LISBON AND CINTRA.
Lisbon and Cintra. By A. C. Inchbold. Illustrated by Stanley Inchbold. (Chatto and Windus. 10s. 6c1. net.)—Nowadays there is such a desire to crowd everything into our already overcrowded and restless lives that many people like to do even their travelling by proxy. For these appear a continual supply of books about places and countries, with beautiful illustrations, infinite infor- mation, delightful descriptions, and that personal touch which is the bid for popularity. Mr. Inchbold has avoided this common snare by giving us merely the impression of his own personal appreciation. of what he saw in his study of Lisbon, Cintra, and other parts of Portugal, and has succeeded all the more in the other requisites. The travellers by proxy will find this an interesting book, with charming coloured illustrations, giving them a vivid picture of a country full of historical'buildings of great beauty ; and the travellers in practice will learn of a hunting- ground full of promisied delights, or will be able to compare notes and impressions. Others, too, will read and long for that, to them
perhaps impossible, journey amongst marble palaces, picturesque towns, orange groves, flowers, and sunshine, and. will be grateful to Mr. Inchbold for his book in spite of their regrets.
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