Miscsmarmous. — The Children's Morning Text Book, arranged by C. M. K.
and C. S. L. (A. R. Mowbray, 2s. net), is a collection of devotional extracts (in verse) which are so arranged as to illustrate the successive stages of Christ's ministry on earth. In January, for instance, we have " The Holy Childhood," in February the " Presentation of Christ in the Temple" and "His Baptism and Early Ministry." — A word of recognition is due to the London Letter War Directory (London Letter Publishing Company, 6d.) It contains "three thousand names of Naval and Military Officers, and the Nursing Staff, Serving or Requisitioned to Serve, in South Africa," with notification of officers killed, wounded, or prisoners.— The Royal Atlas of England and Wales. Edited by J. G. Bartholomew. (George Newnrs. 16s.)—This is a very complete account of the physical, anthropological, and political configura- tion of England and Wales. The first sixteen plates give us counties, dioceses, population, Parliamentary representation, railways, geology, orographical and land surface features, tem- perature, and rainfall. From pp. 17-51 we have section maps on the scale of four miles to an inch, maps certainly as good as any- thing of the kind that we have ever seen. Finally, in pp. 52-70 we have a number of "Town Plans." The Atlas is really worthy of its subject. —Lamb and Hazlitt. Edited by William Carew Hazlitt. (Elkin Mathews. 4s. 6d.)—This volume contains some hitherto unpublished letters and documents, the greater part relating to Hazlitt. It would not be possible, within any avail- able space, to fit them into what we already possess It must therefore suffice to say that they are a contribution of some im- portance to the literary and personal history of the two men.— Poems. By Matthew Arnold. With Introduction by A. C. Benson. (J. Lane. 6s.)—It should be observed that the title of this volume runs, quite rightly, " Poems by M. Arnold," and not "M. Arnold's Poems." It includes, that is, only what is out of copyright. We cannot blame the publisher for exercising an undoubted right ; we are even obliged to him for giving occasion to an excellent piece of criticism by Mr. A. C. Benson. But we should be glad to see the law altered. Alla writer's work should go out of copyright at once. How absurd, for instance, to have " The Scholar-G ipsy " without " Thyrsis "!—General Elementary Science, by J. T. Dunn, D.Sc., and Victor A. Mundella, B.Sc. (Methuen and Co., 3s. 6d.), is intended as an introductory course in mechanics, physics, and chemistry. —In another branch of science we have A First Book of Organic Evolution, by D. Kerford Shute, M.D. (Kegan Paul, Trench, and Co., 7s. 6d.) Connected in subject with this last, though not written with a distinct educational purpose, is Science and Faith (same publishers.) The subject is " Man as an Animal and Man as a Member of Society."—Pyramids and Progress. By John Ward. (Eyre and Spottiswoode. 7s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Ward, who is com- mended to his readers by Professor Sayce, puts into this volume an assorted collection of information about Egypt, both past and present. We hear in it something of what England has done and is doing for the country, something of the author's own experience of life and travel in it, and something also of its history as recorded and as still to be seen in its monuments. The book may well make a serviceable beginning for detailed study. It is copiously and handsomely illustrated.—Health Abroad, edited by C. Hobhouse, M.D. (Smith, Elder, and Co., 6s.), is not intended only for the limited class who travel in search of health, but for travellers in general, whether they be healthy or invalids. The editor has had the assistance of seven experts, whose combined qualifications cover the accessible world. —We have received two volumes of " Blackie's Latin Series," edited by R. Y. Tyrrell, Litt.D. (Blackie and Son, is. 6d. each), —The Agricola of Tacitus, edited by W. C. Flamstead Walters, M.A. ; and The Odes of Horace, Book IV., edited by Stephen Gwynn. Both will be found useful. The Horace seems to be the better suited of the two for the readers for whom these volumes are in- tended. The presence of a vocabulary indicates the elementary stage. Why, then, a "Note on Palreography," and critical appen- dix P The fact is that Tacitus is not suited to learners.
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