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turer of tliat city. The incidents of the voyage are most agree- 

 ably related. The party landed at Alexandria in Egypt, and 

 visited Cairo and the Pyramids, of which places the author gives 

 most graphic descriptions. Returning to Alexandria, they went 

 on to Jaffa — the ancient Joppa, the port of Palestine. From that 

 place they journeyed to Jerusalem, At every prominent place, 

 vivid and most interesting descriptive accounts are given of the 

 physical appearances of the country, together with interesting 

 notices of the historical events associated with the localites. In- 

 stead of entering Jerusalem by the Jaffa Gate, the travellers took 

 a detour to the Mount of Olives, which after much fatigue, they 

 reached at night-fall, and spent a cold and comfortless night in 

 an upper room in the Mohammedan Mosque. This, however, was 

 the finest point for viewing the city and its environs. In the 

 morning they descended the Mount, and wended their way along 

 the road which the Saviour frequently traversed on His journeys 

 to and from Jerusalem. The remarkable spots on this route, and 

 the language of Scripture which they illustrate, are carefully 

 noted. We have read nothing more artistic and eloquent than 

 the descriptive parts of this entrance into Jerusalem, Having 

 spent some time in the sacred city, and having visited the Dead 

 Sea and the River Jordan, our travellers extended their journey 

 northward through the classic ground of Samaria, on to the 

 sacred Sea of Galilee. Here, with loving reverence and deep 

 emotion, they linger among the scenes in which so many of the 

 Lord's wonderful miracles w^ere wrought. They went on to Lake 

 Merom and the sources of the Jordan ; and visiting Damascus, 

 they then crossed the range of Lebanon, and examining the ruins 

 of Baalbec, passed on to Tripoli, where they embarked again 

 for home. "While this book aims only at a familiar narrative of 

 •what was seen and experienced in Palestine, it yet exhibits an ex- 

 tensive and accurate erudition. If not so elaborate, it is as 

 accurate and critical as Stanley's. In his powers of impresssing 

 the prominent features of a scene, with its most interesting 

 accessories, vividly upon the mind of the reader, Dr. Buchanan 

 excels any of the late writers on the Holy Land. We know of 

 no more fascinating or delightful book of travels than this is, and 

 would specially recommend it as most suitable for the family 

 library. 



A. F. K. 



