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no proof that he was a ‘staunch churchman.’ From what we are told 
about him, he was more likely to have been a hypocrite. In case the 
volume might be wanted at any time for reference, it should be lettered 
on the back. 
The Evolution of Kingston-upon-Hull, as shewn by its Plans, with 
illustrations. By Thomas Sheppard, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., F.S.A.(Scot.), 
Curator Municipal Museums, Hull. Printed and published for the Hull 
Corporation by A. Brown & Sons, Ltd., Savile Street and George Street, 
Ell olin ebrce 3) O_ueL- 
This small book of 204 pages furnishes one more proof that size is not 
necessarily an index of quality or value. Many a bulky volume on some 
topographical subject has been published, which has not contained as 
much vital and indispensable matter as is to be found here. We can 
readily understand that there will be those who, on first looking into its 
pages, will experience a feeling of disappointment, because the subject has 
not been treated in the manner which first suggests itself to their minds. 
Further reflection, and a more careful perusal of the work itself, will 
change that first flush of disappointment into a feeling of settled apprecia- 
tion. The title expresses exactly the contents of the book, and no more. 
Every kind of map, whether hypothetical sixth century, rude sketch, 
sectional or careful survey, is included, and there can be very few, if any, 
at least of importance, which have escaped Mr. Sheppard’s researches ; 
and it is a very gratifying feature to find that most of them have found 
their way to the Hull Museum. We can imagine few pleasanter ways 
in which to spend an afternoon, or a succession of afternoons, than to be 
surrounded with these plans, and, with this book at hand assisting us, to 
trace bit by bit the gradual growth of the Hull that was, into the Hull that 
is. Especially interesting it ought to be to the Hull man who loves his 
city, and wishes to know what is known of the various changes it has 
undergone. Very possibly Mr. Sheppard may not agree with our opinion 
that this is one of his best ; at any rate it is a work which it will be difficult 
to amend, and cannot be superseded. It is an indispensable work of 
reference well done ; and boti author and publishers are to be congratulated 
for their respective shares in it. : 
The amount of careful, methodical, and tedious work involved in the 
preparation of the volume can only be estimated by those who have 
engaged in similar work, and therefore know the difficulties that attend 
the accumulation of the material, and the very slow rate of progress. 
The author has achieved a notable success by resisting the many tempta- 
tions to discursiveness, and allowing the plans to tell their own tale. Here 
and there, when necessity demands it, we have a few well-chosen words, 
a concise sentence or two, which illuminate the whole, and renders it 
easily intelligible. 
The etymology of place names is a subject on which doctors differ 
widely, and that of the two places whose etymology are given is no excep- 
tion to the rule. That of Drypool in particular seems open to objections 
both on botanical and rational grounds. A careful reading of the work 
has produced a very lean crop of errors—four in number—and of these 
it is possible that two are intentional. This, of itself, is eloquent testimony 
to the care with which the work has been seen through the press. On 
page 37, ‘ 2894 feet’ should read ‘ 2844 feet.’ ; on page 92, “ Hargrave ’ 
should be ‘ Hargreave,’ and both in the Index and on page 139, ‘ Peniten- 
tiary ’ is misspelled ‘ Penetentiary.’ This latter may be the spelling on 
the map from which it is quoted, but as the word does not appear in quota- 
tion marks, it is included amongst the errors. Special praise should be 
bestowed on the index, which is a very full one, and, so far as we have 
tested it, is a model of what an index should be. The get-up of the book, 
its handy size, and clear clean type, are alike all that could be desired. 
The plates, although well reproduced, are sometimes so much reduced as 
to be tantalizing indications of the original, and, curiously enough, are 
not extra to the text, but paged continuously with it. _Eminently a book 
to read and use, and should have a wide circulation.—E.G.B. 
Naturalist, 
