5 MARCH 1864, Page 3

A society has been formed to continue the publication of

Early English Texts, which the Philological Society lately commenced, but has now for a time discontinued. " Notwithstanding," say the promoters, " the efforts of the Percy, Camden, and other societies and printing clubs, more than half our early printed literature— including the romances relating to our national hero Arthur—is still inaccessible to the student of moderate means." The society aims at putting forth an octavo series of early English texts, now printed for the first time from manuscript, and others re-edited from manuscripts, and the whole of the Arthur romances in Eng- lish will, if possible, be produced. Subscriptions to the series (a guinea per annum) are to be sent to H. B. Wheatley, Esq., 53 Berners Street.