Bygone England: Social Studies in its Historic Byways and High-
ways. By William Andrews. (Hutchinson and Co.)—The author of this series of sketches has put them pleasantly together, and though there is no pretence of any groat research, they will amuse and instruct people who are fond of things ancient. The writer obviously keeps a note-book, and this is the result; some pages are much better than others, but all are interesting. Mr. Sala, to whom the book is dedicated, might doubt the statement that Sedan chairs were called so from the town of Sedan ; and is it right to say that Henry IV. landed in this country on July 4th, 1399 P On p. 34, 1775 ought to road 1766. The story on p. 107 is often told of a lady in a hansom cab. If Mr. Andrews wishes to supplement his illustrations of manners in days gone by, ho might be referred to Wood's " Life and Times," which the Oxford His- torical Society is publishing under the editorship of Mr. Clark. The difficulty, however, in books of this kind arises rather from the quantity of matter than from its rarity, and in much Mr. Andrews has chosen well.
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