ing chapter upon "Guy, Earl of Warwick," with all the numerous stories concerning him; the metrical life of St. Wolstan; and "a legend of Arden." These are followed

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by "Robin Hood; " " Amy Robsart," with a pretty view of Cumnor Church; "the dream of Thomas Oken" which resulted in much substantial good to the city of Warwick; Prince Fremund; the "Siege of Kenilworth;" the Royal Favourite," Piers Gaveston; "the Forget-me-not; "the last of the Beauchamps;" and "the White Buck of Arrow" and the Burdetts. Passing through others which we have not space to enumerate, but which are all of equal interest, we find a well told "Tudor Tragedy;" the "Heiress of Canonbury," a story of Compton-Winyate; "the bloody

hunting match at Dunchurch;" "Le Preux Chevalier," Sir Robert Dudley; the Lady Elizabeth Stuart, the "Queen of Hearts;" and, as might reasonably be expected, a deliciously written chapter on Shakspere, the "Swan of Avon"-this of itself is worth the cost of the whole volume, so fresh, so chatty, so pleasant is its style, and so full of interest is its information. These, however, are but a small, a very small portion, of the charming contents of this excellent volume, whose only fault is that it is too small! We trust its author may be induced to follow it up by another and another volume, matter for which is still abundant in his county. Added to the matter are many very admirable engravings, which render the volume more attractive and valuable. Through the courtesy of Mr. Burgess, we are enabled to present to our readers some of these charming engravings. These are the celebrated stone circle, the Rollrich or Rollright Stones (Plates IX. and X.), the one showing the circle as it existed in 1607, and the other as it remains at the present day; of this circle we shall take occasion to give some particulars from Mr. Burgess's volume in another number. Next we give two charming views, of Mary Arden's (the mother of Shakspere) house at Wilmcote, and of Cumnor Church, rendered interesting through the connection of that place with the sadly unfortunate and ill-used Amy Robsart. These we trust will show the beauty of the woodcuts, and send our readers to the book itself. We cordially recommend it.

*Historic Warwickshire: its Legendary Lore, Traditionary Stories, and Romantic Episodes. By J. TOM BURGESS. Warwick: H. T. Cook and Sons; London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. 1 vol. sm. 8vo., 408 pp., 1876. Illustrated.