Ancient Records of Egypt. Historical Documents Edited and Translated by
James Henry Breasted, Ph.D. Vols. I. and II. (University of Chicago Press. 13s. 6d. per vol.)—These two volumes include the records from the earliest time down to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty, the second volume being entirely devoted to the last portion of this period, including about two hundred and thirty years, the most eventful in the history of Egypt, as far as its external relations were concerned, and largely, though not continuously, illustrated by contemporary documents,—" documents" being understood in the Egyptian sense. We may remind our readers that Professor Breasted's " History of Egypt," reviewed in the Spectator of May 19th, is founded largely on the translations, newly executed by himself, -which are given in these volumes, and in two others which will carry on the series down to the Persian Conquest.
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