The author of this book warns his readers that it "must not be taken as anything in the nature of an autobiography." He continues to explain that "its purpose is only to describe the interesting men whom I have met, events I have witnessed and interesting stories I have heard during a long and varied career at the Press, Bar and Parliament. Like the fly on the wheel, if I did not help much in the revolution I had a chance of seeing how it went round. I have been mixed up in many exciting events, I have met many remarkable men. Gladstone and other leaders of the Liberal party were familiar to me during my time in Parliament. With Parnell I had at least one very remarkable interview. Justin McCarthy, William O'Brien, John Dillon, T. P. O'Connor and other Irish leaders I can count as personal friends. I had an interview with Leo XIII. at the Vatican and with Roosevelt at the White House. I think I may fairly claim an unique experience of the stage. All the great actors of the present generation I have seen on the boards and gossiped with behind the scenes. Of the Irish Judges and leaders of the Irish Bar I have many stories to tell from hearsay or from personal knowledge. Some slight description of the manner of life on the Irish Press and at the Irish Bar may not be wholly without interest and possibly a few new characters worth knowing may be introduced to the reader. For the rest it is gossip, rather than history I have written, giving the go-by for the most part to serious events and retailing the humorous stories or amusing incidents that have come my way." THROUGH SIBERIA AN EMPIRE IN THE MAKING By R. L. WRIGHT and BASSETT DIGBY _In Demy 8vo, Cloth gilt, with 70 Illustrations; 10s. 6d. net._ The authors of this book crossed Siberia with only one passport between them: they travelled by rail on the Trans-Siberian, by sledge across the frozen steppes and through pine forests where the wolf packs are still a menace, by boat down the ice-choked Shilka and Amur rivers to the Manchurian border. They lived and travelled with all sorts of people and saw the country as it really is. There is a chapter on the colonization of Siberia by the Russian Government, which promises to be one of the really great achievements in this world's history, while the plague-ridden districts of Manchuria are vividly portrayed. THE AMERICAN MEDITERRANEAN By STEPHEN BONSALL Author of "The Golden Horseshoe," etc. _With 16 Illustrations from Photographs and 2 Maps in colours._ 12s. 6d. _net_. "An interesting account with much information about the West Indies, about 'Venezuela To-day,' the state of Mexico, and the making of the Panama Canal. With a useful bibliography."--_Times_. "There is not a single page of the 481 which does not convey some point of interest without loss of perspective, and there is a new and admirable map."--_Westminster Gazette_. THE APOSTLE OF FREE LABOUR THE LIFE STORY OF WILLIAM COLLISON