English Carols of the Fifteenth Century. Edited by J. A.
Fuller Maitland. (Leadenhall Press.)—Students of music will read this volume with much interest, nor will those who regard it from the literary point of view find it without value. Mr. Fuller Maitland has reprinted, with the original words and notation, thirteen carols, one of which is of a secular character, " The Sons of Agin- court." He has added the same with the words modernised, and the musical notation also adapted to our present system (Mr. W. S. Rockstro supplying here additional parts). The " Carols " are found in a manuscript of the fifteenth century, probably not much later than the date of the battle.—Along with this may be mentioned Real Sailor-Songs, collected and edited by John Ashton (Leadenhall Press). They belong to the latter part of the seventeenth, to the eighteenth, and the early part of the nine- teenth century. Benbow, Keppel, Russel, Duncan, Hawke, Nelson, are among the heroes celebrated. War is not the only subject of the sailors' Muse. The " Press-Gang" is snug of ; so is " Shipwreck," and so, of course, is " Love." A very curious and interesting collection this, which does great credit to the research and industry of the compiler. Mr. Ashton has, indeed, done much for half-forgotten literature.
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