We are very glad to see republished in an enlarged
and improved form one of the most useful volumes which a teacher can possess, the Classi- fied Catalogue of School, College, Classical, Technical, and General Educa- tional Works. (Sampson Low and Co.)—The book begins with a list of publishers of educational works. Then follows the "Catalogue." The first item, to give a sample of its contents, is the word "Acoustics." A general reference to " Natural Philosophy "is given. Then follows a list of seven works relating to this work, with the size, publishing firm, and pub- lisher of each. Next comes " /Eschines," with the general reference "Demosthenes," and detached mention of four works. So it goes through every author and every subject, and is all the more useful, because the classification is of a practical kind, and does not presuppose a knowledge which many persons using the book are likely enough to be without. How far the book is complete, it would not be easy to say. It has cer- tainly stood such tests as we have been able to apply as well as could be ex- pected. Under the head of" /Eschyl us," we do not see any mention of Pro.. fessor Phimptre'a translation or of Mr. Linwood's lexicon ; under that of "Aristophanes," none of Mr. Mitchell's editions, quite unparalleled in their way. Possibly these are out of print, and so do not appear. Frere's
translations, however, are procurable. We might, of course, prolong the list, but we feel sure that for all practical purposes the volume gives such information as will be wanted.
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