Uncle Oliver's Trace/c: Persia. This belongs to another spirited set
of books from the oflicina of CHARLES KNIGHT. The frame- work is the common enough contrivance of an old uncle telling his travels to some young nephews and nieces, assisted by other interlocutors; but it is distinguished from most other frameworks by a simple, manly, and touching character. The account of the travels themselves is also favourably distinguished from other compilations : it is not a narrative of fictitious journies, but a digest of knowledge relating to the features of the country and the manners of the inliabitants,—arranged under the heads of mountains, climates, and so Iiirth, as regards the first point, and houses, feasting, religion, .S:e. as respects the second. The sub- jects touched are not only pretty well exhausted, and presented in a striking manlier, but are interspersed with very sensible com- mentary. At the same time, the book may be thought somewhat be)ond the range of children. The matter and thoughts are for adults; the form alone classes Persia amongst juvenile books.
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