fact; however seemingly trivial, it is
prepared with minute pains and cautious tests for its destiny as
a slip to be placed under the anthropological microscope. He
combines, so to speak, the merits of Tintoretto and
Meissonier.... That portion of the book which is concerned with
totemism (if we may express our own belief at the risk of
offending Prof. Frazer's characteristic modesty) is actually
'The Complete History of Totemism, its Practice and its Theory,
its Origin and its End.'... Nearly two thousand pages are
occupied with an ethnographical survey of totemism, an
invaluable compilation. The maps, including that of the
distribution of totemic peoples, are a new and useful feature."
PAUSANIAS'S DESCRIPTION OF GREECE.
Translated with a Commentary, Illustrations, and Maps.
Second Edition. Six vols. 8vo. 126s. net.
_ATHENAEUM._--"All these writings in many languages Mr. Frazer
has read and digested with extraordinary care, so that his book
will be for years _the_ book of reference on such matters, not
only in England, but in France and Germany. It is a perfect
thesaurus of Greek topography, archaeology, and art. It is,
moreover, far more interesting than any dictionary of the
subject; for it follows the natural guidance of the Greek
traveller, examining every town or village which he describes;
analysing and comparing with foreign parallels every myth or
fairy tale which he records; citing every information which can
throw light on the works of art he admires."
PAUSANIAS AND OTHER GREEK SKETCHES.
Globe 8vo. 4s. net.
_GUARDIAN._--"Here we have material which every one who has
visited Greece, or purposes to visit it, most certainly should
read and enjoy.... We cannot imagine a more excellent book for
the educated visitor to Greece."
LETTERS OF WILLIAM COWPER. Chosen and
Edited with a Memoir and a few Notes by J. G. Frazer,
D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D. Two vols. Globe 8vo. 8s. net.
(_Eversley Series._)
Mr. Clement Shorter in the _DAILY CHRONICLE_.--"To the task Dr.
Frazer has given a scholarly care that will make the edition one
that is a joy to possess. His introductory Memoir, of some
eighty pages in length, is a valuable addition to the many
appraisements of Cowper that these later years have seen. It is
no mere perfunctory 'introduction' but a piece of sound
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