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New Zealand Tablet, 8 November 1906, Page 13

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' A Manual of Bible History. Volume I. The Old - Testament.' Bj Charles . Hart, B.A.— ln the author's • -preface to this excellent "publication, he states" that 1 the main object aimed _at in compiling this work has beein to supply a want, much felt in Catholic secondary schools and colleges for a text-book of Scripr ture . History which may ,- serve not only for class and examination purpose's, but ,as an . introduction, „to the study of the . Bible.'-, We -, may add- that- this is. a boo,k which cannob be praised too highly. The letterpress leaves nothing to be .desired. Interspersed with" numerous specially-printed colored maps, 'with names'ac- - cording* to the Vulgate spelling, , it> becomes- a most useful aid to; /the study of the. Bible. It will be a treasure. to both teacher. and advanced student. Writ- - ten in . an . attractive style, *it fascinates the reader, .. while at the same time it enables him from the very commencement to become familiar with the beautiful words of the Sacred Text— a thing specially .to be re-

"commended in the teaching of Scripture History. We heartily recommend this excellent publication, and look - forward; with pleasure to the speedy appearance of Volume/11. on the New Testament. (R. & T. Wash- - bourne, Ltd.;" 1, 2, and 4, Paternoster Row, London. Cloth, "3s ,'6d net.) " ; " - Seumas MacManus— poet, novelist, and ;<f.olklorist— is well, known to , many of , our . readers. r/At latest r awlvices, it was ~ announced .that he was isoon to proceed to America for ~ a lecturing tour. A new .and cheap , edition of- his i A Lad of the O'Friel's ' (recently jioticed in our columns) has . been brought .out 'by M. H. . Gill and Son, of Dublin. (Cloth, 2s , 6d~; paper, cover, 2s. From the publishers, or through any bookseller). . .'■'_• f 'The Religion of Our Forefathers.' By the, Rev. Vincent .Hornyold, S.J.— Father Hornyold is the author of ' The Faith of Old and l The Old Religion,.'. of which 18,000' -.copies were sold ' within a short time. The present and more complete publication funs into more. than. ;2oo -pages, demy- Bvo., .and, on its lines, is 'an excellent and compendious -work for the use of, the laity and the schools. An ideaof its' scope and -purpose 'may be - gained by the following summary statement of its chief divisions : Part I. The , Church - of{ , the. First -Four Centuries -(four . chapters): Part 11.. The" Early British Church Ohe-With " the .Church of ...Rome (one chapter)*. , Part 111. The Church of England till the Schism ,in 1534 (thjree ' -chapters). Part. .IV.. How vl the Church of England " v ßer came Protestant (four .chapters). Part V.. The UpT • rooting of the. Old Religion in England (two chapters). Part VI.-. The Sacraments of the Catholic Church (one chapter). Part VII. Catholic Doctrines and Practices . (nine chapters). Parts VIII. .and IX. (The Church Jn England Past and Present, and Catholic Orders and Anglican Orders) -are sold .separately at 2d each. 'The Religion of. Our Forefathers'.^ is Neatly bound in cloth, gold-lettered, and is cheap Jat" - the published price, Is 3d. (Gille & Co., Liverpool, "street, Sydney). „ - . ' — ■