2 OCTOBER 1897, Page 24

Selections from the Florentine Chronicles of Giovanni Villani. —Translated by

Rose E. Selfe. (Constable and Co.)—Mr. Philip H. Wicksteed, who edits this selection, explains that it "is not intended as a contribution to the study of Villani, but as an aid to the study of Dante." "All the passages from the first nine books of Villani's Chronicles that are likely to be of interest and value to the student of Dante" have been translated. The selection has rested with the editor, who explains the principle on which it has been made.