Too many allegories are not desirable, nor should they even be pressed upon those who do not accept them readily. To the imaginative, who are perhaps two-thirds of the people we deal with, they are an excellent and persuasive mode of teaching and influencing. The remaining third at first take them for fact, as people did in mediæval times by the stories of St. Christopher or St. Margaret, and when the delusion is dispelled feel resentment, as if deceived; or else they look on the allegory either as a tale meant to cheat them into being instructed or as an irreverent riddle. Any way, when forced on them, it gives a sense of unreality which is, above all, what they dislike, and which may damage even their feeling for the truths thus represented. Too many allegories, even for the most receptive readers, are undesirable, and among those here mentioned, it may be wiser to make a choice. =335. The Pilgrim’s Progress.= By JOHN BUNYAN. (Macmillan) 4_s._ (Nelson) 1_s._, 2_s._, and 5_s._ (R.T.S.) 1_s._, 1_s._ 6_d._, 2_s._ 6_d._ (Nisbet) 1_s._, 1_s._ 6_d._, 2_s._, 2_s._ 6_d._, 3_s._ 6_d._ In spite of all its peculiarities, the king of allegories must be admitted. It is not likely that Bunyan’s doctrines will do any harm, though for these purposes we do regret that Dr. Neale’s edition, arranged for Church people, is out of print. =336. Agathos.= By Bishop SAMUEL WILBERFORCE. (Seeley) 6_d._, 1_s._, and 2_s._ 6_d._ =337. The Rocky Island.= By Bishop SAMUEL WILBERFORCE. (Seeley) 6_d._, 1_s._, and 2_s._ 6_d._ ‘Agathos’ itself ought to be read to every child at the right age either on Advent Sunday or the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity, the other parables in like manner. =338. The Shadow of the Cross.= By the Rev. W. ADAMS. (Rivingtons) 1_s._ =339. The Distant Hills, and The King’s Messengers.= By the Rev. W. ADAMS. (Rivingtons) 1_s._ each. =340. The Old Man’s Home.= By the Rev. W. ADAMS. (Rivingtons) Separately 1_s._ each, altogether 5_s._ The third is rather an exquisite dreamy story than an allegory, but the two first are of the very best and most practical description. =341. The Dark River.= By the Rev. E. MONRO. (Masters) =342. The Vast Army.= By the Rev. E. MONRO. (Masters) =343. The Combatants.= By the Rev. E. MONRO. (Masters) =344. The Revellers.= By the Rev. E. MONRO. (Masters) =345. The Journey Home.= By the Rev. E. MONRO. (Masters) Separately 1_s._ each, collected 7_s._ 6_d._ ‘The Dark River’ has been known to terrify nervous children. ‘The Combatants’ and ‘The Vast Army’ are very inspiriting and practical. =346. The Story of the Red Cross Knight.= (Nelson) 1_s._ 6_d._ Spenser’s allegory told in conversations between an aunt and some children. =347. The Giants, and how to fight them.= (Nelson) 1_s._ Forms of evil, and lively practical lessons on how to meet them. =348. Truth in Tale.= By Bishop BOYD CARPENTER. (Macmillan) 4_s._ 6_d._