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chaplains, as well as the Colonel (as the father said) “ of one of the finest
regiments of the world.” Kim was left an orphan, but became adept as a
message-boy, and carried messages of intrigue, during the night, from
“ sleek and shiny young men of fashion,” who usually crowded the house
tops. In his peregrinations he came in contact with the faquirs, who
frequent the shrines of Lahore, and from his alacrity and courtesy he was
nicknamed “The Little Friend of All the World.” He came in contact
with a stranger, the like of whom he never saw before. He was old, nearly
six feet high, and wore a peculiar garb. He had come from the hills and
snow, “ where the air and water are fresh and cool ”—Bhotiyal (Tibet).
He was a lama, on a pilgrimage to see “ the Four Holy Places before I
die.” Kim became his companion and attendant on his pilgrimage to the
holy places of Benares. The story details the various incidents during
this pilgrimage, and the various grades of characters whom they met, and
also an accurate description of the scenes and places on their way, all
indicating the life and characteristics and mode of thought of the masses
of the people. For a time Kim became separated from the lama, having
been induced to enter a school (St. Xavier’s), but he did not like the
atmosphere and discipline of the school, and, taking advantage of a
holiday, contrived to meet the lama, who received him again with fond
affection. Having determined to return home from the object of his
research, Kim accompanied him to the “ mountains and the snow,” and
remained with him till his death.
Methuen and Co.; 36, Essex Street, London, W.C., 1902.
12. A Short History of the British in India, by Arthur D. Innes,
sometime scholar of Oriel College, Oxford. With eight maps. The
object of this concise work is to set out clearly and in an attractive form
the history of the various steps by which British supremacy was obtained
in India. Such a volume forms an excellent basis for a more minute study
of larger works. The analytical contents and the chronological summary
of the leading events, under classified heads, from 664 to the transfer, in
1858, of the Government of India to the Crown, is extremely useful.
There is also a copious index.
John Murray; Albemarle Street, London, 1901 .
13. The Great Persian War and its Preliminaries: a Study of the
Evidence, Literary and Topographical, by G. B. Grundy, m.a., Lecturer at
Brasenose College and University Lecturer in Classical Geography, Oxford.
With illustrations. This volume deals exclusively with the Grieco-Persian
wars up to the end of 479 b.c. The author gives us fresh evidence as to
the old history of these wars, and is of opinion that the treatment of pre
existing evidence is not satisfactory from a historical point of view.
“ Herodotus’ evidence as an historian,” he says, “ differs greatly in value,
according as he is relating facts or seeking to give the motives or causes
lying behind them.” The book consists of 579 pages, divided into fourteen
chapters, under the following headings : Greek and Persian — Persian