Religion and Myth. By the Rev. J. Macdonald. (D. Nutt.)—
Mr. Macdonald brings to bear on his subject the experiences acquired during a long residence in Africa. Without attempting to determine the value of his book, we may welcome it as an honest and painstaking endeavour to further the science of anthropology. The intelligent observer who does not start with a theory is among the most valuable of workers in the cause of science; and this, we take it, is a description of Mr. Macdonald.
Scaralneus. By the Marquise Clara Lanza and James Clarence Hervey. (Cassell and Co.)—This is a tale of a mysterious jewel which brings with it a great deal of ill-luck, African travel is mixed up with romantic adventure, and the thread of a somewhat weird conception runs through the whole. It is a brisk tale, and will be found readable.
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