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on the feminism of Condorcet, etc. As regards the French Revolu- tion, one may consider this volume as an unedited chapter of its history. It is studied here in its inner and philosophical life.

The erudition of the author is enormous. He is thoroughly master of his subject; but he does not seem to have condensed it enough. His work is too full. In spite of its analytical table of contents, it is not easy to consult. There ought to have been an alphabetical table as well.

The very title of his book shows that M. Alengry considers Condorcet the guide of the French Revolution, almost its chief and promoter. He attempts to prove this in the course of his study. But it is rather an exaggeration, because in a movement like the French Revolution there is no proper guide or chief. There are some who may think themselves such, but in reality they are not. They are themselves guided by the collectivity, the events, and the circumstances more than they guide them. Apart from this, we cannot praise M. Alengry enough for having written Condorcet. Such a work is sure to last, and for many years to come to be profit- ably consulted by students.

Seize ans en Siberie. By LEO DEUTSCH. Paris : Librairie Uni-

verselle, 1905. Pp. 349. Fr. 3.50.

Leo Deutsch, a Russian revolutionary, took part in an attempt against a traitor, twenty years ago. Being arrested, he made his escape and fled abroad. He was caught in Germany and delivered to the Russian authorities. He was again incarcerated, sent from one prison to another, and at last tried and condemned to exile to Siberia. There he was shut up in the prison of Kara. After thir- teen long years of imprisonment, he was granted semi-liberty, still in Siberia. Finally he made his escape via Vladivostok and Japan, and returned to Europe by way of Oceanica and North America, after having passed sixteen years in Siberia. It is about his life in Siberia that the author tells us in a simple, easy, and attractive style, which the translator, M. Charles Raymond, has well rendered into French. The story is as interesting as a novel. The volume is an excellent contribution to the history of the movement of emancipa- tion of Russian thought. The facts it contains may be advanta- geously consulted by the criminologist who wishes to study the life and customs of Russian prisoners; by the psychologist who is anxious to penetrate the soul of the Russian revolutionist, of those who endure martyrdom for their ideal ; and by the sociologist who