The other poems in the volume are of a lighter character. Among those specially noticeable are the three Hindu songs, the pastoral poem, “Neucia,” translated from the Italian of the great Florentine ruler, Lorenzo de Medici, who, if he destroyed the liberties of his city, raised it to its highest place in literary and art glory, as also in commercial and political power; “The Epic of the Lion;” “The Wreck of the Northern Belle;”and “Amadis of Gaul to Don Quixote de La Mancha,” The latter, which is from the Spanish, is a little gem: “Thou who did’st imitate the mournful manner Of my most lonely and despised Life, And—leaving joy for suffering and strife— Upon the bare hillside did’st pitch thy banner! Thou whose unshamed eyes with tears oft ran over— Salt dripping tears—when giving up all proper Vessels of use, silver and tin and copper, Thou atest earth’s herbs on the earth, a woful dinner— Rest thou content, Sir Knight! Ever and ever, Or at the least whilst through the hemispheres Golden Apollo drives his glittering mares— Famous and praised shall be thy high endeavor! Thy land of birth the glory of all nations, Thy chroniclers the crown of reputation.” The volume, on the whole, very well sustains Edwin Arnold’s growing reputation as one of the first half dozen of the contemporary English poets. GREATER LONDON: A NARRATIVE OF ITS HISTORY, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS PLACES. By Edward Walford, M.A., joint Author of “Old and New London.” Illustrated with Numerous Engravings. Vol. II. London, Paris, and New York: _Cassell & Co., Limited_. Mr. Walford’s reputation needs no exploitation in the line of work which he has followed, just as good wine needs no bush. He has done much to embalm the literary and historic glory of London and its environs in the past, and the present volume, which completes “Greater London,” is no less interesting than its predecessors. All the celebrated and interesting spots in the vicinity of London, their traditions, history, personal and literary associations, etc., are described not only as a labor of love, but with a wealth of knowledge in detail. It is not easy to characterize the mass of information given, it covers so wide and varied a field. Certainly the reader of English history will find that he is helped very materially to a vivid realization of the great personages and events which have made the record of England’s past so dramatic and fascinating. Such books as these are not merely interesting in themselves, but throw a flood of light on the mind of the reader. FOREIGN LITERARY NOTES. THE Abbé Liszt is engaged on the fourth volume of his Memoirs. The work is expected to fill six volumes. The first volume is to appear immediately. THE authorities of the Imperial Library of St. Petersburg intend to bring out a palæographical series, containing specimens of their most important Greek, Latin, Slavonic, French, and other manuscripts.