nTenest—by Joliet Bredon. 2nd edition, fally revised and enlarged with 6 maps and 24 illustrations. Kelly & Walsh publishers. $10.
It is' matter for congratulation that a second edition of Miss Bredon's "Peking" should be called for in such a short time. It shows that the reading' public appreciate a good work well done and are willing to pay for a really first class book. The National Geographic Society of Washington D.C. has recognized the excellence of Miss Bredon's work. The President of that Society writes io the author thus:—
"T now have much pleasure in advising you that the National Geographic Society has made an award to you from the Grant Squires Fund in recognition of the literary and scholastic emin. ence of your recent book on P, king. The officers and Board of the National Geographic Society feel that your work is deserving of special notice and encouragement as it is an example of the character of investigation and literary composition which it is hoped other residents in foreign countries may strive to emulate."
The President of the National IGeographia Society has said the right word in announcing this graceful act of recognition to the gifted authoress, "An example which other residents in foreign countries may strive to emulate." No one, however ambitious to emulate the work Miss Bredon has done in the production of this book, will succeed without striving strenuously at the appointed task, for this is not the kind of book that is produced by ai stroke of heaven-sent inspiration. It is the result of years of careful and _loving investigation wedded to literary talent and the artist's seeing eye and sure hand. There is no Imck about the production of a book like "Peking." It is work and hard work too. As Ruskin said to the lady who told him she liked his books "because they were so easy to read:" "Let me tell you Madame that easy reading means d—d hard writing."
All the nice things.that a reviewer would like to say about this book have been anticipated by those who wrote about the first, edition. But one may say that whether considered from the historical, literary or artistic standpoints this book satisfies the most exacting reader. The information ana
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