Dagonet Abroad. By George R. Sims. (Chatto and Winans.) —We
do not know whether " Dagonet " can exactly be called an u Innocent," but the title which Mr. Sims has given to his book naturally suggests Mark Twain's well-known volume. " Dagonet " .does not try to make so much fun, but he is not the less readable. He begins his travels at Bordeaux, and pretends to be astonished at what he must have known before he went, that a good deal of wine is imported into that city. From Bordeaux he goes to Bayonne, and tells about the Basques, even gives us a specimen of their language. He spends a good deal of time in Spain, visiting Burgos, Madrid, Seville (where he found that both the " Barber of Seville " and " Seville marmalade " were unknown), and Granada. From Spain it was natural to go to Africa. Returning to Europe, we visit Monte Carlo, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Venice in his company. Other places also, as Hungary, the Low Countries, are included in the tour, and wherever we go we find ourselves:in agreeable and intelligent company.
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