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The Legacy of Egypt. Edited by S. R. K. Glanville. (Clarendon Press. los.)
THIS is an excellent series for the teacher and student alike, and although Western Europe did not inherit a legacy from Egypt in the same sense as it did from Greece and Rome, this book is well up to the standard of its admirable predecessors. As usual, each essay is
written by an expert, and this makes them as authoritative as they are beyond the criticism of a single reviewer. As the Introduction points out, Egypt has a unique quality which enables her to present the best possible case for herself, namely, a capacity for conservation exceeding that of any other country in the world. The soil and climate of Egypt provide a perfect, self-sealing medium and have preserved for our inspection massive temples, statues, houses, and indeed all the material possessions of some thousand years of human history. Two of the most interesting essays are Dr. Seidl's scholarly account of the development of law, and the late Professor Creed's delineation of Origen, the Christian Platonist. But from them all it is possible to gain instruction and entertainment.
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