The Reporter's Guide. By Thomas Allen Reed. (Pitman.)—Any one who
wants a thoroughly sensible and practical account of the pro- fession of " reporting " should read this little book, and the number of those who do want such an account is not inconsiderable. The fascina- tion which belongs to the occupation, at least when it is viewed from a distance, is well known, and it may be allowed to possess many real advantages. Mr. Reed gives some excellent advice to those who are anxious to follow it. Perhaps the main point is to learn as much as you can. It is impossible to follow a speaker without at least a super- ficial acquaintance with the subject about which he is talking. An amusing story is told in illustration of this, of how the quotation, " Amicus Socrates, milieus Plato, sed major veritas" (which, by the way, the speaker must have altered from the original) appeared in an American newspaper as, "I may cuss Socrates, I may cuss Plato, said Major Veritas." Practical directions for learning and practising the art are given, and the aspirant is told what money he may expect to make by it.
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