Hasell's Annual for 1889. Edited by E. D. Pine. (Hazen,
Watson, and Viney.)—The editor explains that he has altered the title of this annual, which now appears for the fourth time, to "A Cyclopedic Record of Men and Topics of the Day," the change
being from " cyclopaidia" to " cyclopedic record," and intended to impress the fact that it is an annual publication, kept up to the latest possible time. The information is arranged alphabetically, and contains, to quote the title-page, " above 3,500 concise and explanatory articles, on every topic of current political, social, biographical, and general interest referred to by the Press and in daily conversation." The plan of the work seems to be most con- veniently arranged. Nothing could be easier for purposes of reference. Under the head of " British Empire," for instance, we have a complete list of the Dependencies of the Empire, with capital, area, population, revenue and expenditure, imports and exports, debt, and Government. We may take another column at random, and so give our readers an idea of the multiplicity of topics with which Hazell's Annual deals. The items are, "Brokers (London) Relief Act," "Brook Farm," "Brooke, Rev. A. Stopford," "Brotherhood, Pre-Raphaelite," " Broughton, Rhoda," " Brown, Ford Madox," " Browning, Robert." A most useful book this, which may make the omniscient " Whitaker " look to his laurels.
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