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Raw Enrnows.—The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vols. I., II., IV.

(The Clarendon Press. 6s. and 'Is. 6d. net per vol.)—The first edition of this work appeared in 1881. The second was published in 1885-87, the nine volumes of the first issue being augmented to fourteen. In 1893 the principal article, "India," was separately issued, with many additions, and in a generally revised form. Sir William Hunter had the direction of these undertakings. We have now before us three volumes of a third edition, so much enlarged—the fourteen volumes are to become twenty-six—and to so large an extent specially con- tributed, as to be a new work. The edition is also to have the novel feature of an atlas. Special articles are to be written by experts,—on the Indian flora, for instance, by Sir J. Hooker; on " The Languages and Vernacular Literature" by Dr. G. A. Grier- son ; on the "Sanskrit Period" by Professor A. A. Macdonell. We hope to return to the subject of this most valuable publication. The whole work can be purchased by an advance payment of £5 net, being a reduction of thirty-three per cent. on the stated price.

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