28 DECEMBER 1895, Page 26

The English-Speaking World is a handsome volume of almost colossal

photographs reproducing the "scenery, cities, and indus- tries" of Great Britain and the dependencies on the one hand, and of the United States on the other, which has just been pub- lished by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The very different wonders of India and the Pacific States of America, and the quieter attractions of the Australasian Colonies, are all given here. The letterpress which accompanies the photographs certainly does not err on the side of superabundance. This is a volume over which an intelligent boy woul 1 gloat.