Another Englishman who formed a deep attachment for the youthful Bohemian republic of letters was the Rev. Albert Henry Wratislaw (1821-1889). By his several translations and original studies Wratislaw rendered valuable service in England to the nation from which his ancestors had sprung. Wratislaw claimed descent from the ancient and honorable family of the Wratislaws of Mitrovic. Conceivably the relationship with the Wratislaws of Bohemia prompted him to translate into English _The Adventures of Baron Wenceslas Wratislaw of Mitrowitz_. Wratislaw’s _Bohemian Poems, Ancient and Modern_, from the original Slavonic (Bohemian) is a skillful piece of work. Writing under the pen name Talvj, Mrs. Robinson, wife of the Rev. Robinson, has devoted a chapter in her _Historical View of the Languages and Literatures of the Slavonic Nations_ to the _History of the Czekhish or Bohemian Languages and Literature_. Mrs. Robinson’s views on Bohemian literature are by no means her own. Palacký and Šafařík have pointed out that the chapter is nothing but an extract from Paul J. Šafařík’s _Geschichte der slavischen Sprache und Literatur nach allen Mundarten_. The pseudonym Talvj, by the way, she conceived by putting together the initial letters of her maiden name, T. A. L. v. J., that is, Theresa Albertina Louisa von Jacobi. Flora P. Kopta’s _Bohemian Legends and Other Poems_ is not a satisfying work. Far more felicitous than her poetry is her prose volume, _The Forestman of Vimpek_. The credit for worthily introducing Bohemian poetry belongs to an Englishman, P. Selver. _The Anthology of Modern Bohemian Poetry_ is an admirable achievement. Not only is Selver’s interpretation faithful, but the selection of authors is representative. Leo Wiener, a well-known Slavic scholar connected with Harvard University, has presented to the public a fine rendition of J. S. Machar’s _Magdalen_. Richard William Morfill (1835-1909), late Slavic Professor at Oxford, has written voluminously on Slavic history and philology. Among his philological studies are: a simplified grammar of the Polish language, a grammar of the Russian language, a grammar of the Bulgarian language, _A Grammar of the Bohemian or Čech language_. The last named is the only work of its kind in English, Charles Jonáš’ _Bohemian Made Easy_ being really an interpreter and not a scientific grammar. The Bohemian Literary Society of Chicago, it is reported, has in preparation a new English grammar for the study of the Čech language. In Count Lützow’s _History of Bohemian Literature_, the student will find an excellent manual. With his usual painstaking care, the author recounts in a lucid manner the story of Bohemian literature, its glory and its vicissitudes. MISCELLANY. Attention is called to a meritorious volume under this subtitle, by de Moleville, _The Costumes of the Hereditary (!) States of the House of Austria_. Fifteen plates portray old Bohemian, Slovak and Moravian costumes.