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History and x\ntiquities of the Town and Neighbourhood 



of Uttoxeter, with Notes of Adjoining Places. By Francis Redfern. Cr. 

 8vo, pp.465. (Hanley: Allbut and Daniel. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 

 and Co. 18S6.) Price 12s. 6d. 



The author has devoted no little time and research to the compilation of 

 the work before us. He traces the history of this ancient town to prehistoric 

 times. The work is enriched with engravings of flint implements and Roman 

 and other pottery found in the neighbourhood, and with views of churches and 

 other famous buildings. 



England as Seen by an American Banker : Notes of a 



Pedestrian Tour. Cr. Svo, pp. 334. (Boston, U.S.A. : D. Lothrop and Co. 

 1886.) Price 81.50, 



The author of this very interesting work has a way of making his readers 

 see what he sees, and he has a way also of discovering those little traits which 

 make those whom he is among differ from the people of his own country. He 

 charmingly describes the scenery of the various districts through which he tra- 

 velled, the people he saw, and the facts he collected. Some of these facts 

 must be taken cum grano salts. The book is written in a very agreeable and 

 easy style, and will doubtless be read both with amusement and pleasure by 

 his English entertainers. 



From Korti to Khartum : A Journal of the Desert March 

 from Korti to Gubat, and of the Ascent of the Nile in General Gordon's 

 Steamers. By Col. Sir Charles W. Wilson, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.C.L., 

 F.R.S., R.E., etc. Sixth edition. Cr. Svo, pp. xxix. — 317. (Edinburgh 

 and London : ^V. Blackwood and Sons. 1886.) 



This interesting journal was written by Colonel Sir Charles \Vilson imme- 

 diately after his return to Korti whilst all the events were fresh in his memory, 

 and gives a minute account of his work in the .Soudan campaign. There is 

 a map to assist the reader in the determination of geographical positions, and 

 the interest which is aroused by a detailed account of the exciting events of the 

 journey — notably, the battle of Abu Klea— leaves such a clear impression of 

 the district, and the demands it makes upon human skill and endurance, as 

 will cause us to appreciate more than ever the heroism displayed by our 

 soldiers in their difticult task. 



Paterson's Guide to the Rhine Provinces, with Maps and 



Plans. Pp. 174. (Edinburgh : William Paterson. 18S6.) Price is. 6d. ■ 



This is a concise and, we make no doubt, a reliable handbook, giving all 

 the information possible in a book of suitable size for the traveller. The local 

 maps and plans are all tinted, and the letterings and names of places and 

 streets are very distinctly printed. 



South Wales and the Wye District of Monmouthshire. By 

 C. S. Ward, M.A., and M. J. B. Baddeley, B.A. Pp. xvi. — 174. (London: 

 Dulau and Co. 1886.) Price 3s. 6d. 



A closely printed and most useful pocket-guide to South Wales and the 

 Wye district, illustrated with 17 maps and plans. In the various routes all the 

 places of note are briefly described, a much more lengthy account being given 

 of those places at which the tourist is supposed to stay. 



