universal; but it is none the less an error. Charlemagne,
or Charles the Great, as we ought to call him, believed
himself to be. and was accepted by others as the suc-
cessor of the Western Cæsars. After his death the em-
pire passed through many changes; but whatever it may
have come to be in fact, it was always in theory a con-
tinuation of that empire which Julius and Augustus had
founded, and which became Christian under Constantine.
De Quincey's Collected Writings. By David Masson.
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mind which led to 'Murder Considered as One of the

Fine Arts. Homer and the Homerida' and 'Philo-
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tents, which are of great interest.

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zealous in the pursuit of his profession of printer, he became one of the most ardent and competent of English bibliographers. His 'Life of Caxton' and his Enemies of Books' are works of highest importance, the first or best editions of which in his own lifetime ranked as treasuree. Not many weeks have passed since we drew attention to a pamphlet on 'Signatures,' the first of a series of bibliographical brochures which were promised from his pen. On this subject he had special knowledge, and his discoveries attracted much attention. He edited 'The Governayle of Helthe' and other early printed works, and contributed to various periodicals papers on typography and kindred subjects. He was born at Clapham in 1824. His figure poring over a bookstall was familiar. Mr. Blades, who died on the 27th ult., will be much regretted.

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