27 AUGUST 1898, Page 25

The Bible Story Retold for Young People. By W. H.

Bennett, M.A., and W. F. Adeney, M.A. (J. Clarke and Co.)—Professor Bennett tells the story of the Old Testament, Professor Adeney that of the New. The book may be safely commended as well adapted for the public for whom it is meant. Nor, indeed, will older readers find the time spent on it wasted. It will be found to give a good deal in a small space. We may doubt whether the name "Isaac " (laughter) suggested the idea of the ridiculous (" It seemed so ridiculous that two old people should have a son ") rather than that of the joyful. "Then was our mouth filled with laughter," says the Psalmist of the Restoration.