Personal Service (wells Gardner, Dayton, And Co., 2s. 6d....
is a collection of addresses by a Head-Master to his pnpils, with a preface in which the Secretary of the Cavendish Association reminds us of the great responsibility that rests......
The Modest Narrative Of A Daring Exploit Is To Be
read in Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico, by Ellsworth L. Kolb (Macmillan and Co., 8s. 6d. net), which describes a trip taken by Mr. Kolb and his brother in the......
College Physiography, By The Late Professor Ralph...
and Co., 15e. net), deals in detail with the features of the earth's surface, whilst Professor J. W. Gregory's Geology of To-day (Seeley, Service, and Co., 5s. net) sets forth......
Visitors To The Zoo Must Often Have Wondered What Pages
of romance lay hidden under the brief announcement of the way in which the various animals had got there. This question is entertainingly answered in From Jungle to Zoo, by......
Much As We Admire The Achievements Of The Canadian Nation,
we cannot pretend to suppose that the British public will take much interest in the Political Reminiscences of Sir Charles Tupper (Constable and Co., 7s. 6d. net), which deal......
No More Readable Introduction To Biology Could Be Desired...
Professor J. Arthur Thomson has supplied in The Wonder of Life (Andrew Melrose, 12s. 6d. net), which illustrates " the ever-growing wonder of animated Nature" with equal......
The Beautiful Definitive Edition Of The Collected Works...
Morris (Longmans and Co., £12 12s. net) is a credit to any library which contains it. Vols. XXI. and XXII. are now issued, and two more will complete the work. Miss May Morris's......
It Is Not Easy To Make The Census And The
Registrar. General interesting, but Sir William Collins tells us that Mr. Joseph Burn did this so effectually us to " awaken enthusiasm" in the audience of his recent Chadwick......
Between The Old World And The New, By Guglielmo Ferrero
(G. P. Putnam's Sons, 8s. 6d. net), which was mentioned in our recent review of the same author's Ancient Rome and Modern America, has now been translated into English by A.......
Major S. H. Hingley's Hints On Royal Auction Bridge (g.
Bell and Sons, 2s. net) contains a sensible discussion of the latest version of the game and the 1914 Portland Club laws. The chapter on American auction is not well informed.......
One Of The Most Important Biographical Works As Yet Pub-
lished in Australia is Professor Ernest Scott's Life of Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N. (Humphrey Milford, for Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 21s. net). It is largely based on the......
The Standard Art Book Co. Send Us A Reprint Of
the useful Century Dictionary in ten volumes, with the Century Cyclo- paedia of Names and Atlas. This edition was revised and enlarged in 1911.......
Japan To-day And To-morrow, By Hamilton Wright Mabie...
Co., 8s. 6d. net), is a conscientious attempt to conjecture what part on the world-stage the Japanese race will play in the coming generation. The answer is based on the spirit......
The London Museum, By F. J. Harvey Dayton (wells Gardner,
Darton, and Co., 2s. 6d. net), is described by its author as "a guide, philosopher, and friend" for visitors to that admirable institution. We should have liked it better if it......
A Second Dudley Book Of Recipes, By Georgina Countess Of
Dudley (Hutchinson and Co., 7a. 6d. net), is justly described by its author as "a useful collection to have at hand when ordering meals." She adds that it " may be useful in......
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