A Garner of Saints. By Allen Hinds, M.A. (J. M.
Dent and Co. 3e. 6d.)—This is an alphabetically arranged account of the more famous saints and the emblems commonly employed in art. It begins, for instance, with St. Agatha, gives a brief account 01 her martyrdom, describes the "attributes "—i.e., the objects commonly associated with her in art--enumerates some of the pictures in which she is represented, and the sources of the legend. We imagine that the book is not written out of a very full knowledge. It is said, for instance, of St. Ambrose that he was " son of the Prefect of Praetorium of Gaul." This is not very intelligible. St. Ambrose's father was Prefect of one of the four great Praetorian prefectures of the Empire, the Gallia° "Praetorium" means a spot, as the headquarters in a camp. But the volume will be useful to readers who have not access to more elaborate works.
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