27 FEBRUARY 1915, Page 24

After a fourteen months' tour through Brazil Mr. G. J.

Bruce gives a description of his observations in a volume called Brazil and the Brazilians (Methuen and Co., 7e. 6d. net). Among the subjects treated in rapid succession are the history of the country, its physical features, its industries, and its polities. The book presents an attractive if necessarily some- what superficial picture of the largest of the South American Republics.