The study of language, whether for practical or theoretical purposes,
is1117o.re interesting, titul lends itergtIo ttly produotion of books. A Malay Manua/ (Kegan Paul, Trench, and (Jo., 2s. net) is severely practical, and aims—like its fellows in the new series edited by Mr. J. H. Freese—at furnishing the beginner with an introduction to a language of which he is entirely ignorant. It seems well adapted to its purpose.—It is rather the philologist to whom appeal will be made by Mr. J. S. Angus's Glossary of the Shetland Dialect (A. Gardner, 4s. 6d. net), which also includes such gems of folk-lore as the account of the " njuggl," an amphibious quadruped who lures the unwary Shetlander to mount him, and then plunges into the nearest lake. Luckily he cannot tear the sight of fire, so that a. match-box is a safeguard. —The Rev. Dr. Watkin's list of Australian Native Words (Melbourne : S. J. Endacott, 6d.) is designed for those who wish to christen houses or townships, and contains such euphonious vocables as Zongerenong (meeting of waters), sunkumbil (evening star), and burramaronga (wind).
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