21 DECEMBER 1901, Page 26

In the "Home and School Library" (J. Murray, Is. 6d.)

we have First Makers of England, by Lady Magnus. The author gives us, by way of introduction, a short account of Caesar, as one of the " makers " of this country, and proceeds to describe at more length, first King Arthur —a real person, no doubt, but not made more distinct by surrounding him with romantic in- ventions—and then King Alfred. Some of the more difficult words are explained in footnotes.