21 SEPTEMBER 1918, Page 17

Mr. Warde Fowlers charming commentaries on the seventh and eighth

books of the Aeneid, Virgil' e " Gathering of the Clans" aid Aeneas at the Site of Rome (Oxford : Blackwell ; 4s. 6d. net each), have evidently pleased many readers, since they have already reached a second edition. The author has taken the opportunity of adding a few notes to each book. We trust that the veteran echolar will continue the Virgilian studies in which he has sought relief from the anxieties of war.