26 APRIL 1902, Page 13

British History Made Interesting. By C. V. Hartley. (Simpkin, Marshall,

and Co. 2s.)—Mr. Hartley has certainly succeeded in achieving his object, and we should say will whet the appetite of those whose historical education has been neglected or forgotten. He takes the important events or phases of history as subjects for chapters, and we are glad to see the rather bold fashion in which he has handled his scheme. After all, it is only J. R. Green's idea, more popularly rendered, and no one need be alarmed. "The Wizard of the North" in his novels taught the history of some periods better than many a learned tome. Mr. Hartley's history is to be commended to those who have neither the time nor the temperament to plod through an exhaustive and detailed history.