1 NOVEMBER 1890, Page 45

We have received a new edition of an old favourite,

The Illus- trated Book of Wonders, Events, and Discoveries, by John Timbs (Dean and Son). We might suggest that if any of the articles were to be revised, the process might have been extended. The first article, " The Britannia Tubular Bridge," begins with : " Over half-a-centuary [sic] has elapsed since Telford threw across the Menai Straits his magnificent suspension-bridge." The last two articles in the volume are " The Forth Bridge " and " The Eiffel Tower."