For the descriptions of the battles of Judas mentioned in this book the writer has been compelled to supplement with his own imagination very meagre historic materials. The place of the fight with Apollonius (The Wady) is unidentified by chroniclers. The affair at Bethhoron follows only the general topography of the region. The stratagem of Judas at Emmaus is, however, well known, and was imitated by Bonaparte. The method of "The Hammer" at Bethzur cannot have differed greatly from that described. The result of all these battles is as historic as it was marvellous. If injustice has been done to any of the real characters involved, Antiochus Epiphanes, Mattathias and his five sons, the priest Menelaos, or the various generals commanding the hosts overthrown by the heroic patriots, the writer is prepared to make the personal _amende honorable_ if he should ever meet them in the shades. For the other characters, Deborah and Dion, Caleb and Meph, it is sufficient to say that they are the children of his own fancy, over whom he exercises the ancient paternal right of absolute disposal. Of Glaucon and Clarissa, the report that Agathocles, on his return to Antioch, met them as the keepers of a wine shop near the bridge over the Orontes, is as true as were all the other declarations of that veracious Greek. The student of the Maccabæan period may profitably consult the Books of the Maccabees in the Apocryphal Bible (for traditional accounts); "The Histories of Polybius" (for contemporaneous history of other nations); Prideaux's "Connections of Old and New Testaments" (for relation of Jews and Gentiles); Stanley's "Jewish Church," volume iii. (for summary of men and events); Conder's "Judas Maccabæus" (for topography); Church's "The Hammer" (for local color, customs, etc.); Riggs' "Jewish People." IN OTHER LANDS _PROF. EDWARD A. STEINER_ Old Trails and New Borders In Press. The new book by the author of "On the Trail of the Immigrant" is a revelation of conditions today in the countries of Europe from which the ranks of the immigrant have been largely recruited. _HENRY CHUNG_ _Korean Commissioner to America and Europe_ The Case of Korea A Collection of Evidence on the Japanese Domination of Korea, and on the Development of the Korean Independence Movement. Illustrated. $3.00 [Illustration] "A masterly indictment of the Japanese Government before the bar of modern civilization. The author has presented what he claims to be facts, and gives the evidence and the authorities. It is an amazing array, causing the reader to rub his eyes and wonder."--_Boston Transcript._ _CHARLES ALLEN CLARK, D.D._ _Missionary in that Country since 1902._ First Fruits in Korea A Story of Missionary Life in the Far East. Illustrated. $1.75