17 AUGUST 1912, page 22

Sea-power.*

THESE two books differ widely in scope and style, but have a common purpose, which is well expressed by Mr. Silburn in the hope that his work may be of "service in seconding the......

The Passing Of The Salon.*

Nous n'irons plus au bois—this is the theme of M. Arthur Meyer's Forty Years of Parisian Society. It is not the un- troubled wilderness of the Sleeping Beauty that he means,......

An Italian Publication On Tripoli.* Whether We Agree Or Not

with Mr. Bevione's conclusions, whatever be has to say on the subject of Tripoli deserves attention, since Mr. Bevione visited and studied Tripoli only a few months before the......