SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
Maio. in this column doss not necessarily product. suboequsni review.] So many sensational books upon spies have been published lately that our interest is not so likely to be aroused by the announcement of another. Mr. Hamil Grant's Spies and Secret Service (Grant Richards, 7e. 6d. net), however, is an historical work of a more serious character than any we have recently seen. Spying is as old as warfare, and ancient authors make plenty of mention of it. Polybius, for instance, tells us that Hannibal organized a spy campaign on an enormous scale before his invasion of Italy. Mr. Grant traces the history of spying, and also gives us brief biographies of some of the most famous individual spies, such as Le Caron, who was employed by the British Government against the Fenians ; Sehulmeieter, Napoleon's principal spy ; and the ill-fated Major Andre. A. number of chapters are occupied by an account of the development of the German Secret Service, and especially its organization by Stieber under Bismarck.
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