Messrs. Longmans, Green & Ca. have made an interesting contribution to school literature in the form of simplified versions of "The Mill on the Floss" and "Allan Quatermain." Both novels have been satisfactorily adapted to the requirements school-children and will be quite ood for the higher forms. The illustrations are good.
The questions at the end of the book are, however, very elementary. Children who are old enough to read and enjoy such novels would consider that their intelligence was somewhat lurider-estimated if they were ques tioned on the subject matter alons the lines suggested by Mr. West. 1 venture to suggest that they are fami-Mar with the words "doll." "scissors," snd "donkey" very early in their school life and do not need illustr tons of them on the back page of "The Mill on the Floss." These are minor points, however. The books are worthy of the consideration of bead teachers. who can order them with every confidence that they have been sensibly simplified.
From the point of view of tex books, both the binding and the pri maintain the standard. of exceuence aseceiated with the firm of Longmans, Green & Ca, Another pubUcation submitted by the same firm is "The White Com-been edited by C. Kingsley Williams with "the approval of Lady Conan Leyle and Mr. J. Murray. This book primarily intended' for use schools where—English of the mother tongue. Parts of lesser interest have been eliminated and common words substituted for less general use. The result is quit? food and would be suitable for any Kin of school as well ab for private reading by older foreign students of
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.