Wurld's Exploration Story. By Albert Lee. (Andrew Melrose 5s.)—This is
a work on a considerable scale, and is of a serious purpose. If we include it among the class of books now under review, it is because we think it likely to be of real use as well as entertainment to young readers. The subject is, indeed, a large one, and opens out very widely as we follow it down. Pytheas and Hanno of the Periplus may be dealt with within a moderate compass ; the Greek and Roman discoverers require more space, but they, too, can be dealt with; mediaeval explorers extend the theme considerably; and to take in all the moderns would pass all human effort. This volume will at least furnish a useful intro- duction to what may possibly become a serious study.—On a humbler scale and dealing with one province, the most recently explored, is Story of South Pole Adventure, by Frank Mundell (S.S.U., Is. 6d.) The achievements of the 'Discovery' naturally figure largely in 1.:w narrative.
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