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Dr. E. A. Wallis Budge requires no commendation as a

writer on Egyptological subjects, and we can only call attention to the appearance of two trustworthy handbooks for beginners from his unwearied pen—A Short History of the Egyptian People and The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians (J. M. Dent and Sons, 3s. 6d. net each).