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Review - Includes the weekly book-review column, 'The Library Shelf'. The books reviewed include : The Resurrection of Rome, by G. K. Chesterton ; The Duel of the Queens : A Romance of Mary, Queen of Scots, by E. Barrington (ie. L. Adams Beck) ; Out of Great Tribulation, by H. A. Vachell ; Meeting Currents : Jupiter or Christ, by Edmund H. Sears ; Mysterious Waye, by P. C. Wren ; and Behind the Counter : A Practical Guide for Shop Assistants, by W. H. Beable. The children's 'gift books' reviewed include : Jean's Two Schools, by Ethel Talbot ; Who Goes There?, by Harold Avery ; Books and Their History Shown to the Children, by R. N. D. Wilson (from the 'Shown to the Children' series) ; and the annuals, The Jolly Book for Girls ; The Jolly Book for Boys ; The Chummy Book ; and The Girls' All-Round Book of Stories, Sports, and Hobbies. The magazines reviewed include Strand Magazine, and Short Stories, (p. 11).