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Othello Unveiled. By Rentala Venkata Subbaran. (Rentals House, Madras. 20s.

net.)—Mr. Subbaran prints the drama of Othello with footnotes, and adds supplementary matter which occupies about twice as much space. In this we have the story as it is found in the "Hundred Tales" of Cinthio, and a variety of disquisitions on sundry matters concerning the play. He devotes attention, for instance, to the question of time. Our author has taken a world of pains with his criticism and interpretation, but the term "unveiled" makes a larger claim than one is disposed to concede. After all, the meaning of Othello has not been alto- gether hidden from earlier observers.