immense knowledge of his own literature, which may be taken for granted in the cultivated Chinese. The whole volume contains but 110 pages; yet it not only gives an admirable first outline of the subject as a whole, but conveys, to a surprising degree, the spirit of Chinese letters. Perhaps, in turning the original into English, one or two small faults might have been avoided; thus able is a word, not a mere suffix; and we do not in English talk of recognising one's Pappenheimers.' Moreover, This then, was the poodle's purport " is not a happy translation of Das ist des Pudels Kern.'

By

Persian Literature. An Introduction. Reuben Levy. (Oxford University Press. 2s. 6d. net).

In this book, which, like the above, is one of The World's Manuals,' Mr. Levy has performed with success a rather difficult task. The literary history of Persia-with its mingling of diverse religions and races, to say nothing of the influence from powers and creeds which remained foreign-is in itself an unwieldy subject for work on a small scale; and in so far as it is addressed to the English general reader or to the beginner in Persian studies is hampered besides by the slenderness of the previous associations available. Yet this book, by its readableness, the amount of information and illustration it furnishes, as well as the clearness with which, considering its so restricted canvas, it brings out personality, should serve well the turn of both. There is a sufficient bibliography and an index of authors. We would suggest that for a manual of this sort, a chronological table is a convenience, and also that the exact transliteration of names already familiar in a less correct form has not much to recommend it.

Joseph Conrad, an Appreciation. By Ernest Bendz. (Gothenburg, Gumpert).

THIS essay contains some good ideas, and bears evidence, both of a genuine sense for English literature and of some critical faculty and practice. It is, moreover, written in a facile style, showing a good command of the language. What it required before printing, in order to have been made the most of, is a determined cutting down-the excision, especially, of commonplaces, of repetitions, of unnecessary generalisations, and of exaggerated passages. If that had but been done, some clear estimate of Conrad's work might have been gained from these pages-as it is, those who know Conrad will find much that is superfluous, and those who do not know him will be confused. We agree with M. Bendz in valuing the new material which Conrad has brought into use; but his handling of it we should not rate quite so high as does our critic. It is, however, in itself, no small merit to have the balance between matter and

manner thus inclined, for, as a rule, writers of fiction show themselves now-a-days more capable in treatment, than fortunate in the discovery of matters, novel or significant, of which to treat.

The Coins of India. By C. J. Brown. (London; Oxford University Press. 2s. 6d. net.) THE coins of India form an important portion of the Indian heritage, both from the historical and the artistic point of view. Perhaps for the general reader those coins of Northern India, which testify to the Greek conquest, hold the principal interest, but the coinages not thus modified-particularly the Gupta coinage-offer some examples quite as well worthy of study. This careful account offers an excellent introduction to the whole subject, which, especially so far as the North goes, is somewhat intricate. There are discoveries to be made, and work to be done in it, and Mr. Brown does well to point out the advantages which this study offers in that the means of gathering requisite material are in India so abundant and inexpensive. The illustrations are numerous, all taken from coins at the British Museum, and good enough to form a real basis for work. It would have been some advantage to have the period and region to which the coins belong noted on the several plates.

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CONTENTS.-No. 261.

NOTES:-The Dramatic Works of Henry Chettle.

283-The Arms of Wales, 286-Samuel Richardson

and his Family Circle, 287-Cassilis, Glenluce

Abbey and Thomas Hay, 289-John Leach, 290. QUERIES:-Cardinal Beaufort and St. Swithin's

Shrine-Timotheus of Miletus, 290-Identification of Costume desired-Samuel Sunderland and Kendrick Eyton-Sires de Préaux, 291

authorship, had it not been for the positive author with Chettle.* This assertion rests assertion of Fleay that Heywood was part upon no better foundation than the appearance in the diary of certain entries (24 Aug. and 7. 8. 9 Sept., 1602; 14 Jan., 1603) cited by Fleay as references to an unnamed tragedy" by Chettle and Heywood + "undoubtedly Hoffman," according Fleay. Heywood's share," he says,

to

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Moorhead, Walker, Stirling, Reading, HallamShedden, 292-Le Sculpe, Stulpe ог Soulpe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - The Rev.

Kent-Harper Family-" Shoemaker, stick to your last!" Vallois Family Bovaine Whewell's Epigram upon Nothing-Anne Ward Macdonald-A. H. Macnamara- Reference wanted-Author wanted, 293.

Sarlois occur instead of Otho."

not

There is the slightest justification for this assumption. Act III, Sc. ii, is partly prose and partly blank verse; IV. iii wholly verse. The prose passages are of a piece with the rest of the prose, and not only is the style of the verse in these scenes indis

ing-places of an old Private Club-Shaw of Liverpool, 295-Heraldic Query, 296-The Farewell to Lochaber and Lord Derwentwater Heraldry: The Earl Marshal's Court Old Spanish Woodcuts: Emblem Books Great Linguists-Eliana, 297-" Fox" Broadsword - The Non-Juring Church - Illustrations in Walter Besant's Westminster '-'The Whole Art of the Stage,' 298-The O'Shea of Kerry-Authors wanted, 299.

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THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF HENRY CHETTLE.

II. THE TRAGEDY OF HOFFMAN. "The Tragedy of Hoffman, or A Revenge for a Father was not printed until 1631. No author's name appears on the title page, and the publisher, Hugh Perry, in his dedication of the play to Richard Kilvert, admits his ignorance of it parentage. The authority for its attribution to Chettle is the following entry in Henslowe's diary:

Lent vnto Thomas downton the 29 of desembr 1602 to geue vnto harey chettle in pte of paymente for a tragedie called Hawghman the some of . . . . . VS.

As Chettle is the only author named in this entry, and the diary contains no other reference to the play, there would have been no need to raise a question of Chettle's sole

We

but the marks of Chettle's diction are here so abundant and palpable as to be apparent on the most cursory examination of his work elsewhere. Hoffman' is undoubtedly pure Chettle, and is, as will be seen, invaluable as a touchstone for his contributions to plays of composite authorship. Fortunately, moreover, it is not the only independent work of his that has come down to us. have also his prose tracts, 'Kind Heart's Dream (1592), and Pierce Plainness' Seven Years' Prenticeship' (1593),|| and an elegy (in prose and verse) on the death of Queen Elizabeth, entitled 'England's Mourning Garment' § (1603), of which the last-named, in particular, affords a number of useful parallels with his dramatic works. III. THE DOWNFALL OF ROBERT EARL OF HUNTINGDON.

(16) V. i. 198.

John. And from her eye flies love unto my heart,

Attended by suspicious thoughts and fears

That numb the vigour of each outward part. Hoffman,' III. i. 38:

death now assails our hearts, Having triumphèd o'er the outward parts. Ibid, IV. ii. 59::I feel too late The subtle poison, mingling with my blood,

Numb all the passages, and nimble death Fleets on his purple current to my heart. Ibid, V. ii. 86:

Some dreadful misadventure my soul doubts

it confounds imaginary sense; Some times inflames my blood, another while

Numbs all the currents that should comfort life.

King. Good, good old man, as welcome unto me

As cool fresh air in heat's extremity. Fitzwater. And I as glad to kiss my sovereign's hand,

As the wreck'd swimmer, when he feels. the land.

'Eng. Mour. Gar.,' p. 518:

Even as a calm to tempest tossèd men

As a cool spring to those with heat perplex'd So comes our King.

It is an old question of dispute, and the difficulty arose from the disunion of Wales and the number of its princes, so that there was no one special coat-of-arms which the English prince of Wales could adopt without giving offence to the country. however, I would suggest that our Prince should have his own armorial bearing to ing would, I think, please every represent the Principality, and the followAzure, a plume of ostrich feathers or rather

one:

three ostrich feathers bound with a scarlet fillet and the motto. This would avoid the old contention between lion rampant of Powis of North Wales and the lions passant of South Wales.

If Ireland can be represented in the English royal shield and standard, why not Wales?

Ireland was divided into up Septs or clans, as was Scotland, and as was in reality Wales, yet the Harp of Ireland is Scotch lion. Only poor Wales is left out. placed on the English shield, as well as the

There is no reason against a special grant