Claudius. By Mrs. R. Knight Caueton. (Hatchards.)—Claudius is a tale
of Christianity in Rome in tho clays of Domitian. The author deserves all praise for the care with which her work has been done ; but we cannot honestly say that we found it interesting. Nor though she has been diligent in introducing all the phraseology of Roman life, does the story give the impression of reality. If any one will compare it with Lockhart 's " Valerins," he will see the difference. Valorius reads like a translation from Latin done, iuto absolutely idiomatic English. If Mrs. Knight had contrived to interest us more, we should probably have failed to notice a few small errors which, as it was, we had plenty of leisure to observe. On p. 25 we have " nrchirnagirins," twice written, though the spelling is given right in a subsequent page. And what is meant by " the Seiyutoris hath sworn uot to leave the Arena until he bath slain his adversary ?" Hew, again, could a servant, however stalwart or agile, carry "several nmphorae under his arm ?" Who was the poet ZCZIA P The "Via Argiletus" is scarcely correct, nor does the writer seem quite clear about the use of the praenomen and the notoca gentile.
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