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26 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BENGALI BOOKS. Paul's imprisonment in Rome, are told in a simple condensed form, well adapted to arouse the curiosity of young persons, 115. (E. T.) BIBLE AND GOSPEL HISTORY, PINNOCK'S, Kalkramik Itihas, tr. by G. Pearce, lsted. 1838* 2nd ed. 1850, 4 as., B. M. P, pp. 89, ten wood cuts. Gives in the form of question and answer the chief historical events of the Scriptures, from the Creation to the Resurrection of Christ. 116. (E. T.) BIBLE HISTORY, MRS. TRIM- , MER'S, 1843, B. C. P. pp. 282, tr. by Dwarkanath Banerjea, . 8 as. Roz. & Co. Short view of the whole Scripture History, in- cluding an account of the Jews from Nehemiah's time to that of Christ's, in 24 lectures, with question and answer on each lecture. 117. CELEBRATED CHARACTERS, Sketches of, Satya Itihas, 1st ed. 1830, pp. 239, 12 as. S. B. S. Sketches of Semiramis, Sesostris, Homer, Lycurgus, Romulus, Cyrus, Confucius, Pythagoras, Miltiades, ^ Socrates, Demosthenes, Alexander, — a translation of stories in ancient history ; on the model of Plutarch's Lives. 118. (S.T.) CHRIST, LIFE OF, Muir's, tr. by K. Bannerjea, Christa Mahmatmea^ 2nd ed. T. S., 1 851, 11 as. Com- posed by J. Muir, Esq., of the Civil Service, in Sanskrit verse, has been translated into Hindu and English ; gives a summary of Jewish history, the Prophecies relating to Christ's coming, the tenor of His" Life, Death, Miracles, Discourses, Doctrines, detailed in a narrative expository way, adapted to the native mind, and calculated to attract the attention of Hindus ; the Sanskrit edition of this has been widely circulated. Dr. Mill published a similar work in Sanskrit, thirty years ago. In this and Paul's Life Mr. Muir has taken up two Christian biogra- phies which arc much valued. In 1810, one Bam Bose,a Hindu, composed a LIFE OF CHRIST, in verse, which passed through two editions, and was translated into Uriya and Hindi. The Tract Society has also published a Life of Christ, 119. (E.T.) CHURCH HISTORY, BARTH'S, 1840, Christian Mandali Bibaran, T. S., pp. 355, 3£ as* Has been translated into various Indian languages,— gives the spread of Christianity in Apostolic days. — The ten persecutions. — The con- stitution of the primitive Churches — Constantine*s life and time* — Missionary exertions— Mubammadanism — Decline of Chris* tianity — Waldenses — Middle Ages — the Reformation and |£o dcrn Missions. A very useful school book.