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have come to a stand still. In Sanskrit I can announce the issue 

 of Max Midler's History of early Indian Literature (on the Veda 

 and the works connected therewith). Aufrecht has published within 

 the last year an edition of the TJnddi-sutras with commentary by 

 Ujjvaladatta, and is now editing a small lexicon by Haldyudha. Both 

 works are accompanied by glossaries and notes. The first vol. of 

 his catalogue of the Sanskrit MSS. in the Bodleian Library ought to 

 appear by the end of this year, I think, if the curators assent to 

 its separate publication. I hope you have received copies of the 

 1st vol. of my Arabic Grammar, which I directed Williams and 

 Norgate to send to you. I am now busying myself with the 2nd 

 vol., which should appear in the course of next year. I am also 

 just making up a list of corrections on my vol. of AlMakkari. The 

 5th and last part of the work (Indices and corrections) will go to 

 press shortly. Dozy is, 1 may mention, just bringing out a new 

 edition of his " Reclierches sur Vhistoire Sfc. de V Espagne" more po- 

 pular in style than the 1st vol. was, and contained in two vols. 8vo. 

 The work will probably be translated into English. This is, I think 3 

 all the literary news with which I can at present furnish you. 

 Wars and rumours of wars render literature as flat as merchandize." 



Dr. Sprenger writes from Berne in a letter dated 31st October. 



" You have of course seen Wright's translation of Caspari's 

 Arabic Grammar. It is admirably done and much required. It is 

 a great pity that oriental scholars in India never learn the rudi- 

 ments of the oriental languages. The consequence is that, wher- 

 ever criticism and European mind are required, they are completely 

 out, and their Moonshees are of no great use in such cases. Lane 

 is advancing fast with his gigantic Arabic Lexicon. Else I believe 

 there is not much doing in England. In France Mons. Kenan 

 begins a new epoch, — he is a man of genius and extensive learning, 

 and instead of quarrelling about words and letters as the school of 

 De Sacy used to do, he enters into the spirit of the ancient history 

 of the East. There are some excellent contributions of his in the 

 Revue Germanique, a periodical which you ought to have. Slane 

 is at Paris and engaged with translating lbn Chaldiiu's Philosophy 

 of history, the text of which has been edited by Quatremere. It 



