31 MAY 1902, Page 25

The Crowning of Our Kings: Ethelred II. to Edward VII.

(R.T.S. 2s. 6d.)—This is a pleasant, readable little book, carefully put together, and furnished with illustrations from an account of the Coronation of George IV. These have the advantage of being portraits of the personages who performed various functions at this ceremony. Thero is the Marquis of Salisbury, father of the present Premier, carrying St. Edward's Staff, and Lord Wellesley carrying the Sceptre and Cross.