tendered the most useful portion of the volume. The illustrations are amusing and clever.
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