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To Messrs. Seeley's series of " Cheap School-Books," edited by

the Rev. A. J. Church, a third set of Latin Exercises (Seeley and Co., ls.), compiled by the editor, has now been added. The present in- stalment, which is designed for the use of pupils who have already made a beginning in writing Latin, is prefaced by an admirably lucid and helpful introduction. The paragraphs in which Pro- fessor Church enlarges on the hints, " Do not be afraid to deal freely with the English," " Do away with superfluous words," and " Be careful how you represent an English metaphor by the same metaphor in Latin," are especially illuminative. The little volume is completed by a se' of Latin vocabularies classified according to subjects by Mr. A. W. Ready, B.A