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The late Captain Brinkley's history of Japan is generally recognized

as the standard work upon the subject in English. Its great length, however, prevents it from being very widely read, and it is consequently a matter for satisfaction that the same author had before his death almost completed (with the collaboration of Baron Kikuchi) A History of the Japanese People upon s. more moderate scale (The Encyclo- paedia Britannica Co., lls.). The ordinary reader will find ample information in the eight hundred pages and numerous pictures and maps contained in the book.