Shakespeare's Garden, Stratford-upon-Avon. By Ernest Law. (Selwyn and Blount. 3s.
6d. net.)—In this pleasant little book, well furnished with photographs and drawings, Mr. Law describes the new garden that has been formed on the site of New Place, Shakespeare's house, which was demolished by Gastrell in 1759.
The site was purchased for the nation in 1862, and was laid out in the usual fashion of the day. The Trustees of Shakespeare's Birthplace have now reconstituted the garden as it probably was in the dramatist's time, with a " Knott " garden in the centre and surrounding beds of old English flowers contributed by the King and Queen, Queen Alexandra and the Prince of Wales, and by many private persons. It is a happy idea which has been carried out with skill and taste. The new garden will be an additional attraction for those who go on pilgrimage to Stratford.
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