C URRENT LITERATURE.
The World's Work for February (W. Heinemann, ls. net) is an excellent number, and we congratulate all concerned in its pro- duction, not only for the reading matter, which is full of interest, but for the reproductions of the photographs of eminent men, and of various scenes indoors and out-of-doors. The portrait of President Roosevelt, specially taken for The World's Work, gives one side of the character of the man portrayed—namely, his strength and tenacity—with wonderful exactness. It wants, however, his alert- ness, humanity, and charm; but these qualities, of which the ex- pression rather than the features is the indication, are possibly beyond the reach of the camera. The portraits of the Archbishop of Canterbury and of Lord Curzon are also most lifelike, and show the immense strides which the art of the photographer is making in the realm of portraiture. But though the process reproductions in The World's Work are so remarkable, it must not be supposed that they are allowed entirely to eclipse the reading matter, much of which is really valuable. A very good example of its quality is to be found in Mr. Maurice Low's " Character and Policy of President Roosevelt." We wish The World's Work a prosperous career. It will certainly deserve it if it can maintain the high standard of its first three numbers.
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