25 JANUARY 1896, Page 13

The History of Marriage, Jewish and Christian. By H. M.

Luckock, D.D. (Longmans.)—Dean Luckock adds to his title the clause, "In Relation to Divorce and certain Forbidden Degrees." This indicates the purpose with which he writes. He takes the stricter view on both points, the remarriage of the divorced, whether guilty or innocent, and the legality of a union with a deceased wife's sister.