11 FEBRUARY 1905, page 19

The Late Mr. Payne, Whose Untimely Death All Historians Must

lament, was admirably fitted for the task of writing a guide-book to the economics and politics of the Empire. He had made historical geography his special subject, and, as was......

It Is Scarcely Necessary To Say That This Is A

very difficult book to deal with. To check this or that statement of fact or judgment of character is commonly impossible. We can do little more than make a general estimate of......