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Messrs. Methuen's Announcements 3 FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By Prince Henri of Orleans. Translated by Hamley Bent, M.A. "With 80 Illus- trations and 6 Maps. Crown i,to. 25^. The travels of Prince Henri in 1893 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of whith 1600 was through absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a most important contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery. THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By Lionel Decle, ^Yith an Introduction by H. M. Stanley, M.P. With 100 Illus- trations and 5 Maps. Deiiiy^vo. 21s. Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous parts of Africa as lIr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuana- land, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on the_ Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major ' Roddy' Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the work done in Africa by the various Europe.in Governments, whose operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied exactly three years. WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONA- LAND. By Lieut. -Colonel Alderson. ^Yith numerous Illustra- tions and Plans. DeniyZvo. s. Gd. This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the officer who commanded the Iroops in that district during the late rebellion. Besides its interest as a storj' of warfare, it will have a peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by one of the chief authorities on the subject. THE HILL OF THE GRACES: OR, THE Great Stone Temples of TRiroLi. By H. S. Cowper, F.S.A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations. Demy Zvo. los. 6d. A record of two journeys throvigh Tripoli in 1S95 and :Sq6. The book treats of a remarkable series of megalithic temples which have hitherto been uninvestigated, and contains a large amount of new geographical and archaeological matter. ' ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A. St. II. Gibbons, F.R.G.S. With Illustrations by C. Whymper, and Maps. Demy Szv. 21s. This is an account of travel and adventure anioiig the Marotse and contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs, characteristics, and history, together with the author's experiences in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and from f holographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and from iS" to 15° S. lat.