e historian.

Miller, Elmer I.--The Legislature of the Province of Virginia. One
volume. The Columbia University Press. The Macmillan Co.,
Agents. This work is but the assembling and arranging of
numerous facts in regard to the General Assembly. It presents no
new thoughts, it teaches no lessons in Virginia history, it
settles none of the old problems, it presents no new ones.
Unfortunately, also, the author did not have access to a large
number of the journals of the House of Burgesses, which, it need
hardly be added, are indispensable for an exhaustive study of
the Assembly.

Neill, Edward D.--Virginia Vetusta, during the Reign of James I.
Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, 1885. The value of this work lies
in the printing of numerous documents throwing light on the
affairs of the colony under the London Company. Mr. Neill takes
the ground that John Smith's narratives are not to be trusted,
and he has made a long step towards correcting the errors
contained in the works of that writer.

Virginia Carolorum: The Colony under the Rule of Charles the
First and Second A.D. 1625-A.D. 1685, based upon manuscripts
and documents of the period. Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, 1886.
Mr. Neill has been, with some justice, called the scavenger of
Virginia history. In Virginia Carolorum he has gathered many
papers and documents which are bitterly hostile to the colony,
and represent it in a light far from attractive. As, however,
it is the duty of the historian to present truth, no matter
whether pleasant or disagreeable, this volume is of undoubted
value. Its chief fault lies in the author's failure to point
out the prejudices of some of those writers that are quoted,
thus leaving the reader to give to their statements more weight
than they can justly claim.

Page, Thomas Nelson.--The Old Dominion her Making and her Manners.
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1908. This work consists of a
series of essays, in part addresses delivered before various
societies at different times. It is written in the delightful
style for which Dr. Page is so well known and is as entertaining
as Fiske's The Old Dominion and her Neighbors. Perhaps the most
valuable chapter is that devoted to Colonial Life.

The Old South, Essays Social and Political. Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York, 1892. This work consi