REVIEWS. iJ69 



Britain's Salamis, or the Glorious Fight of 1588. By \V. 



n. K. Wright, F.R.Hist.Soc. With an Introductory Poem by Lewis 

 Morris and other original poems and ballads. Foolscap 4to, pp. 71. (Ply- 

 mouth : W. Frank Westcott. 1888.) Price IS. 



An Historical Lecture delivered at various places in the West of England 

 by Mr. W. H. K. Wright. 



Warrior Kings from Charlemagne to Frederic the Great. 

 By Lady Lamb. 8vo, pp. 378. (London : George Routledge and .Sons. 

 1889.) Price 6s. 



This handsomely bound book would be considered a very valuable present 

 by many boys of our acquaintance. Its subjects are Charlemagne, William 

 the Conqueror, Frederic Barbarossa, Richard Cceur de Lion, Edward I., 

 Robert Bruce, Henry V., Frances I., Henry IV., Gustavus Adolphus, King of 

 Sweden, Charles XII. of Sweden, and Frederic the Great. It contains a 

 number of illustrations and twelve full-sized plates. 



The Photographic Instructor for the Professional and 

 Amateur, being the comprehensive series of practical lessons issued to the 

 students of the Chautauqua School of Photography, revised and enlarged, 

 edited by W. I. Lincoln Adams, editor of the Photographic Times. With an 

 Appendix on the Nature and Uses of the various chemicals and substances 

 employed in Photographic Practice, by Professor Charles Ehrmann. 8vo, pp. 

 196. (New Vork : Scoville Manufacturing Co. 1888.) 



Two years ago the authorities of the Chautauqua University recognised the 

 growing demand for photographic knowledge by establishing a school of photo- 

 graphy with Chautauqua ideas, and as an integral part of the great university ; 

 of this school Professor Ehrmann was chosen instructor. The introduction 

 tells us that "the series of lessons which follow this are written more especially 

 for those who know little or nothing of the charming art of photography, yet 

 who desire to be taught its mysteries by easy, simple methods, leaving for later 

 study the whys and the wherefores, the chemistry of the science." 



We have gone carefully through the book and find that the subject has 

 been well treated. The book, like ail the rest of the Scoville Co.'s publica- 

 tions, is beautifully got up and well illustrated with wood engravings in the 

 text, in addition to which the frontispiece is a half-tone engraving direct from 

 the negative of a view at Chautauqua. There is also a photo of the Professor 

 in his studies. 



The Photographic Negative, written as a Practical Guide 



to the preparation of sensitive surfaces by the Calotype, Albumen, Collodion, 

 and Gelatine processes on glass and paper, with supplementary chapters on 

 development, etc. By the Rev. W. H. Burbank. 8vo, pp. 198. (New 

 York : Scoville Manufacturing Co. 1888.) 



The author is so well known in the photographic world that we. are sure 

 to find instruction in whatever emanates from his pen. He tells us that he has 

 aimed to select only those methods known to have permanent value, and in 

 addition to those subjects mentioned in the title, as quoted above, the volume 

 treats of Methods of Stripping Films from Glass Plates, Colour-sensitive 

 Plates, Instantaneous Photography, Photo-Micrography, and Micro-Photo- 

 graphy, the Transformation of Negatives to Positives, etc. The book is well 

 illustrated. 



