20 NOVEMBER 1909, Page 8

The Romance of History : Mexico. By Margaret Duncan Coxhead.

(T. C. and E. C. Jack. es. net.)—The volume is wholly occupied with the conquest of the country by Cortes, except so much as is given to the introductory chapters -which describe the "awakening of Spain" and the early days of the hero. Familiar as the story is, it always interests, and Miss Cc:ahead tells it with spirit. Still, we are inclined to think that room might have been found with advantage for something else. If we want the romantic, where is it to be found in greater perfection than in the career of Maximilian ?