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LOUIS HEMON : MARIA CHAPDELAINE Edited by E. A. PHILLIPS, B.A. With an introduction, notes, a vocabulary, and a map. Crown 8vo. 4s 6d.

This edition of Maria Chapdelaine has been prepared with the hope that Louis Hémon may become as well known in schools as he deserves to be.

SPANISH SYNTAX AND
COMPOSITION

By J. P. HOWARD, Μ.Α.

Crown 8vo. 45.

This book is intended not for beginners in Spanish but for those who have worked through the Accidence, together with some elementary reading and composition. On the other hand, the book does not claim to present an exhaustive treatment of Spanish Syntax, but rather to furnish the necessary and sufficient material for more advanced composition.

INDUCTIVE READINGS IN
GERMAN. BOOK I

By P. HAGBOLDT and F. W. KAUFMANN.
Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s 3d net. Junior College
Series. University of Chicago Press.

A MODERN GERMAN
GRAMMAR

Minimum Essentials Inductively Presented.
By P. HAGBOLDT and F. W. KAUFMANN.
Crown 8vo. 9s 3d net. Junior College Series.
University of Chicago Press.

ESSENTIALS OF GERMAN
REVIEWED

By P. HAGBOLDT.

Crown 8vo. 8s net. Junior College Series. Univer

sity of Chicago Press.

EURIPIDES: THE CYCLOPS Edited, with an introduction, notes, and a vocabulary, by D. M. SIMMONDS, M.A., and R. R. TIMBERLAKE, Μ.Α. With a Frontispiece. Fcap 8vo. 3s. (Cambridge Elementary Classics.)

MEMORANDUM ON THE
TEACHING OF ENGLISH

Issued by the Incorporated Association of Assistant
Masters in Secondary Schools. Revised edition.

Crown 8vo. 3s 6d.

C. GODFREY, M.V.O., Μ.Α.,
and A. W. SIDDONS, Μ.Α.

New edition, re-set. Demy 8vo. Cloth limp. Is. Special edition, with marginal thumb-index. Demy 8vo. Cloth boards. 2s 6d.

This collection of tables was first published in 1913, and since then more than 100,000 copies have been sold. The type has been reset throughout, and certain improvements have been introduced. The titles of the various tables have been printed in the margin in such a way that the purchaser can, if he wishes, make a thumb-index. A special edition is now also issued for the first time with the thumb-index already cut.

CREMONA TRANSFORMATIONS

IN PLANE AND SPACE

By HILDA P. HUDSON, Ο.Β.Ε., Μ.A., Sc.D., A.F.R.Aë.S.

Royal 8vo. £2 2s net.

Cremona transformations are powerful tools in many lines of research; the aim of this book is to bring together all that has so far been published on their construction and use, as regards points and loci in two and three dimensions. An historical account of the subject is given in Chapter XVII.

THE FOUNDATIONS OF
EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY

By HENRY GEORGE FORDER, B.A.
Demy 8vo. 25s net.

Although the Euclidean Geometry is the oldest of the sciences and has been studied critically for over two thousand years, there has hitherto been no text-book giving a connected account of it in the light of the developments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Pioneers of Invention. Men of Science and their Discoveries.

By W. and STELLA NIDA. (Is. 6d. each. Harrap.)

These two attractive little volumes are very welcome. The history of science and its application to industry and to the general amenities of life is a theme that is receiving its full quota of attention of recent years, and it is all to the good that the story is now being made available in a form suitable as a classreader for elementary schools and junior classes of secondary schools. The contents of these two books are well chosen, the subject matter is interestingly treated, and the publishers have done their share of the work very well. Altogether good value for the money.

A Standard Catalogue of English Names of our Wild Flowers,
to which are added the Ferns and their Allies.
By J. F.
RAYNER. (Is. 6d. Southampton: Gilbert. London:
Simpkin, Marshall.)

Popular English names of wild plants are so often, by amateur botanists, preferred to their Latin titles that this attempt to stabilize vernacular names may help in avoiding the confusion that local aliases sometimes cause. No amount of catalogues will unify well-established local names; but in the case of such plants as the water crow-foots, brambles, roses, and others whose numerous forms have no widely accepted, if any, English name, uniformity of usage will be attained by the adoption of the names here suggested.

Halley Stewart Lectures, 1926. Science and Human Progress.

By Sir OLIVER LODGE. (4s. 6d. net. Allen and Unwin.) Sir Oliver Lodge's philosophy is pretty widely known among educated men and women, and in the present book he merely restates in semi-popular style the views which we have come to associate with him. Nevertheless the book is well worth careful perusal, for the argument is well thought out and clearly expressed; though not every one will agree with Sir Oliver's premisses. A large part of the text is in essence a restrained plea for unbiased investigation of spiritualistic phenomena, and the author is at pains to show that there is no real conflict between religion and science. With a firm belief in human progress, Sir Oliver attempts to show us the possibilities and the pitfalls, but the general note is one of optimism: "happiness is catching and benefits are shared."

Isaac Newton, 1642-1727: a Memorial Volume. Edited for the Mathematical Association by W. J. GREENSTREET. (Ios. 6d. net. Bell.)

This year of Sir Isaac Newton's bicentenary celebrations has naturally brought into being much literature in commemoration of this illustrious man of science, but surely scarcely any tribute could be more fitting and appropriate than the volume before us. The editor, on behalf of the Mathematical Association, has gathered together a notable team of contributors, and their contributions constitute a notable harvest of achievement. Profs. Eddington and Forsyth deal with mechanics, Prof. Armstrong with chemistry, Prof. Whittaker with optics, Prof. Proudman with tides, Messrs. D. C. Fraser, J. J. Milne, and Prof. Hilton with mathematics, Prof. A. E. Heath and Mr. J. М. Child with scientific method, Prof. Burtt with metaphysics, and Prof. D. E. Smith, the late Dr. Dreyer, Prof. L. J. Russell, Mr. J. A. Holden, and Prof. S. N. Watson with various personal topics. A Newton bibliography is added by Mr. H. Zeitlinger. The publishers, too, have done their work with sympathy and understanding, and the whole production is altogether excellent and fully worthy of the great thinker to whose memory it has been created.

Science Through the Ages. By MARION F. LANSING. (2s. 6d.

Harrap.)

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An attractive little work included in Messrs. Harrap's wellknown " Told Through the Ages series, and dealing historically with such topics as "The Age of Fire," "From Fibre to Cloth," "Fuel," " Light," and "Power.”

A Treatise on the British Freshwater Algae, in which are Included All the Pigmented Protophyta hitherto found in British Freshwaters. By the late Prof. G. S. WEST. New and Revised Edition, in great part rewritten by Prof. F. E. FRITSCH. (21s. net. Cambridge University Press.)

The first edition of this valuable work appeared in 1904. Since then so much has been achieved that Prof. Fritsch has found it necessary to re-write a large portion in order to bring the book up to date. For the identification of specimens this volume is indispensable; and students will now find the systematic "keys" arranged in a far more convenient manner than was the case in the first edition. The prefatory sections to the groups and classes form an excellent introduction to the freshwater algae for beginners in this interesting study. There are over two hundred illustrations, every British freshwater genus receiving at least one.

The Principles of Chemistry and their Application: a TextBook for Nurses. By ELEANOR H. BARTLETT and KATHARINE INK. (125. 6d. net. New York: Macmillan.)

As the authors point out, chemistry may at first sight seem superfluous to a nurse, but in actual fact will prove extremely helpful. A more intelligent understanding of the process of digestion, for example; some insight into the commoner clinical tests; an acquaintance, however slight, with the chemistry of drugs and poisons, will all help to enable the nurse to carry out her work more thoroughly and efficiently. The ordinary text-books being manifestly unsuitable for the purpose, the authors have collaborated in the production of the present book; it is primarily intended for student nurses, but appears to us to be suitable also for use in schools of housewifery and in those girls' schools where domestic science is taught to the older students. But quite apart from its teaching value it is an interesting and informative book which the reviewer has found pleasure in reading. Chapters from Everyday Doings of Insects. By EVELYN CHEES

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(2) A Synopsis of the General Morphology of Animals. By Prof. E. G. CONKLIN. (7s. 6d. net. Princeton University Press. London: Oxford University Press.)

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The Mechanics of the Atom. By Prof. M. BORN. Translated by Dr. J. W. FISHER. Revised by Dr. D. R. HARTREE. (18s. net. Bell.)

This handsome volume, a credit to author, translator, and publisher alike, is a highly mathematical introduction to atomic theory. To honours students at the university it should prove of great use, since no other book covers the same ground in such a complete and logical fashion. Physics masters in secondary schools, presuming that their mathematical equipment is sound, will find Prof. Born's treatment of the subject of considerable assistance to them in keeping in touch with modern developments. A Book of Nature Myths. By FLORENCE HOLBROOK. (IS. gd. Harrap.)

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Alternating Current Electrical Engineering. By P. KEMP. Third
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MISCELLANEOUS AND

Towards Health. By Prof. J. A. THOMSON. (7s. 6d. net. Methuen.)

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"There are," as Prof. Thomson says, numerous excellent guides to personal health, and there are valuable treatises on social hygiene," but the aim of this book is different. It goes down to fundamental principles by explaining the biological ideas underlying the study of health. The book is just what one learns to expect from a master of style as well as of subjectmatter; and for its purpose it gains in simplicity and directness because it is a record of a series of popular lectures. The familiar problems of environment, occupation, sex, and birth-control, nervous troubles, eugenics, and so on, are treated in a fresh and breezy way, precisely suited to those general readers" whom the distinguished author desires to reach and to influence. A careful perusal of this book is in itself a sound bit of education. Talks on Friends in Africa: a Book for Leaders of Missionary Classes of Boys and Girls from 9 to 13 Years Old. By GERTRUDE PAIN. (IS. Edinburgh House Press.)

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Stentor, or the Press of To-Day and To-Morrow. By D. OCKHAM. (2s. 6d. net. Kegan Paul.)

Tips to Teachers of Pitman's Shorthand and Other Commercial Subjects. By J. HYNES. (Is. Fitman.)

King Henry VIII's Newe Wyne Seller at Hampton Court, built in 1535, Cleared and Revealed in 1927. Historically described by E. Law. (2s. net. Bell.)

Janus: The Conquest of War-a Psychological Inquiry. By W. MCDOUGALL. (2s. 6d. net. Kegan Paul.)

Oration and Poem Delivered at Yale University on the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Society of Phi Beta Карра. The Idea of a College. By C. B. TINKER. Quincibald in Mediocria. By L. BACON. (4s. 6d. net. New Haven: Yale University Press.)

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Rudolf Steiner and the Crisis in Human Affairs. By A. FREEMAN. (6d. Anthroposophical Publishing Co.)

The Middle Country: a Chinese Boy's Adventures in his own Land. By OLIVIA PRICE. (2s. Harrap.)

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The Melody of Speech: an Original Study and Analysis Resulting in a New Explanation of the Purpose and Effect of Inflection and Variation of Pitch in Speech and a Method of Indicating a Reading of a Passage. By E. B. SKEET. (2s. net. French.) Criminology and Penology. By Prof. J. L. GILLIN. (25s. net. Cape.)

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Research Bulletin of the National Educational Association, March, 1927. Salaries in City School Systems, 1926-27. (National Education Association, Washington.)

Proceedings of the Classical Association. April, 1927. Vol. 24. With Rules and Lists of Members. (4s. 6d. net. Murray.) The Celebration Bulletin, No. V. Edited by Dr. F. H. HAYWARD. (1s. Russell).

THE COMMONWEALTH FUND FELLOWSHIPS. - The Commonwealth Fund of I East 57th Street, New York City, a philanthropic foundation existing since 1918 and supported by gifts from the late Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, has established for British graduate students a number of Fellowships tenable at American Universities. In creating these Commonwealth Fund Fellowships the Directors of the Fund have been impelled by a belief in the value of international opportunities for education and travel to young men and women of character and ability, and by a conviction that such opportunities offered to British students will promote the mutual amity and understanding of Great Britain and the United States. The committee has recently awarded twenty Fellowships, tenable in American Universities, for the two years beginning September, 1927, to graduates of British Universities, and three Fellowships to candidates from British Dominions.

A GUIDE TO ENGLISH GOTHIC

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By SAMUEL GARDNER.

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