We have received a useful little edition of Othello, by
E. R. Parnell, (Rivingtons.)—The introduction summarises very well the argu- ment for the generally-accepted division of Shakespeare's Plays, and for the position of Othello among them. Mr. Parnell assigns it to 1604. The notes are much to the point, and certainly not excessive in quantity. Twenty-seven pages of annotation to more than eighty of text is certainly a very moderate allowance.—With this, we may mention, though it is not a school-book, A Study of "The Princess," by S. E. Dawson. (Dawson Brothers, Montreal.)—It contains a general criticism, of which the poet certainly will not be able to complain as grudging in its praise, and some carefully-prepared notes. We seldom have the opportunity of seeing any literature from Canada, and gladly welcome this pleasing specimen.
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