Rout ledge's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language. Edited by
P. Austin Nuttall, LL.D. (Routledge.)—This is another of that useful class of works which, like air, light, and food, are not appreciated fully except when we feel the want of them. Unfortunately for the critic, the faults of a dictionary are only to be detected by a similar process. Looking through Dr. Nuttall's work, we think it useful and accurate. The pronunciation is managed by signs which are explained at the foot of every page, so as to save space and avoid phonetic eye- sores. Another feature of the work is that derivatives are classified under the parent word, after the custom of the Germans. Dr. Nuttall states that he has added 7,000 words to the number existing in previous dic- tionaries, and we are willing to take this statement on trust without counting.
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