was himself shot, as was Marie Vetsera. This is the story of the Countess Zanardi Landi, and it is given as coming direct from the Empress Elizabeth. The author reports that, shortly before the death of the Empress, her mother promised to introduce her to the world. "Should I know my father and sisters?' I asked. 'Yes, of course,' she answered. 'I wonder how I shall get on with them?' 'Very well, I hope, dear. Anyhow, they will not trouble us inuch.' The author asked the Empress how she was going to bring her out," and the 66 Very simply. The Emperor will have to announce officially....that the Empress and he have a third daughter living, who has been educated away from the Court, and who will be introduced on the occasion of his Jubilee. It will not make any trouble whatever. All is in order, the papers and everything. That is all that will be neces sary. After the assassination of the Empress, the author wished to get into touch with her relatives, but the lady with whom she was boarding warned her in the following words to avoid trouble : 66 Your mother and the Emperor never agreed. Is it any wonder, then, that they went separate ways, and as far as possible sought consolation elsewhere?....You must keep quiet for your mother's sake, if you don't want the story in everybody's mouth." According to the tale here told, the Empress left her child a fortune of 160,000l. She married a man for whom she did not The money was placed in his hands, and he at once lost it by speculation. In 1906 she went with him to Canada, but parted from him in 1908, and after a series of struggles was married again to Count Zanardi Landi. care. The Countess describes the legal action which she began in Vienna, and says that she refused 1 million crowns to settle it. She gives the reasons why her lawyers dropped it-reasons which are not very convincing; and says that, when they had thrown her over, she was advised that her only course was to publish this work. New Light on Drake: a Collection of Documents relating to his Voyage of Circumnavigation, 1577-1580. Translated and edited by Zelia Nuttall. (Hakluyt Society.) MORE than six years ago, in February, 1908, Mrs. Nuttall, whose repute as a student of Mexican archæology is nearly as great in this country as in America, was in the National Archives of Mexico, carrying on her researches in the Aztec religion, and incidentally in the early trials for Aztec practices by the Inquisition, when a happy chance led her to pick up a dust-covered volume which lay on the floor, and to take it to a window so as better to see what it was. Turning over its leaves, she came across the Declaration by Nuno da Silva as to how he was taken prisoner by English pirates on his way from Oporto to Brazil, 66 May 23, 1579," reading which she presently met the name of Franco Drac." Her interest, she tells us, was thoroughly aroused; the early caciques and their lapses into witchcraft suddenly faded, and she devoted herself and her proved talent for research to Drake and the incidents of his celebrated voyage. After an exhaustive search in the archives of Mexico she visited the more important libraries of the United States, and, passing on to Europe, worked for some weeks at Simancas, where the accommodation was bad and the food nasty; at Madrid, and at Seville, where a singular piece of good fortune led her direct to the very volume she most wanted; afterwards in Paris, and finally in London-in the British Museum and the Record Office. She claims to have examined all available evidence, of which, from the Spanish side of the question, the supply has hitherto been limited. The result of this long search is what she has now put before us. We need not say that it is interesting in the extreme; many of the details are most curious. But from the historical point of view its value is rather as corroborative of what conclusive in regard to points which was already fairly well known than as admitted, or were subject to, a difference of opinion. It does, indeed, settle beyond cavil the question whether Drake exercised unnecessary harshness, cruelty, or bloodthirstiness against the Spaniards, as was alleged by his ill-wishers and the partisans of Doughty. There have not been many who believed this charge, preferred rather by innuendo than by direct accusation, and openly denied by the whole of his ship's company; but the very small number who may have still been ready with the hundred times discredited proverb as to "No smoke without fire will surely be silenced by the testimony, on oath, of numerous Spaniards held prisoners by Drake for varying periods of time, who, without exception, speak of him as humane, courteous, and not inordinately greedy; in fact, a very decent fellow for a pirate. Mrs. Nuttall thinks that she has also settled for all time the burning question as to Doughty's execution: Had Drake legal authority for what he did? Had he, in fact, any written powers analogous to a commission? Drake assembled all his men.... Placing himself in a more elevated position than the 22 others, he took out some papers, kissed them, put them on his head, and read them in a them to the others, and all saw and inspected loud voice. After reading them he showed them....All present said that those papers were his and from her, and that it was with her authority that he was executing [Doughty] and making the voyage.' Cooke's statement, which Mr. Corbett accepts, directly contravenes this, but we know that Cooke was a determined liar; we do not know that Nuno da Silva, on oath and having nothing to gain, did not tell the truth. We are inclined to believe that he did, and that his story is a strong corroboration of Drake's reported assertion that he had authority, though have been in altogether exact formvery possibly that authority may not possibly written by the Queen herself, a suggestion to which the story of Drake's kissing it lends probability. A man does not, as a rule, kiss a legally drawn document. But, of course, if any one chooses to prefer Ralegh's hearsay belief and Cooke's statement to Drake's reiterated assertion and to Nuno da Silva's oath, further argument is impossible. that on Drake's return the Queen, in the one conclusive piece of evidence is the most practical manner, asserted that he had had full powers, and had not misused them. Elizabeth did many curious things, but she did not with all possible and exceptional honour knight murderers. To us Another question of some interest connot see that it can possibly be answered. cerns the discovery of Cape Horn. We do It has been admitted all along that Drake did discover open sea to the south of Tierra del Fuego; but whether his Elizabeth Island was Cape Horn cannot be determined, and is not worth arguing about. After Drake, there could not be, was an open passage from east to west and there was not, any doubt that there south of the straits, and the interesting evidence of Nuno da Silva's log, which Mrs. Nuttall now puts before us, can do no more than confirm this. Apart from these questions, we think that to many the most interesting fact that Mrs. Nuttall's evidence establishes is that John Oxenham, one of the heroes of our childhood, was not hanged in 1575, as has According to our own witnesses, Drake always been said, and as testified by said that he had, but did not show it; Salvation Yeo, but dragged on a painful Mr. Corbett, on a full examination of five years in the prisons and galleys of the different narratives, thinks he had Peru, so as to take part in an auto da fe not anything which explicitly gave him before being finally put to death in 1580. the power of life and death; Mr. Hannay Don Francisco de Zarate appears to have refers to Ralegh-who could not know been a decent sort of man, grossly abused anything about it except by hearsay--according to story-by Oxenham, and and, in the charmingly categorical phrase which he affects, says that probably Drake "was lying." Mrs. Nuttall quotes Zarate as saying that Drake not only said he had full powers, but showed them to him, and (which seems still stronger) she quotes from the examination of Nuno da Silva : to show whence and by what power he could "Master Doughty challenged him [Drake] behead] him, and....then the said Francis slandered by Yeo; and the real name of the Cacafuego was Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion, commanded by San Juan de Anton, who (the editor suggests) was very possibly a renegade Englishman, in reality St. John of Southampton. But the whole book is of great interest, and could only have been got together by one thoroughly possessing a very unusual skill in palæoconversant with the old Spanish, and graphy. FICTION. The Lure of Romance. By H. F. Prevost surmise is correct, it has resulted in Under Cover of Night. By R. Murray But the story, in spite of its many Un Cœur d'Homme. Par Roger Lambelin. (Paris, Nouvelle Librairie Nationale, 3fr. 50.) 66 time L'Abbaye des Dunes. Par Marguerite 6 For the story, the personalities of the Herr und Frau Wiedemann. Von Olga THE Wiking-Bücher" series is likely to prove successful, for its form is handy, its print and paper good, its cloth binding inoffensive, and its matter, if one may judge by this initial volume, well above the average. Not that Olga Wohlbrück's novel is an altogether satisfactory piece of work; but it is at least readable, and bears evidence of some genuine gift of narrative and observation. The story, which is very simple, deals with the fortunes of a middle-aged widower of peasant origin who marries a wife with aristocratic connexions, and after some years of happiness gives up the work suited to his nature in the hope of acquiring wealth as the director of a fashionable hydropathic establishment. His inevitable failure to do so is cleverly described, the THIS book will be of some interest to contrast between his hard, dogged, and those who know Egypt, and especially somewhat unattractive personality and the Kom-Ombo district, which is the that of his meekly devoted wife giving scene of most of the story. Otherwise it occasion for some effective psychology, is, as a novel, rather too stiff in its moveand the final reconciliation is well managed. ment and too slight in its interest. The The great fault of the book lies, we think, hero's monarchical, religious, and eco- in the opening presentation of the hero, nomic views, and his general psychology, who appears in so repellent a light as which leads him to an unjustifiable renun- pretty well to alienate our sympathies ciation of love and marriage, have no par- altogether; it would almost seem as if ticular point. The author might have the author had subsequently altered her made a really excellent book had he given original conception of his character, and a full description of the country in which accordingly it takes the reader a considerhis hero worked and the work he did-in able time to get into the proper mood fact, a presentment of Egypt as for an intelligent understanding of the through French eyes. That has never situation. For the rest the book is yet been done thoroughly, to our know-written, not, indeed, with any great ledge, in French or English-at any rate, distinction, but in a clear and simple style in the form of a novel. that is refreshing in these days. seen THE MONTHLIES ON THE WAR. THE first article in Blackwood's-' Moral following quotation we regard as indicative Qualities in War' is not, in our opinion, remarkable for its high ethical value. The of the root of the trouble : "After the South African War many things were proposed, and a few carried out, which aimed at developing the soldier's intelligence,' greater importance for the rank and file than this but which actually slackened discipline, of far same intelligence, the possession of which may even contribute to lower a man's fighting value." In other words, we suspect the author of 66 of many Major F. A. Symons, who belongs to the Army Medical Corps, has an article on 'The Care of the Wounded in War,' which is intended to show "the stay-at-home English " what official measures are taken public in the field for the care of the sick and wounded. Of their completeness and efficiency he has little doubt. In one particular only does there seem an immediate call for improvement, and that is a matter rather of transport than of doctoring. The journey in the ambulance wagon to the Field Dressing Station he describes as often an agonizing experience "all the carriagebuilders' brains in England have failed to produce a wagon strong enough for war which would not jolt." When the history of the war comes to be written many of the field are based will be altered, but in no data upon which the regulations in the department will readjustment of ideas be more needed than in the modus operandi of field ambulances. Canon Scott Holland's 'Notes in this Mr. month's Commonwealth deal with the war, The War number of United Empire, the spirited address is followed by a lengthy editorial on The Empire and the War.' Part I. of this article entitled 'How the as our 66 cause. War Began,' refers to the consequences of 6 6 on Germany, who went into the war blessed by the Kaiser with God,' has shown up, as nothing else could, the inept anachronism of ecclesiastical Christianity, powerless to prevent this hideous crime, yet invoked grotesquely by Germans to lead and anoint them." If the average tone of the war articles in The World's Work is somewhat lighter than that in the other monthlies here dealt with, their merit is at least as high. The March of Events' speaks of Sir Edward Grey, and we cannot help wondering what possible sort of injustice the editor thinks he has formerly been guilty of We believe it will be equally true to say Many Englishmen would die for England; no sane Englishman would die for the United Kingdom. Nationalist and provincial feeling is even stronger in Germany. Thousands of Germans have died, and thousands more will willingly die, to defend their Fatherland; but their last thoughts in the trenches will be not of the new Empire symbolised by the gilt domes and white marble and endless statues of Berlin, but of a pleasant garden sloping towards the waters of the Rhine, of stout, kindly peasant women in short skirts working in the fields by Eisenach, or Burgess (Rev. H. T.), MY FRIENDS, a Study in a glimpse of sun striking through the red pines Personal Relations, 6d. net. Kelly of Silesia and lighting up some peaceful cottage A booklet containing four chapters on by the hasty Oder when the bees are swarming. Transcendent Privilege,' Incomparable SymThat is the old, old Germany of faith and senti-pathy,' No Friend so Powerful,' and No Friend ment and good plain living-not so very remote so Constant.' either in character or instinct from old England." This should be a steadying passage to many. 66 66 Challenge (The) of the Age to Christianity, AD- Containing addresses by the Chairman, the Oxford, Blackwell The War section of The English Review opens with a reprint of the article which Mr. Frederic Harrison contributed at the beginning of 1913. The editor describes it as curiously prophetic," and it certainly ends with the words: A tremendous crisis is before us. And they who are blind to it or refuse to meet it may be guilty of one of the most awful catastrophes in history." Mr. Robert Crozier Long wrote two months before the war an article on · German War Taxation.' The conclusions to be drawn from it are only too clear now. The précis supplied of The Diplomatic Messages from Home for our Soldiers and Sailors, Correspondence' is useful, as are also the comments furnished, and the most important documents, which are published in full. A seeming violence of statement does not encourage us to sympathy with the editor in his Psychology and Motives,' though we are in agreement with him, especially in his dictum that the war is due to 66 Prayers in Time of War, BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF A collection of prayers for the Fleet, protection and victory, the Armies of our Allies, and for the peace of nations. BIBLIOGRAPHY. RELIGIOUS POEMS; Poems of the Great War, 1/ net. Chatto & Windus There is an Introduction to the poems by the Rev. John Telford. Wolff (Harriot), ITALIANA, 2/0 net. Mathews The book contains translations from the work of various poets, including Paul Heyse, Frida Schanz, and Hermann Hesse; and renderings of portions of letters by Mr. Carl B. H. Wolff, the writer's son. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. This book was first published by Mr. Heinemann in 1904. GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL. PHILOLOGY. Journal of Philology, Vol. XXXIII. 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Arden," adapted from the name of Henley-in-Arden, the village near which the property of her family lay. Arden was her homeland, to which she returned with her sisters some time ago, on leaving Malvern Wells. During several years Miss Knight edited for the Girls' Friendly Society, and her very sympathetic personality, as well as her good business capacity, made this work a most successful one. She allured to her staff many writers of distinction, among whom we may mention Lady Ritchie. a infirmities." If this unhappy noun calls dolorous picture of octogenarian decrepitude or physical ruin, it is very misleading. I know on the best authority that the weight of four-score years did not prevent the poet from habitually rising at 6.30 A.M., and working with businesslike regularity. His mental youthfulness was not under the dominion of Time, and his death inflicted a shock of surprise; to those who knew him intimately it did not seem natural that he should die. I did not know him long, but I knew him well; I marked the generous activities of his mind, and I assert that infirmities which allow a man to radiate as he radiated may justly be ignored by a critic or biographer with a proper sense of proportion. W. H. CHESSON. SHELLEY'S ODE TO LIBERTY.' 130, Victoria Drive, Eastbourne, August 31, 1914. DR. CHAPMAN'S compliments are somewhat embarrassing, and increase my regret that I am still compelled to disagree with him. The example of "the same 2 instead of it," ," which he quotes from the Psalms, is not conclusive, for the language is archaic, and in the older English no doubt it was common enough. A quotation dated 1711 in The Athenaeum, June 27, p. 895, supplies an instance (I modernize the spelling) :— "I have been lately assured (and there are some passages in the poem that seem to confirm the same), that in the person of Hudibras he intended Sir Henry Rosewell." I have, however, found a second example in Shelley himself, and that, too, not as a rhyme, but standing on its own merits; but in what poem ? Peter Bell the Third,' most of which is serio-comic or burlesque. Here it is:— A printer's boy, folding those pages, Like those famed Seven who slept three ages: As opiates, were the same applied. I believe it would be difficult to find a 66 I will record the same 22 genuine parallel to in any serious modern composition, whether in verse or prose. We ought, however, to bear in mind that Shelley may have been thinking of some passage in an old poet, such as the following, quoted by Webster from Daniel, who wrote about 1600: Do but think how well the same he spends, By a remarkable coincidence these words are exactly appropriate to the present crisis. J. NETTLESHIP. THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. EVERYTHING had been prepared for a meeting of the Library Association Oxford between August 31st and September 4th. at An interesting programme-including papers and discussions on many subjects connected with books, reading, and library matters-had been arranged, and a large number of American, Canadian, Colonial, and foreign librarians had accepted invitations. A series of visits to libraries and colleges of Oxford, places in the neighbourhood, and sundry entertainments had been organized by an influential local committee, on which the University and the city were represented by Heads of Colleges, the Mayor, and other distinguished persons. The efforts of the local committee (whose hon. secretaries were Mr. Falconer Madan and Mr. J. L. Dougan), in conjunction with the Council in London, had completed elaborate preparations for a meeting at which 400 or 500 were expected to attend; but the war broke out, and it was decided to restrict the proceedings to a formal business meeting in London. This took place yesterday week at the City of Westminster Public Library, Buckingham Palace Road. The chair was occupied, in the unavoidable absence of the President-Elect (Mr. Falconer Madan), by Mr. Henry R. Tedder, Chairman of the Council (Athenæum Club), who moved a cordial vote of thanks to the retiring President (the Earl of Malmesbury) for his services during the past year. then moved on the part of the Council the following resolution, which was seconded by Mr. H. Guppy (John Rylands Library, Manchester), and carried by acclamation :— He "The members of the Library Association, representing the principal libraries of the British Empire, in annual meeting assembled, desire to place on record their feelings of profound indignation at the wanton and unprovoked act of vandalism on the part of the German Army by the destruction of the city of Louvain, that ancient seat of learning, with its famous University and Library, whereby the world of scholarship has suffered irreparable loss." The The report of the Council showed that the total membership had slightly increased. The meeting last year had been highly successful, and Bournemouth had proved in its hospitality a worthy successor to the long list of towns at which the Association had assembled in the past. Eight monthly meetings had been held. The Public Libraries Acts had been adopted, since the date of the last annual report, at Grantham. The Library Association Record had again been issued monthly during the year under the editorship of the Publications Committee. The new section, Library Book Exchange,' had been found useful. The Council had made an arrangement with Messrs. Thomas Nelson & Sons, old Class whereby the Lists of Best Books would be revived in an enlarged shape. Monthly lists would appear each year from June to the following May in the Record, and would then be amalgamated into a volume-duly classified, edited, and indexed-to be published by Messrs. Nelson under the title of The Best Books of the Year.' The new guide would be strictly selective, and would include only such books as could be recommended for purchase by a public library of average resources. The general editor would be assisted by a number of contributors responsible for various sections. 6 Mr. William G. C. Gladstone had undertaken to take charge in the House of Commons of " The Libraries Bill, 1914, promoted by the Library Association. An interview had been held with the President of the Local Government Board, at which |