Rhymes for Reciting. By M. Bramston. (Warren and Son, Winchester.
9d.)—Miss Bramston, whose delightful books for young people are known everywhere, gives us here a pleasant variety. There is much spirited verse in this little volume; both pathos and humour are admirably represented ; and there are excellent specimens of what we may call" war music." Examples of the three kinds may be found in "Black and Blue," "Home from the War," and "The Forced March, 1900." These recitations are for "parochial and social entertainments," and will suit their purpose admirably.—We may mention at the same time a little volume that is attractive in appearance and full of good things, An Edgbaston Book of Poetry, selected by Edith M. Coleman (Blackie and Son, 2s.) The selection is good, somewhat limited, of course, by copyright, but made with taste. Matthew Arnold is represented by nine pieces ; Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Browning by eight; Tennyson and Whittier by six ; Herrick, Milton, and Longfellow by five ; Coleridge, Southey, and Campbell by three.
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