Young England. (S.S.U.)—This is an entertaining volume, and contains some
really excellent reading and no lack of fairly good illustrations. The series of articles on English living Generals is just what boys of all ages will appre- ciate. Then we have sketches of birds by Mr. Fulcher, who knows what he is writing about, and several articles conveying sound practical advice under the heading of "The Sunday Hour." "Yarns of the Deep, Deep Sea" furnishes a most varied collection of half-a-dozen sea-stories. The tales of campaigning told by privates furnish reading of a kind that we must take as complementary to the usual official sources,—the private's version explains much that his officers can only hint at. There are two serials by K. M. Eady and David Ker, the one a tale of adventure in the Malay States, the other a story of wanderings in Brazil. The many miscellaneous articles cover almost every useful and instructive phase of life. In conclusion, we may add that Young England seems to take its place with the best of the annuals, and to improve steadily.
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