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out-of-the-way places, and the volume will be 

 welcomed by those who love the old traditions 

 and folklore, which are fast being lost to view 

 amid the progress and hurry of today. A num- 

 ber of old English ballads are given, many of 

 which have not been before published in our 

 generation. The author has quite caught the 

 real atmosphere of rural England, and a num- 

 ber of beautiful colored illustrations by H. L. 

 Richardson add in a great measure to the at- 

 tractiveness of the volume. J. O. L. 



Geography of Nebraska. By George Everet 



Condra. Pp. 192. 5 by 7^ inches. Lincoln, 



Nebraska : University Publishing Co. 1906. 



This little geography has been written for 



the school children of Nebraska, and contains 



chapters on the formation of the soil and rock 



beds of Nebraska, on atmospheric conditions, 



illustrated with weather charts, and on the 



methods of reclamation — irrigation, forestation, 



and dry- farming — practiced in the state. The 



text is illustrated with pictures, maps, and 



charts, and is well indexed. It is an admirable 



publication. 



Touraine. By Anne MacDonald. Illustrated. 



Pp. 420. 8 by 10^ inches. New York : E. P. 



Button & Co. igo6. $6.00 net 



There has been much written of the south 

 of France, with its fascinating history, but 

 there seems to be always something new to be 

 learned. In this volume the writer brings out 

 of the past a wealth of legend and folklore of 

 this ancient land of great rivers and valleys, of 

 chateau.x and marches, giving to each its song 

 and story. The author has sought to set forth 

 the warlike achievements as well as the un- 

 tutored diplomacy of the feudal kings and 

 rulers of this wonder country, telling in a 

 masterly way of innumerable invasions, of 

 heroic defense and unceasing" strife, from the 

 time of its occupation by the Celtic-Puroni, 

 whom Caesar's legions found there, through the 

 dark centuries, when the fair country was given 

 over to the ravages of Goth and Franc, of 

 Musselman and Gaul, until the dawn of the 

 Renaissance overspread the land. The work 

 is magnificently illustrated by A. B. Atkinson 

 with two-score artistic pictures in color, as 

 well as many drawings, showing the marvelous 

 architecture of each century, which is per- 

 petuated in towered chateaux and cathedral, in 

 grim fortress and shrine. The work is com- 

 plete and shows the heights which the pub- 

 lisher's art has reached. J. O. L. 



A Cruise Across Europe. By Donald Max- 

 well. 8vo., pp. 254. Illustrated. New York 

 and London : John Lane. 1907. 

 A delightful narrative of a sail in a small 

 boat up the Rhine, across to the Danube, by an 

 old, disused canal, a,nd the journey down the 

 Danube to the Black Sea. Most of the route is 

 remote from the track of the tourist, and the 

 travelers, two young Englishmen, have many 

 novel adventures. H. G. 



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