'M. Renan presente trois nouveaux une seconde, dont l'interet historique et volumes de la grande collection des religieux ne sera pas moindre. M. Max "Livres sacres de l'Orient" (Sacred Miiller a su se procurer la collaboration Books of the East), que dirige a Oxford, des savans les plus e'minens d'Europe et avec une si vaste Erudition et une critique d'Asie. L'Universite d'Oxford, que cette si sure, le savant associe* de l'Academie grande publication honore au plus haut des Inscriptions, M. Max Miiller. ... La degre, doit tenir a continuer dans les plus premiere serie de ce beau recueil, com- larges proportions une ceuvre aussi philo- posee de 24 volumes, est presque acheve'e. sophiquement con cue que savamment M. Max Miiller se propose d'en publier execute^.'
EXTRACT from the QUARTERLY REVIEW.
' We rejoice to notice that a second great edition of the Rig- Veda, can com-
series of these translations has been an- pare in importance of in usefulness with
nounced and has actually begun to appear, this English translation of the Sacred
The stones, at least, out of which a stately Books of the East, which has been devised
edifice may hereafter arise, are here being by his foresight, successfully brought so
brought together. Prof. Max Miiller has far by his persuasive and organising
deserved well of scientific history. Not power, and will, we trust, by the assist-
a few minds owe to his enticing words ance of the distinguished scholars he has
their first attraction to this branch of gathered round him, be carried in due
study. But no work of his, not even the time to a happy completion.*
Professor E. HARDY, Inaugural Lecture in the University of Freiburg, 1887.
' Die allgemeine vergleichende Reli- internationalen Orientalistencongress in gionswissenschaft datirt von jenem gross- London der Grundstein gelegt word en artigen, in seiner Art einzig dastehenden war, die Ubersetzung der heiligen Biicher Unternehmen, zu welchem auf Anregung des Ostens ' {the Sacred Books of the Max Mullers im Jahre 1874 auf dem East).
The Hon. ALBERT S. G. CANNING, ' Words on Existing- Religions.'
' The recent publication of the " Sacred a great event in the annals of theological Books of the East" in English is surely literature.'
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