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The Making of the Western Mind. By F. Mellen Stawell

and F. S. Marvin. (Methuen-. 7s, 6d.) , A careful compilation that aims at giving the general reader some idea of the history and development of European civi- lization. It is divided into four sections—ancient, mediaeval, Renaissance, and m,odem—and in each section the history, religibits,- philosophical and scientific thought, the arts and manners of the period under survey, are sketched for the benefit Of those who like knowledge in tabloid form. The volume concludes with a chronological table, and also contains a number of illustrations of art and architecture.