William I., German Emperor, and his Successors. By Mary Cochrane.
(W. and R. Chambers.)—This is a useful little manual of Prussian history, for it deals with the Emperor William's predecessors as well as his successors. The writer's account of the earlier Hohenzollerns, compiled as it is from trust- worthy sources, is accurate and readable, if somewhat meagre ; while the more elaborate character-study of William I. is supported by sketches of Bismarck and Moltke and a full account of the Franco-German War of 1870, which culminated in the downfall of one Empire and the creation of another. The little book is brought "up to date," for we have pen-portraits of the late Emperor
Frederick and of William II., the latter including even the far- famed telegram to President Kruger. It is altogether a handy and sensible little book.
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