164 noticed from a hasty reading of the book. Happily, most of them are errors of minor importance, but they indicate a hurry of preparation which text-book writers would do well to guard against. Apart from this, Professor Hart's book is a unique and valuable contribution to the literature of civil government in the United States. treats of the form and structure of France, the influence of the Mediterranean and of the neighboring countries, and the physiognomy in general. The second section,

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... hich comprises four-fifths of the volume, is a description. of the individual portions. There is an abundance of excellent maps and figures. The treatment is based upon the latest researches, and is masterly. The concise statements, the scientific exactitude, and the delightful characterizations of the various sections, are equally admirable. The author connects the geography and history of France in a most illuminating manner; but he realizes fully the action of history upon the relations between man and the soil which he inhabits. The latter point is brought out especially well in the conclusion, where he shows the way in which the centralization of the French monarchy interfered with the material development of France. The maps on pages 378, 379 and 382, showing respectively the Roman roads, the post roads at the end of the eighteenth century, and the principal railroads at the present day, are especially instructive. His hints as to the possibility of developments in France, because of changes now taking place, are very interesting. ' 'L'histoire de notre pays nous fait assister t un riche développement de dons varigs, mais elle ne nousfournit qu'une traduction incomplète des aptitudes de la France. Nos générations auraient tort de se complaire au spectacle du passg au point d'oublier que dans nos montagnes, nos fleuves, nos mers; dans l'ensemble g6ographique qui se résume dans le mot France, bien des énergies attendent encore leur tour. &dquo' & d q u o ; &dquoL'6tude attentive de ce qui est fixe et permanent dans les conditions geographiques de la France, doit 6tre ou devenir plus que jamais notre guide. &dquo We regret that there is no separate index for this portion. Of course, there will be a general index when the whole work is concluded, but a special index for this geographical tableau would be more serviceable. The second volume is an instance of remarkably successful co6perative work. M. Bayet contributes Book I, Le Christianisme et les Germains en Gaule, and