Asiatic Quarterly Review (Full Title: The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review, and Oriental and Colonial Record): Volume XIII, No. 26 [‎545r] (214/238)

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The Rise of British West Africa, comprising the Early History of the
Colony of Sierra Leo?ie, the Gambia, Lagos, Gold Coast, etc., by Claude
George, of the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Sierra Leone. Part I., com
plete in five parts. (London : Houlston and Sons, 7 , Paternoster Build
ings, E.C. Plymouth: William Brendon and Son, 1902.) This work
promises to be interesting and valuable. It is to be completed in five
parts. The present part is well printed, commencing with the statement of
Herodotus as to the voyage and exploration of Africa by Pharaoh Necho,
King of Egypt (b.c. 600). When the whole work is completed there will,
no doubt, be the usual title-page, contents, and index. The information
contained in the present part is derived from interesting letters, and other
official documents.
Travel in the First Century after Christ, with Special Reference to Asia
Minor, by Caroline A. J. Skeel, former Student of Girton College,
Cambridge; Lecturer in History, Westfield College, Hampstead.
(Cambridge: University Press, 1901.) A well-written and interesting
history of the mode and roads of travelling by all classes, from the prince to
the peasant, from the merchant to the travelling beggar, in the first century
of the Christian era, throughout the Roman Empire in the West and Asia
Minor in the East. The work is accompanied with good maps and a
minute index. The information of the author has been derived from
ancient classical authors as well as from modern writers, and she has
executed her task with accuracy and skill.
Famine in India : Its Causes and Effects, by William L. Hare, Editoi
of the Candlestick, with a foreword by William Digby, c.i.e. (London :
P. S. King and Son, Orchard House, Westminster.) See Mr. Pennington’s
letter elsewhere in this Review.
The Chronology of Ancient India, by Velandai Gopala Aiyer, b.a.,
Pleader, Chittoor. (Madras : G. A. Natesan and Co., Esplanade, 1901.)
This is a short and valuable treatise, the first of a series. It contains
researches, beginning with the Kali Yuga, next the date of the Maha-
bharata War, closing with the Four Yugas. The second volume is expected
to be ready this year, containing an inquiry as to the Kaliyuga, which the
learned author maintains began in 1177 b.c. instead of 3102 b.c., and as
to the dates of Vishnu Purana, the Rigveda, the Aryan immigration, and
other interesting subjects relating to Indian Chronology.
The Gold Coast Guide, by the Rev. J. B. Anaman, f.r.g.s., f.r.m.s.,
author of the “ Fanti Spelling Book,” assistant author of the “ Fanti-
English Dictionary,” etc. {Christian Herald Office, 6, Tudor Street,
London, E.C., 1902.) An exceedingly well-got-up guide of the Gold
Coast. The first edition was published at Cape Coast in 1894, and
the present edition was published in London, greatly improved, at the
end of last year. It contains, under specific heads, every possible
information on geography, history, education, agriculture, commerce,
population, hints on outfit, the preservation of health, missionaries, and
various other particulars interesting and useful to European inhabitants
and intending emigrants.