The Dream of Melzar, and other Allegories, By Rev. Thee,
J. Corr, M.A. (Marcus Ward and Co.)—This little book consists of five parables, or as the author styles them, allegories, written in the thoroughly orthodoe vein and headed by familiar and beautiful hymns and quotations from Scripture. In looking through it, the question arises, "What is an allegory ?" Is it the same as a parable, or, as we are in- clined to think, does it differ in this especially, that in the former each circumstance narrated is symbolical, while in the latter the whole story is meant to illustrate one special truth ? The other stories in the book answer fairly to our own idea of an allegory, but the first ono, which gives its title to the volume, hardly does so, though in other respects we like it hest, partly on account of its pretty picture, n which the ugly camel is BO woll idealised, though the sky is a shade too green.
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