12 MARCH 1910, Page 30

/ambica. By J. Jackson, M.A. (Macmillan and Co. l's. 6d.)—

The mere sight of this book pleases. Greek iambics, then, are still written, in spite of " Modern Sides " and heresies about Greek, compulsory or other. Here are two vocabularies, English- Greek covering two hundred and eighty-eight pages, and Greek- English one hundred and eight. Experts know that the language suitable for iambic verse is rigidly limited. No word is possible except it can be found in the " Index in Tragicos Graecos," though Mr. Jackson extends it so far as to make a " sparing addition fro:n other sources." This "vocabulary for writers of iambic verse" should be very useful.