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Green Leaves;” in “Longshore Memories” the writer takes 
us back once more to the North Kent marshes, where he 
acquired his power of seeing and of expressing in words what 
he saw ; we have chapters dealing with individuals or groups, 
such as those on “British Reptiles,” “The Otter,” and “Small 
Deer ; ” and two story essays, “ The Witch of Smoky Hollow ” 
and “ Little Jake ” — the former marred by touches of invraisem- 
blance, as when a “ Sister of Mercy ” is depicted as wearing a 
large crucifix “ suspended by a golden chain ; ” the latter a 
short, simple and beautiful little narrative. Some London 
readers will be grateful to the author for his indication of “ one 
day’s good walk,” starting from Dorking at 7 a.m. and going 
round by Ranmore Common, Shefe, Abury, and Chilworth, 
and so back to Dorking again. 
Burnham Beeches. 
Mr. Robinson’s book is for the garden; Forest Tithes for the 
woods and fields : the third on our list. The Beauties of Nature, by 
the new President of the Selborne Society, Sir John Lubbock, 
takes a wider range, as its title seems to imply. It is a worthy 
companion to The Pleasures of Life, and we hope the companion- 
ship will soon be rendered more intimate by the production of a 
cheaper issue. Without the excellent illustrations, and in smaller 
type, a pocket edition might be brought out at the cost of a 
