The Student's Holley. Condensed, with Introduction and Notes, by William
Elliott Griffis. (Harper and Brothers. 7s. 6d.)—About three-fourths of the nine hundred and twenty-eight pages of this volume are occupied with Mr. Griffis's abridgment of Motley's "Rise of the Dutch Republic ;" the other quarter gives a sketch of the history of the Netherlands from 1584 down to the present time. The first period, 1584-1688, is treated with some fullness; after that the narrative becomes concise, not without reason, for after Holland had given England a King it curiously enough ceased to have much European importance.
Among seasonable volumes may be mentioned :—The Swedish Touring Club's Guide to Sweden. (G. Philip and Son.)—Seaside Watering-Places. Twenty-second year of publication. (L. Upcott Gill.)—The Great Eastern Railway Company's Tourist Guide to the Continent. Edited by Percy Lindley. (30 Fleet Street.) —Illustrated Guide to the Royal Gardens, Kew. (Dawbarn and Ward.)
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