210 REVIEWS OF RECENT BOOKS 



The perspective in the pictures of Palaces, Tombs and Bridge* 

 is excellent, every detail of carving has been brought out and given it? 

 full value as is exemplified by the picture "Sculptured base of the 

 Stupa — Yellow Temple." Though in the architectural plates the beauty 

 of the curved roofs of the Summer Palace, the majesty of the Drum 

 Tower and the cold pure grandeur of the Temple of Heaven all 

 show the hand of an artist, perhaps Mr. Mennie is at his best in his 

 studies of nature and the natives. Very lovely in his sunlight and 

 mist effect in the Nankou pass, the light and shade mingling with the 

 steam of the "Midday Meal" and the atmospheric effect in the 

 beautiful little picture "By the North Wall the wind blows full of 

 sand." Very seductive also is the plate "When the evening shadows 

 fall" and that of the Camels, with weary dignity, making their 

 way to the Western Hills, but this is only to mention a few of the 

 many beautiful photographs in the "Pageant of Peking." 



Attractively bound in blue Chinese silk and mounted on the 

 finest paper it is altogether a delightful book and should prove a 

 welcome gift at any time. 0. I. 



Work in Tibet. By Theo. Sorensen, Tatsinlu, Ssuchuen. 

 In 1920 Mr. Sorensen gave a lecture to our Society. This is now 

 printed with collotypes of the pictures then shown, together with 

 inscriptions in Tibetan Script and translations. The first part too is 

 most interesting, containing an account of the area,' topography, popula- 

 tion, government, language, religion of the country. There is also 

 a statement of the Mission Work begun and carried on in the 

 country or on the Border. Many will be glad to get this little book, 

 which may be had from the author. 



Glimpses of the Yangtse Gorges. By Cornell Plant, The Pilot. 



Shanghai : Kelly & Walsh, Ltd. 

 Captain Plant devoted a great part of his life to studying and 

 overcoming the dangers and difficulties which attend the navigation of 

 the Upper Yangtse. It is fortunate that at last, just before his 

 death, he put his great experience into a book thus leaving to posterity 

 some of his knowledge. Mr. Plant has not only given a description 

 of the extreme difficulties of navigating this great river, but he 

 has also interwoven with this the legends and folklore of which there 

 is sure always to be a large store connected with such a river as the 

 Yangtse, with its gloomy gorges, dangerous rapids, and thrilling 

 adventures. Stories multiply fast under such mental pressures and 

 the daemonology of such loci tend to receive great attention. 



