the Anglo-Saxons and Northmen, and probably arranged in the
same order of succession. _Wulfila_ adopted the Grecian alphabet, which
through his modification was received by the Goths to the old twenty-five
letters." This is the theory propounded in the work, which is not wanting,
as we learn, in instructive information. In connection with this we may
notice a book which has been deemed worthy of a modern English
republication in elegant style, the often referred to _Scriptural Poems_
of CAEDMON, in Anglo-Saxon, an edition of which, by R. W. BOUTERWEK, with
an Anglo-Saxon Glossary, has recently been published by Baedeher of
Elberfeldt.

The _Preussische Zeitung_ states that M. HANKE, a learned Bohemian, is
publishing, in Prague, a _fac-simile_ of the Gospels on which the Kings of
France have always been sworn at their coronation at Rheims. The
manuscript volume is in the Slavonian language, and has been preserved at
Rheims ever since the twelfth century, but it has only been lately
discovered in what language it was written.

The eleventh volume of the _Monumenta Germaniae Historica_ inde ab anno
Christi 500 usque ad annum 1500 auspiciis societ, aperiendis fontibus
serum German medii aevi edid, G. H. PERTZ, has just made its appearance.
This work is regarded as a stupendous effort of erudition and historical
acumen, even in Germany.

DR. HAGBERG, a professor at the University of Upsal, has just published at
Stockholm a version of the complete works of Shakspeare, the first ever
made in the Swedish language. It is in twelve thick octavo volumes. The
Shaksperian Society of London having received a presentation copy of this
translation, has returned a vote of thanks to Dr. Hagberg, accompanied by
forty volumes of the Society's publications, all relating to the great
dramatist and the state of dramatic art in his time.

DUNLOP'S _History of Fiction_ has been translated into German by Professor
Liebrecht of Liege, and enlarged so as to be much more complete than the
original. The version bears the title of _Geschichte der Prosadichtung
oder, Geschichte der Romane, Novellen und Maehrchen_ (History of Prose
Poetry, or History of Romances, Novels and Traditional Tales). It gives a
complete account of the most prominent fictions from the Greek romances
down to the present day, and is quite as valuable for those who like to
take their novels condensed, as for those who make a historical study of
literat