Old Shrines and Ivy. By William Winter. (David Douglas, Edinburgh.)—Mr.
Winter is so complimentary to everything English, that the severest critic must be placated. When we come to "the lovely plain of classic Cambridge," we feel that the ne plus ultra has been reached. If an exchange could be made, how delightful it would be for both nations, supposing, that is, that all Mr. Winter's countrymen take the same views. We might give the "lovely plain" for the Yellowstone Park, for instance. Mr Winter discourses pleasantly enough about Southampton, about Stratford-on-Avon, and various localities in Scotland. Then he has a set of papers on the acting of various famous plays. An interesting paper on Longfellow gives some stories about him which are new to us. One he told to Mr. Winter about a stranger who was introduced to him, and who immediately said, with fervour : "Mr. Longfellow, I have long desired the honour of knowing you. Sir, I am one of the few men who have read your 'Evangeline."
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