s been superintended by Professor
ANTHON, appears nearly simultaneously with the English edition, having
been printed from sheets received in advance, and thoroughly revised for
circulation in this country. The experienced Editor has performed his
task with the ability which might be anticipated from his critical
learning and accuracy. He has made important additions from the most
recent authorities, with a view of adapting the work still more
completely to junior students. Many errors which had escaped the
vigilance of the original editor have been corrected; several valuable
tables have been added; and the whole work greatly improved both in
substance and form.

It is not intended, however, to supersede the _Classical Dictionary_ of
the American Editor, as the articles are brief, and without the
completeness of detail required by the more advanced class of students;
but for those who desire a smaller and less costly work, this volume
will no doubt take the place of the obsolete Lempriere, whose
Dictionary, on account of its cheapness, still disgraces some of our
seminaries of learning.

_American Education_, by EDWARD D. MANSFIELD (published by A. S. Barnes
and Co.), is an elaborate discussion of the theory of education, with
special reference to its bearing on the wants and character of the
American people. The author gives a forcible exposition of his views,
with a variety of practical illustrations, of remarkable interest.
Avoiding a too minute consideration of details, he endeavors to ascend
to the region of eternal principles, to elucidate the harmony between
the nature of man and the influences of the universe, and thus to shed a
clear light on the momentous problem of the destiny of the soul. The
tone of his volume is earnest, elevated, and often approaching a
thoughtful solemnity, showing the deep religious convictions with which
the subject is identified in the mind of the author. No one can peruse
his impressive statements without a deeper sense of the importance of
"the ideas connected with a republican and Christian education in this
period of rapid development."

A. Hart, Philadelphia, has republished _The Ministry of the Beautiful_,
by HENRY JAMES SLACK, of the Middle Temple, London, consisting of a
series of conversations on the principles of aesthetic culture. A vein
of refined and pure sentiment pervades the volume; the style is often of
exquisite beauty; but the discussion usually terminates in a