In Professor Wissos's Manual of Universal History and Chro- nology,
we have the essence of a profound and accomplished scho- lar's knowledge, thrown off wiih that. wholeness of view and that distinct certainty of statement which result from a thorough ac- quaintance with the subject. We see at once, that his work is not the abridgment of a mere compiler, who seizes upon the palpable points which first strike him and shifts them into his page, but the spontaneous wellings-out of a mind imbued with a knowledge of the matter in hand. Except the minute facts, such as names and dates, any chapter might have been spoken qf A desire to be useful stimulated the translator of "The Theatre of the Hindus '' to produce this little work ; which was " originally coin piled 14 the junior classes of the schools of Calcutta and of the 11 ibdu College." Hence a peculiar feature of the work—its notices of Asiatic history, which are given at some length, and may be useful even out of school. The summaries of Indian, Persian, and Egyptian history, will give real information to many a grown-up reader. The table of the dynasties of Princes and Rulers of the different Asiatic and European states, apdended to the volume, will be useful to every one; for we know not where so complete a list can be premed.
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