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Mr. Shackleton nds Boston a very human city, with pleasantly piquant peculiarities. Of course he tells interestingly the things to be seen in Boston, but he deals still more with that Boston which is a state of mindthe literary tradition of the city, its lecture habit, its ancestor worship, the Boston Bag and the Sacred God"and the things that make it a woman's city. This is not only a guide to Boston sightsit's a pilot to Boston prejudices and ne beliefs. Sprinkled with anecdote and avored with personal adventure, it is a book to cherish, to lend, to read aloud.

Mr. Shackleton finds Boston a &quote;very human city, with pleasantly piquant peculiarities.&quote; Of course he tells interestingly the things to be seen in Boston, but he deals still more with that Boston which is &quote;a state of mind&quote;-the literary tradition of the city, its lecture habit, its ancestor worship, the &quote;Boston Bag&quote; and the &quote;Sacred God&quote;-and the things that make it a &quote;woman's city.&quote; This is not only a guide to Boston sights-it's a pilot to Boston prejudices and fine beliefs. Sprinkled with anecdote and flavored with personal adventure, it is a book to cherish, to lend, to read aloud.