2 JUNE 1888, Page 25

Barnard has drawn from many sources, both English and Irish.

Roger of Howden, Gervase of Canterbury, and William of New- bury may be mentioned as among the former, while "The Annals of the Four Masters," "The Annals of Clarmacnoise," may re- present the latter. Of course, Giraldus Cambrensis is the chief authority employed. His famous picture of Henry II., with its unflattering, photographic fidelity, is included among Mr. Barnard's extracts. The volume quite keeps up the interest of the series to which it belongs.