The Twin Records of Creation, or Geology and Genesis ;
their Perfect Harmony and Wonderful Concord. By George W. Victor le Vaux.— (Lockwood and Co.)—Mr. le Vanx professes to read the Mosaic narra- tive by the light of science, while taking up a position which will disarm those who will be orthodox at all hazards. We are glad to find that he can profess to harmonize geology and Genesis, and that in order to do so he can abandon the literal interpretation which is so often thrust on us as conclusive, or held up as the only safeguard against unbelief. On this point, however, we need not dwell. We can recommend Mr. le Vann as an able and interesting guide to a popular appreciation of geological science. There are many illustrations in his book which will be of much the same service. Perhaps he would do well not to attri- bute Pope's Homer to Homer, Pope's imitations of Horace to Horace, and Pope's Messiah to Steele, for this really looks as if he had some spite against Pope, and for that we can find no reason.
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