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We have received two volumes (VII. and VIII.) of the

"Harvard Oriental Series," Edited, with the Co-operation of various Scholars, by Charles Rockwell Lannan (Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 20s. 7d. net). These two volumes contain the translation of the Atharva-Veda made by William Dwight Whitney, Professor of Sanscrit at Harvard for forty years up to his death (1854-1894). Whitney's translation has been "revised and brought nearer to completion and edited" by the general editor of the series. The translation is accompanied by a continuous commentary and annotation. The subject is too large and technical for these columns. We must be content with recognising the enterprise and liberality of the great American University.