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be despised, is to have shown that one who has admitted the claims. of the Christian religion to be divinely revealed need not change his convictions, on account of these antilogies, but he has added comparatively little to what we possessed already concerning the historical reality of the Resurrection as a positive criterion of Revelation.

R. BUTIN.

Il Messianismo secondo la Bibbia. Discorsi d'Avvento e studi critici. By Dott. Prof. Emiliano Pasteris. Roma: F. Pustet, 1907. Pp. xvii, 248.

The above work is made up of four conferences delivered first at Turin and again at Vercelli, in 1903 and 1904. Each conference is followed by notes, theological, philosophical, exegetical, historical, etc., in which the author discusses more in detail some of the points touched upon in the conference proper. An analysis of these discourses will give an idea of their worth. The first conference,— Jesus the Judge, or Last Advent-treats of the resurrection, the characters of the last judgment, the final catastrophe, and the New Heaven and New Earth. The second-Jesus the Messias, or Middle advent, a Testimony of Jesus,-establishes the claims of Jesus to the Messiaship, by considering the answer of Jesus to the disciples of John, in which he vindicates his claims by appealing to his miracles and to his doctrine. The third is a continuation of the preceding theme, and explains the testimony of John the Baptist to the Messiaship of Jesus. The fourth and last,-Jesus Foretold or First Advent-is a summing up of the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament, Pentateuch, Sapiential books, Psalms, and Prophets proper.

The reader will find grouped together most of the Biblical texts which bear on the various questions treated. There is in this work a spirit of Christian earnestness which will certainly appeal to all the priests called upon to deliver such conferences.

R. BUTIN.

Tales of Troy and Greece. By Andrew Lang. New York and London, Longmans, 1907. Pp. ix, 302.

These charming tales, delightfully retold in simple language, will be read with pleasure, not only by children, but also by adult ad

mirers of the Homeric stories. The incidents are narrated in the direct, unreflective manner of the ancient epic; details, however, as in the matter of costume, utensils, weapons, etc., are filled in from the information supplied by the most recent archeological discoveries. The illustrations by H. J. Ford are on a level with the artistic standard set by the author.

The Thirteenth, Greatest of Centuries. By James J. Walsh, M. D., Ph.D., LL. D., Acting Dean and Professor of the History of Medicine, etc., Fordham University School of Medicine. New York, Catholic Summer School Press, 1907. Pp. xvii, 436.

"The object of the book," the author informs us, "is to interpret, in terms that will be readily intelligible to this generation, the life and concerns of the people of a century (the thirteenth) who, to the author's mind, have done more for human progress than those of any like period in human history." This is a comprehensive claim, as the author himself concedes. That he has established his claim, however, will be admitted by the fairminded reader who follows him through his study of the manysided activity of the men and women of the thirteenth century and examines with him their works, their institutions, their poetry and romance, their artistic achievements, their libraries, their schools, their guilds, their hospitals, their explorations and discourses, their commerce. Dr. Walsh knows his century well, and writes about it with the enthusiasm of one who loves it. His chapter on Popular Education by means of the Arts and that on Democracy and Christian Schools are especially worthy of praise. Indeed, there are many things in this book which will be a revelation to those who, taking up the refrain of the Renaissance denunciation, and repeating without sufficient reflection the superficial verdict of the Illuminati, look upon the thirteenth as a century barren of all seed of progress. A study of the philosophy of that century ought to lead one to suspect what this book proves, that the Renaissance itself, so far as it had any elements of progress, drew largely from the age that preceded it, and that the illumination of the eighteenth century owes more to the age of Scholasticism than it ever suspected. We hope that Dr. Walsh's book will meet with the success which it so richly deserves and we congratulate the author who has added this to his many notable successes in his chosen field of constructive historical

apologetic. The Catholic Summer School Press also deserves a word of commendation for the excellent make-up of the text and the superior quality of the illustrations.

The American Revolution, Part III. By the Rt. Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, Bart. Longmans, Green & Co., London, Bombay, Calcutta, 1907. Pp. 492, index and maps.

In the BULLETIN for April, 1904, parts I and II of this comprehensive history were reviewed with much care and at considerable length. That examination noticed the somewhat inadequate treatment of the important era preceding the war for American independence. It is scarcely necessary to say that that criticism does not apply to this installment of the work, which begins with a recapitulation of the Trenton and Princeton campaigns and comprises a narrative of events, military and political, down to February, 1778, the date of the fortunate alliance with France. In all probability one more volume of equal extent will bring the reader to Yorktown, though even two would not be unwelcome.

Concerning the present section of this history little need be said. It is marked by all the characteristics of the preceding volumes; the more important of these have already been noticed. Students of American history who know the details of every campaign and every siege and have at their finger-tips the achievements of every captain will find in it very much that is familiar. Indeed, their favorite hero may be absent from his accustomed place, and some deed of note may be passed without observation, but for such omission there is abundant recompense in the author's admirable summary of the situation in England and the conditions on the continent.

In the beginning are ably discussed such topics as the war governors, Congress, the State Legislatures and the dearth of military stores. A few brief paragraphs place before the reader the essential facts of the Paoli "massacre," and a single chapter summarizes European public opinion. In this section is outlined the services of Choiseul in reorganizing after the Seven-Years' War, the military and naval power of France, the reforms of Turgot, the ambition of Vergennes and the enterprise of Beaumarchais. There is likewise added a very clear account of the attitude of Frederick the Great and a perfectly logical explanation of his motives in urging France to commit herself to the American war. In the minds of

many citizens of the United States there exists much vagueness as to the precise nature of the services rendered by the King of Prussia.

By no means an unimportant part of this volume is its account of the Congressional attempts to deal with foreign affairs. In this part is included a very just estimate of the value of Franklin's public services. The limitations of Congressional committees in the field of diplomacy might have suggested to the author a section treating of their grasp of public finance. This subject will doubtless be discussed in a succeeding chapter. The high standard adopted in the earlier volumes is in every respect maintained in the present section. It is to seriously to be hoped that nothing will prevent the author from completing his great work.

C. H. MCCARTHY.

Ailey Moore. By Richard Baptist O'Brien, D. D., Dean of Limerick. Fr. Pustet & Co., Ratisbon, Rome, New York and Cincinnati, 1907. Price $1.00.

This is a reprint of a work that some half century ago attained considerable celebrity in Ireland. It gives a vivid picture of the operation of the Irish land laws about the middle of the nineteenth century and of the horrors of the famine of 1849. Incidentally it makes us acquainted with things so widely separated in thought as obsession by evil spirits, trial by jury, and secret societies in Italy at the beginning of the Pontificate of Pio Nono. It is in its way a powerful story. It lacks art, however, inasmuch as the good characters are made absolutely immaculate and the bad ones are sketched in colors too black to be realistic, while the lesson it conveys—for it is a novel with a purpose is rather obtruded on the notice of the reader by formal argumentation on the part of the author than worked into the fibre of the story. Even with these defects it will repay perusal by any one seeking a knowledge of an unhappy condition of affairs that is now fortunately a thing of the past in Ireland.

Marginal Notes by Lord Macaulay, selected and arranged by Sir George Otto Trevelyan. Longmans, Green & Co., New York, London, Bombay and Calcutta, 1907. Price, .50 net.

This is an interesting study in an interesting by-path of literature. Macaulay's notes on "a silly author" like Miss Seward, on the

portrait of Richard Bentley, on Theocritus, on Ben Jonson's Alchemist and Catiline, on Swift, on Gibbon, on Conyers Middleton, on Shakespeare, on Warburton, on Cicero, on Plato, and on Socrates are all characteristic. The selection has been very well made.

Good-Night Stories told to very Little Ones. By Mother M. Salome. Burns & Oates, London, Benziger Bros., New York Chicago, Cincinnati. Price, .75 net.

This profusely and quaintly illustrated little volume of stories for children should be in the hands of every young mother in the land. It would be of advantage to the mother as well as to the bairns. "Forehead" and "Angels" are specially good.

Honour Without Renown. By. Mrs. Innes-Browne.

Burns &

Oates, London, Benziger Bros., New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, 1906. Price, $1.25 net.

A charming story. There is enough of plot to keep the reader's interest sustained throughout, and the whole-hearted devotion of Sister Marguerite is beautifully depicted. This book cannot fail to interest and edify any one who reads it.

Madame Rose Lummis. By Delia Gleeson. Burns & Oates, London, Benziger Bros., New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, 1907.

This biography of a wonder-worker of our own days shows what true zeal for souls can accomplish, despite excruciating bodily suffering and numerous material and other difficulties. Madame Lummis appears to have had the real Apostolic spirit.

Apologia pro Vita Sua, being a History of his Religious Opinions. By John Henry Cardinal Newman. Pocket Edition. Longmans, Green & Co., London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta, 1907.

This is an admirable reprint of one of Newman's most characteristic works. It is very well turned out. The binding is handsome and the typography remarkably clear.

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