19 FEBRUARY 1910, Page 27

The Iliad of Homer, Translated into English by E. H.

Blakeney, M.A. (George Bell and Sons. 5s.)—This is a volume of "Bohn's Classical Library," and is certainly a great improvement on Mr. T. A. Buckley's version, which has hitherto represented the Iliad in that series. The student will find it a great help, and, to say the least, he will not be offended by any banality in the English style. But the special excellence of the book is, we think, to be found in the very instructive footnotes. These will often prove valuable to those who are much beyond the average of those who use translations.