Outlines of General History. By W. F. Collier, LL.D. (Nelson.)—
Dr. Collier seems to have put as much of the history of the world into his small octavo volume as could be managed by human ingenuity. His leading facts are well chosen, and, as far as we have been able to examine, given with general accuracy. The brevity, however, which he is compelled to use sometimes makes his statements ambiguous. For instance, an uninformed reader would derive a false impression of the events at Sphacteria from the statement that "the blockaded Atheniana were relieved by °loon "; there had doubtless been a blockade of Athenians, but when Cleon came on the scene it was the blockade of Spartans that was the question ; and the singular interest of the affair centres in the capture of soldiers who had never before deigned to secure life by surrender. For "cramming" purposes, if for no other, this book will doubtless be found useful.
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