A RIVER OF NORWAY.
A River of Norway. By C. Thomas-Stanford. (Longmans and Co. 9s.)—Mr. Thomas-Stanford is evidently, a keen fisherman, and he describes the river Gauls, from the salmon-fisher's point of view with considerable care and appreciation. The Gauls is interesting as possessing an old and very good salmon ladder, which has made the river one of the best all-round streams in Norway. The book is charmingly illustrated with ten photo- gravures, though the author pays little attention to the scenery, He follows the high a priori line of the salmon-fisher to whom the fish are the only things worth talking about. He could have told us more surely about the old Norwegian Lars. Mr. Thomas- Stanford brandishes his weapon a little in the great "food" argument ; but though he assures us that an ounce of fact is worth a ton of theory, he adduces a very imponderable amount of evidence himself. A snore than local knowledge is necessary before a writer can become dogmatic on this subject. This is a handsome little book, the author writes pleasantly, if his matter is somewhat thin, and he tells the story of a good sporting river with a healthy and refreshing enthusiasm.
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