Memories of a Sister of St. Saviour's Priory. (A. B.
Mowbray and Co. 35. 6d. net.)—This volume consists, for the most part, of reprints from a local magazine. It comes commended by the vicar of St. Alban's, Holborn. It begins with recollections of the author's youth and childhood, dating from the Crimean War, and carries on the story down to quite recent days. It will be under- stood that the author's standpoint in Church matters is not ours, or that taken, we imagine, by most of our readers. This is no reason why the book should not be greatly enjoyed. It gives recollections of several men who did good work in their way, among them Robert Brett, J. C. Chambers, B. Mackonochie, R. F. Littledaie (when we remember what he said of the Marian martyrs we must make some deductions from the charity so bountifully ascribed to him), and S. J. Stone, the author of "The Church's One Foundation." Also it tells us of the work among the poor : the work which is the substance of the only Scriptural definition of religion, and the only Scriptural description of judgment. We have many touching stories of what has been done in some of the most dreary regions of London, and in the face of the most formidable visitations of disease. We must not omit a word of appreciation of the pleasant little stories of cats and dogs,—the "Priory" pets.
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