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IHE KEVIEW OF KEVIEWS. 



Secret Diplomacy. By George Eller. (Stephen 

 Swift. 3s. 6d. net.) 



The story of diplomacy from 1870 onward, with 

 various reflections concerning the same, the conclusion 

 being that the diplomatic negotiations of a democratic 

 State should be honest, straightforward, dignified, 

 equitable and human. 



Ihe Economic Outlook. By Edwin Cannnn. 

 (Fisher Unwin. 55. net.) 



Mr. Cannan thinks that the outlook is neither alarming 

 nor dismal, that life will become more international, 

 and that if we make up our minds to face the new 

 ideas with stout hearts, cool heads, and unfailing 

 good temper, even industrial disputes will be things of 

 the past. A book which deserves careful consideration. 



What Germany Wants. By W. N. Willis. 

 (Stanley Paul. 2S. net.) 



A Cassandra call to " stop the German blight." Mr. 

 Willis is in deadly earnest, but sees only the fact that 

 Germany is determined to have colonies, without being 

 able to say how that can or ought to be prevented. 



Secret Memoirs of the Regency. By Charles 

 Pinot Duclos. (Greening. 5s. net.) 



There is no need to describe this book, which has 

 been translated from the French by Monsieur Jules 

 Meras. Naturally it is more or less gossip about the 

 Court life of the time, which was not generally of an 

 elevating order. 



Living Pleasures. By C. H. Betts. (James 

 Clarke and Co. 2S. 6d. net.) 



A series of essays on the value of friendship, the 

 beauty of love, the delights of Nature study, the 

 companionship of books, etc.. etc. The last chapter is 

 on the consolation of Christianity. 



History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle 

 Ages. By Hartmann Grisar, S.J. (Kegan 

 Paul. 15s. net.) 



The third volume of this instructive book continues 

 the account of the monastic life of the fifth century, 

 giving interesting details of Roman ecclesiastical law, 

 with notable lules as to celibacy and fasting; and of 

 church monuments and decorations. The fine illustra- 

 tions are taken from some present-day photographs and 

 various ancient sources. 



English and Welsh Cathedrals. By T. D. 

 Atkinson. (Methuen. los. 6d. net.) 



A treasure for travellers and a bontje bouche for those 

 who can never hope to see the beautiful buildings 

 which with their traditions and surroundings are 

 amongst our national treas\ires. Each cathedral is 

 illustrated by a ground plan and a photograph, or by 

 one of the beautiful water-colour drawings of Mr. 

 Walter Dexter. 



Heroes of Science. By Ch. R. Gibson. (Seeley 

 Service. 5s.) 



As we have no personal details of many of the ancient 

 scientists, Mr. Gibson has simply mentioned them 

 shortly. In telling of Archimedes he gives in a foot- 

 note an explanation why the bath overflow gave him 

 the clue to the solution of the problem Alexander had 

 given him. This illustrates the careful way in whirli 

 the heroes are treated. Amusing anecdotes are sown 

 thickly in a book which is elevating as well as useful. 



The Romance of Submarine Engineering. By 

 Thomas Corbin. (Seeley Service, ss.) 



Tells how the work is done; just what the tools are 

 like; with word pictures of the men who make the 

 romance a practical aff?.ir. There is no dullness in 

 these three hundred cr more pages, and the illustra- 

 tions supply the information words cannot give. 



From a Pedagogue's Sketch Book. By F. R. 

 G. Duckworth. (Fisher Unwin. 5s. net.) 



An entertaining series of short sketches about boys, 

 their parents, the authorities, and others, which seem 

 to be taken literally from the sketch book of the peda- 

 gogue in question. 



An Introduction to the Science of Peace. By 

 Annie Besant. (Theosophist Office, is.) 

 Gives the gist of a book by Bhagavan Das in which 

 Mrs. Besant tries to interest her readers. She tells 

 us that the inner intellectual and spiritual peace is the 

 only real and abiding cure for the prevailing condition 

 of unrest. 



Hon) to Play Golf. By Harry Vardon. 

 (Methuen. 5s. net.) 



A summary by the famous golf ch.impion of all the 

 advances made in the Royal game during the last seven 

 or eight years. The information and advice given make 

 the volume indispensable to the neophyte, whilst the 

 style renders it pleasant reading for the uninitiated. 



Photography of To-day. By H. Chapman 

 Jones. (Seeley Service. 5s. net.) 



From beginning to end science and practice are 

 described in the most fascinating fashion, from the 

 opening chapter, which deals with the nature of light, 

 to the last, which tells of the various applications of 

 photography. Even a neophyte will be interested, for 

 facts which only the advanced photographer knows 

 are described so lucidly that the beginner can grasp 

 the idea and the advanced will' find something to 

 learn, and will enjoy having their own knowledge so 

 interestingly expounded. 



My Own Times. By Lady Dorothy Neviil. 

 (Methuen. 15s. net.) 

 Lady Dorothy Nevill's delightful " I remember " and 

 her piquant, kindly sarcasm are too well known to need 

 praise here. She does not deplore change or disparage 

 the present, but rather believes that there has been 

 real progress during her lifetime At the same time, 

 she does not ignore present-day evils, but gives wise 

 advice as to how to improve the shining hour. " The 

 keynote to success," she says, "is character. From 

 the same materials one man builds palaces, another 

 hovels ; one warehouses, another villas. Bricks and 

 mortar are mortar and bricks, until the architect can 

 make them something else." The homilies are very 

 scarce, however; the anecdotes so many, of such various 

 people, celebrated, infamous, or average, that space 

 forbids my enumeration of even a few. 



Butterflies and Moths at Home and Abroad. 

 By H. Rowland Brown, M.A. (Fisher 

 Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.) 



A magnificent gift book for the beginner in butterfly 

 lore, supposing him to have some knowledge of the 

 terms used ; technicalities are dispensed with as much 

 as possible, but some special words must be used, of 

 course. Every care has been taken to simplify the 

 explanations, and the plates are very fine. 



