Country Life. Vols. VII. and VIII. (Iludson and Kearns, and
George Newnes. 21s. each.)—In these two volumes for 1990 Country Life keeps up its character for pleasant, readable articles and excellent illustrations. The series of papers on "Country Homes" is one of its best features. It is interesting to compare the treatment of gardens in relation to architecture in different parts of England and at different dates. Some of these photo- graphs show the results of modern gardening at its best, while in others we feel the charm of the great yew hedges which can only come from time and countless clippings. Among the articles on birds there are two which will appeal to lovers of owls. The writers seem to have been fortunate in the temper of the owls they tamed, for sometimes these birds resent any friendly ad- vances and spend most of their time in fiercely snapping their beaks. The accounts of country life and sports in other lands are interesting, particularly the one on the Maharajah of Bulrain- pore and his elephants, in which we are given a photograph of Nogindra Guj,' the fighting elephant.
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