history as illustrated by the geography of the country. Two
introductory chapters are devoted to the general relation of the peculiarities of the country to the record of the Hebrew people.
A third, under the title of "The Home of Freedom," describes the rising of Israel, or rather a part of Israel, for Dr. Miller points out that only a small portion of the people supported Saul against the domination of the Philistines. Then we have accounts, illus- trated with maps of the localities, of the two great victories of Michmash and Elah, and the disastrous defeat of Gilboa. Finally, we have a chapter on "Shiloh," with a curious speculation of how it might have been better for the Hebrew race if Shiloh had con- tinued to be, according to the intention of those who set the Tabernacle there, the centre of their national life. This is a thoughtful and interesting book, the outcome of intelligent observation and careful reasoning.