A Two Months' Cruise in the Mediterranean in the Steam
Yacht 'Ceylon.' By Surgeon-General Munro. (Hurst and Blackett.)— This work reminds us of the letters which Mr. Bouncer wrote to his mother when he was at Oxford. Each letter consisted of a page or two of the guide-book carefully copied out. Yet we fully believe that Surgeon-General Munro was more honest than Mr. Bouncer, and that he really transcribed from memory his impression of the various places which he visited. We have neither praise nor blame for descriptions of places, such as Pompeii, the Bay of Naples, and Athens, which have been visited by so many ; but we venture to hope that all who read Surgeon Munro's book will be encouraged to take a trip in the 'Ceylon,' which appears to be a comfortable steam yacht of 2,000 tons, in which people of moderate means can enjoy the pleasures of yachting.
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