CURRENT LITERATURE.
The Nile : Notes for Travellers in Egypt. By E. A. Wallis Budge. (J. Cook and Sons.)—These notes for travellers in Egypt are a distinct departure from the average guide-book. The traveller who visits Egypt for the sake of the relics of thirty dynasties rather than for health, naturally desires accurate historical in- formation in a convenient form. Mr. Wallis Budge, from his position, is well qualified to give this historical food in a form easily assimilated. The book is profusely illustrated with hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic characters, and the explanation of them ; so that a means of studying Egyptian monuments, sufficiently thorough to make it interesting, is placed within the reach of an intelligent person. It is really a most useful and compact little guide, with its map, a small one, plans, and diagrams, and terse accounts of the cities of the Nile and their antiquities. The student will find it useful for reference, with its condensed history and full list of the Kings, illustrated " cartouche," and general and particular accuracy. We would advise those who intend to visit Egypt and make the most of their opportunities, to equip themselves with this handy little volume.
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