Many books have been written by people who have visited this country and have then returned to their native heath, but it is doubtful whether anyone has gone at the task with such an abundance of good humor as has the author of this sprightly volume. Mrs. Tweedie says things, to be sure, about America and Americans that will not be wholly acceptable, but she says them in such a way that even the most sensitive cannot take offense. In fact it is quite likely that her criticisms will provoke laughter as good humored in itself as the remarks which provoke it. There is hardly a spot on the broad continent that does not pass under Mrs. Tweedie's examination, and scarcely a person of importance. She finds much to praise openly, but amusing as it may seem, these praiseworthy factors are not those upon which we expect commendation. Our dinners, our clubs, our educational systems, our transportation facilities, our home life, our theatres, our books, our art, all are analyzed and Tweedie verdicts passed. Of course the book is to be taken seriously, but not too seriously. Mrs. Tweedie would be offended if we did not laugh at her cajolery; that is what she wrote it for. PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York THE "HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS" SERIES Highways and Byways from the St. Lawrence to Virginia BY CLIFTON JOHNSON. With many illustrations made from photographs taken by the author. _Tourist Edition. Decorated cloth, 12mo, $1.30 net_ As in the case of the other volumes in this series Mr. Johnson deals here primarily with country life--especially that which is typical and picturesque. The author's trips have taken him to many characteristic and famous regions; but always both in text and pictures he has tried to show nature as it is and to convey some of the pleasure he experienced in his intimate acquaintances with the people. There are notes giving valuable information concerning automobile routes and other facts of interest to tourists in general. TOURIST EDITIONS OF THE "SOUTH" AND THE "PACIFIC COAST" Highways and Byways of the South BY CLIFTON JOHNSON. _Illustrated. Tourist Edition. Decorated cloth, 12mo, $1.50 net_ Highways and Byways of the Pacific Coast BY CLIFTON JOHNSON. _Illustrated. Tourist Edition. Decorated cloth, 12mo, $1.50 net_ PUBLISHED BY THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York * * * * * Transcriber's note: Inconsistent hyphenation has been preserved, and a majority of the suspected misprints have been retained as possible dialect. A full list of corrections made follows.