Sailing Tours. By Frank Cowper, M.A. (L. Upcott Gill.)—To judge
from his ingenuous and entertaining preface to this the fifth part of his Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English and Adjacent Coasts, Mr. Cowper is a little sensitive to criticism, and even on occasions apt to act upon opinions offered him in opposition to his better judgment. In the course of what has been a rather important literary scheme of its kind, he has changed his plan more than once, mainly to escape the charge of being dull. In this concluding volume, which deals, with the west coasts of Scotland, the Orkneys, and the west coast of the North Sea, he has certainly succeeded in accomplishing his chief object. There is not a truly dull page in his book. It contains a description of every creek, harbour, and roadstead suitable for yachting purposes, from the Mull of Galloway to Duncansby Head. Nor is the book one to be enjoyed by yachtsmen merely. The literature of the subject of which it treats is very large and anecdotical ; Mr. Cowper has got it up so thoroughly, and has utilised the material at his disposal with so much of that thorough- ness which is identical with enthusiasm, that even the most in- veterate landsman will be delighted with the results of his labours.
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