Our English Bible : its Translations and Translators. By John
Stoughton, D.D. (The Religions Tract Society.)—This is an excellent popular account of the subject, written by one who has the qualifica- tions (always wanted, though not always forthcoming), for the produc- tion of popular accounts, and much more for the more complete treat- ment of a subject. Dr. Stoughton begins with noticing the partial trans- lations and paraphases of early days, correcting some popular miscon- ceptions on this subject ; deals at length with Wycliffe's version, with the work of Tyndall and his contemporaries and successors, with the preparation of the Authorised Version (his account of which is par- ticularly good), and completes his subject with a notice of the labours of the Revision Companies. We know of no similar work which surpasses Dr. Stoughton's in the choice and arrangement of its materials.
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