Our Struggle For The Fourteenth Colony. By Justin H. Smith.
2 vols. (G. P. Putuam's Sons. 25s. net.)—It may be necessary to explain that the "Fourteenth Colony" means Canada,—practi- cally, of course, "Lower Canada," which at the time of......
Scilly And The Scillonians. By J. G. Wren. (western Morning
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Queens Of The Renaissance. By M. Beresford Ryley....
Co. 10s. 6d. net.)—The "twenty-four illustrations" with which this volume is furnished are decidedly good, and perform the function which their kind does not always perform, of......
The Lakes Of Northern Italy. By Richard Bagot. (methuen And
Co. 5s. net.)—Mr. Begot tells us that his book "is in no way intended to be a guide-book." The details about routes, hotels, &c., can easily be found elsewhere. Here the......
The Spirit Of The Links. By Henry Leach. (methuen And
Co. 6s.)—There can be little doubt that " hope " is that which gives its most powerful charm to golf. We know, when we regard the matter in the dry light of reason, that the law......
Socialism: Its Fallacies And Dangers. Edited By Frederick...
and Co. 6d.)—This is a new edition of a useful volume. Socialism justifies itself by complaints which are them- selves a proof that things are really mending. "A hundred years......
Notes On The History Of The Revels Office Under The
Tudors. By E. K. Chambers. (A. H. Bullen. 3s. 61. net.)—There is some mention of ludi practised at the expense of the Royal purse as far back as the middle of the fourteenth......
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