21 DECEMBER 1878, Page 25

The First Afghan War. By Mowbray Morris. (Sampson Low and

Co.)—This little volume appears in good season. Mr. Morris describes the preliminary diplomacy at greater length than the actual warfare, and doubtless with good reason. The military blunders that led to the de- struction of our army are not, we may hope, likely to be repeated ; but we have no guarantee that the sagacity of our rulers has grown pro- portionately with the capacity of our Generals. This is a vigorously written book, which may bo road with both pleasure and profit.