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marks on each example are in every case given
together, resulting in a great saving of time to the
inexperienced. The initials and designs are ex-
plained, the character of the article from which
each mark was taken is specified, and the name of
the present owner given. Moreover, each section
of the work, as well as that devoted to London, is
prefaced by a history of the Guilds, and supple-
mented by an index of the goldsmiths of the
locality under notice, with the dates of the first
and last mention of their names. In a word, the
book is a perfect encyclopsedia of information, and
will no doubt at once take rank as a Standard
work on the subject of which it treats.
The Faerie Queen, adapted by Jeanie Lang,
with pictures by Rose Le Quesne; Stories from
Chaucer, adapted by Janet Harvey Kelman,
with pictures by W. Heath Robinson ; Robinson
Crusoe, adapted by John Lang, with pictures by
W. B. Robinson ; Charles Kingsley’s Fieroes,
adapted by Mary Macgregor, with pictures by
Rose Le Qcjesne; The Pilgrim's Progress, adapted
by Mary Macgregor, with pictures by Byam
Shaw ; Uncle Tomis Cabin, adapted by H. G.
Marshall, with pictures by A. S. Forrest; Old
Testament Stories, with pictures by R. T. Rose ;
Stories from the Life of Christ, selected by Janet
H. Kelman, with pictures by F. D. Bedfop.d ;
Stories told to Children Series. (Edinburgh : T. C.
Jack.) is. 6d. and is. each. — These daintily
got up little volumes, with their excellent pictures
in colour, are typical of the immense progress
made since the reform inaugurated by Walter
Crane in the literature provided for the nursery.
The various authors have dealt reverently with
the masterpieces entrusted to them, and some of
the illustrations, notably those in the Stories from
Chaucer, are real works of art, contrasting forcibly
with the sort of thing that was considered good
enough for children fifty years ago.
The Defence of Guenevre. By William Morris.
— The Bailad of a Nun. By John Davidson.—
A Little Child’s Wreath. By Elizabeth Rachel
Chapman. — Revolution and Lndependence. By
William Wordswortit.—The Women of Shake-
speare''s Family.—By Mary Rose. (London: John
Lane.) is. and iw 6d. net each.—These five recent
additions to the charming “ Flowers of Parnassus ”
series are in every respect equal to their many pre-
decessors. Perhaps the most fascinating is the
“Little Child’s Wreath,” with its beautiful illustra-
tions by that most sympathetic interpreter of
children, Mr. W. Graham Robertson ; but Mr. John
Davidson’s drawings for “The Bailad of a Nun”

have well caught the spirit of the tragic tale. The
designs of Miss Jessie King for “The Defence of
Guenevre ” are undoubtedly clever, though they
scarcely rise to the dignity of their subject, and
Mr. Donald Maxwell’s sketches for “ Revolution
and lndependence,” though good, are somewhat
wanting in poetic feeling. Of the illustrations in
“The Women of Shakespeare’s Family” one only
appears to be from an original drawing, the others
being from photograpbs of places associated with
the bard’s family.
A Year of Songs for a Baby in a Garden. — By
W. Graham Robertson. (London : John Lane.)
35. 6d. net.—Gladly, indeed, will all who have re-
velled in the delicate charm of the “Masque of May
Morning” and “ Old English Songs and Dances ”
welcome the new volume from the hand of their
author. This time it is the little ones still in the
nursery who are chiefly catered for; but those who
read the delightful songs to them will more than
share in the enjoyment they give, so eloquently do
they appeal to the lover of nature as well as to the
child, whose attention is enchained by the rhythm
of their refrain. Specially happy are the “ Morning
Mist” and the “ Autumn Sales,” with their humour
lightly touched by pathos.
Grammar of Greek Art. By Dr. Percy Gard-
ner. (London : Macmillan.) 7s. 6d. net.—In his
preface to a handbook that will probably be found
very useful by teachers in schools, Dr. Gardner, the
well-known Oxford Professor of Classical Archae-
ology and Art, explains that his aim has been to set
forth those principles of history, art, and psychology,
a grip of which is necessary to the right under-
standing of the heirlooms that have corae down to
posterity from ancient Greece. “It is now possible,”
he says, “to bring those treasures vividly before the
eyes and minds of students, but the difficulty is
to understand what these things mean.” It may
justly be claimed, however, that he has done much
to remove this difficulty; for he goes to the very
root of the matter, defining first the general charac-
ter of Greek art and literature, and then the special
peculiarities of each branch of them. Perhaps the
most interesting and original chapters of his work
are those dealing with the relations between vase
painting and literature, the life-history of a myth,
and the historical importance of coins ; for in them
he reveals his insight into the very spirit of Greek
life and his recognition of the correlation of every
branch of human culture.
Old JLouses in Edinburgh. Drawn by Bruce
T. Horne. (Edinburgh : W. H. Hay. London :
Samuel Bagster.) Parts I. and II., each is. net.—