In the Time of the Pharaohs. By Alexandre Keret. Translated
by Mme. Moret. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 7s. 6d. net.)—This volume contains six essays originally published in the Bemis de Paris. They are not continuous, but they have the common object of interesting the reader in Egyptian matters. The first deals with the restoration and preservation of the Egyptian remains. We are glad to see a general approval of what has been done in the matter of the Philos temples. Every care has been taken to prevent damage, and with considerable success. The question whether antiquities can be left in situ is discussed. No one would wish anything else to be done, but is a general protection possible ? Chapter IL tells the story of the Tel-el-Ansarna tablets. These seem to have been treated on their first discovery with less respect that they deserved. Prehistoric Egypt is treated in "Egypt before the Pyramids "; the next chapter tells us much about the Pyramids themselves. The " Book of the Dead" is the subject of Chapter V., and finally we have an account of "Egyptian Magic." The book is well adapted to the purpose for which it was put together.
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