An English and Chinese Standard Dictionary, comprising 120,000 Words and Phrases, with Translations, Proauncistions, ' Definitions, Illustrations, ete., ete, With s Copious Appendix. Two Volumes. Shanghai: The Commercial Press, Ld. 19 $15.00, 08. Price, The Commercial Press, Ld., daring the few yeara ed, has issued " number of usefal educa tional works for Chinese desirous of acquiring a knowledge of the English Tsoguage and literature. It may be safely assumed, however, that to the Dictionary now under review must be accorded the first place from the point of view of ability and comprehensiveness The Commercial Press Pronouncing* Dictionary, issued in 1902, has done good service, but it was generally recognized that, with the progress made by Chinese students in the study of English, " larger and more complete work was needed. It was the intention, at first, of the publishers to have Webster's International Dictionary translate-_ bodily into Ohinese. In view, however, of the impracticability of accomplishing this gigantic task, was decided to adopt Nuttall's Dictionary (Standard Edition) as basis, to include the numerous excellent sentences in the Pronouncing Dictionary, to insert great many words from Webster's Dictionary, with illustrative phrases and sentences, and lastly to classify the explanations of neatly all the words according to that lexicographer's system, The proprietors entrusted the compilation of the work to Dr. W. W. Yen, who was assisted by is Editors, graduates el University, Shanghai, or from Queen's College, Hongkong. To the Editor-in Chief's qualifications for the onerous task entrusted to him, Dr. F. Hawks Pott, in his prefatory remarks, bears strong testimony. "In securing the services of Dr. W. W. Yen," he says, " they (the proprietors) have been most fortunate, for we doubt whether in the whole of China there was any one better qualified to undertake this task. He possesses remarkable scientific knowledge of the English language and a good grasp of Chinese. His mind is analytical and exact. He has the patience which characterizes the true scholar; all that he does is done thoroughly and carefully. On the laborious task of preparing this Dictionary he has spent several years of most exacting toil." The result is the production of a work which will be regarded ass great boon by the
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