Exiles of Eternity. By the Rev. John S. Carroll. (Hodder
and Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—This "Exposition of Dante's Inferno" is a most informing work. Mr. Carroll follows the text of Dante with a continuous commentary, explains the difficulties, gives the - historical references, and generally puts the reader in possession of all that he needs for an appreciation ef the original. He acknowledges his obligations to previous workers, among whom the names of Moore, Vernon, and Toynbee are specially mentioned. The. translation used for the poem is Longfellow's ; the rest of the "Divina Commedia " and Dante's other works are continually quoted. "My chief aim has been to make Dante his own interpreter.' Sixty-three pages of introduction and nearly five hundred of commentary make a somewhat massive volume; but no one, con. sidering the vast bulk of the matter to be dealt with, will say that it is overlong. We hope that Mr. Carroll will be encouraged by the success of this instalment of his work to complete it by dealing with the " Purgatorio " and the " Paradiso."
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