Messrs. Thomas Nelson and Sons send us a variety of
educa- tional volumes. First we would mention The Orkney Book, Compiled and Edited by John Gunn, D.Sc. (2s.), bearing as its sub-title "Readings for Young Orcadians," and described as "a book about Orkney, for use in Orkney, designed and for the most part written by natives of Orkney." It begins with prehistoric man, of whom there are some traces in the island, and takes us through the beginnings of Christianity, the Norse occupation, and the period of Scottish history. Then we have Part II., "The Isles and the Folk," containing a survey, descriptions of notable places, &c., Nature lore, and legends. For various stages in education we have "Graded Readings," for first, second, and third grades (4d. per vol.), among them The King of the Golden River, Lohengrin : Retold from Wagner, and The Story of Havelock ; and "Short Studies in English Literature," as BOSWCU's Life of Johnson (abridged), and extracts from Dean Stanley's writings.
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