Haydn's Dictionary of Dates. (Ward, Lock, and Co. 21s., 25s.,
and 31s. 6d.)—A single volume, even though it contains close upon fifteen hundred pages, seems to make a large pretension when it claims to " contain the history of the world to the end of 1903." But Haydn's Dictionary is so complete, was so carefully constructed at first, and has been so well kept up to date that a little self- assertion is justified. Every one who has to write on topics of the day must have experienced its usefulness, especially in that region which regular histories do not take in. The volume now before us seems fully equal to the tradition of the work. It even goes beyond the promise of the sub-title, recording as it does such recent events as the condemnation and suicide of Whitaker Wright (January 26th) ; the fire in the Turin Library (Janu- ary 25th) ; and the first Report of the War Office Committee (January 30th).
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