'mr. Cobham's Narrative Of His Plight To The Cape And
Back (Black,' is. 6c1.) is a modest, business-like, well-written acemint of a great exploit. The illustrations are not so satisfactory as the text—no doubt because the book was'......
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s We have just . received The Annual Register for 1925, published by Messrs. -Longnians; Green- and Co - . at ais. - net; also Crockford's Clerical Directory for 1926 (Oxford......
.the Youth Of Mr. Bronstein, Now Trotsky, By His _
friend Comrade Eastman (The Youth Of Trotsky, Faber - and Gwyer, Os.) is a decidedly interesting and a well-written book. Little Leon never played much out of 'doors, never......
Ourobcrros Or The Mechanical Extension Of Mankind, By Mr.
Garet Garrett (Kegan Paul, 2s. 6d.) is the latest of the alwaYs clever . To day and To morrow series. Mr. Garrett says that the heyday of finance has passed and that the future......
We Regret That Essays - Of To Day And Yesterday, Published
by Messrs. Harraii, were incorreetly priced at Is. - 2d. last vie . e a. k d ' instead of at Is., and that Measrs. Benn's Aug/I:Wan hooka of Mcidern Poetry were priced at '-is;......
, Many Beautiful And Expensive Volumes Come To Us, But
Messix. Blackie's sixpenny editions of Standard English Classics sometimes have more gold in their small bodies than is con- tained in many a wide margined folio Of stately......
A Book Of The Moment
M. POINCARn [COPYRIGRT IN THE U.S.A. BY THE New York Tiffin.] The Memoirs of Raymond Poineard. Translated and Adapted by Sir George Arthur, with a Preface by the Duke of......
* * * * New Series Of Veryman. Is Always
a joy to us. The Everyman Dictionary (2s: 6d.) is a compact-and useful work: the 'other • recent addition's t6 this famous" series are The Letter's" of William Cowper, Horace......
A New Competition
The Editor offers n prize. of 25 for a list of the ,seven greatest _ Victorians. • • • Fon the purposes of the competition, we confine the word " Victorians " to the British......
Tiii8 Week's Books
Missa.s. Mills and Boob publish' Listening to Lacoste at 5s., by Mr. John Pollock. This is an extremely interesting account Of the -methods: of AL Jean Kea Lactiste, illustrated......
The Late Sir William Barrett Had -planned A Book On
Death-Bed - Visions which his sudden death prevented him-from- finishing. Messrs. Meth - uen now publish it at 3s. 6d., edited so well that no gaps are apparent. The subject is......
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