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 t '88 3 his visit to Europe. It was interspersed with English poems written by himself. He next devoted his. attention to fiction and produced six novels in Bengali which are very popular. His last novel is in English and is entitled the Lake of Palms. Then followed a popular History of India few schools and a most well-written and inspiring History of Civilization in Ancient India, a valuable record of historical research. Mr. Datta then published the Kigmda Sanhita in Bengali characters and a Bengali translation of the same. Then came a series of books dealing with the different periods of Sanskrit sacred literature, with specimens and their Bengali transla- tions. A History of India in Bengali, a History of Bengal in English and a brief History of Bengals' Literature in the same language had perhaps preceded these publications. Then came Lays of Ancient India, being metrical translations into English of select passages from the Vedas, the Upanishads and from later Sanskrit poetry. This was followed by the Ramayan and the Muha~ bharat'vs condensed forms and in English metre * resembling the Sanskrit Anushtubh measure. Besides these, Mr. Italia has written an elaborate Economic History of British India and published a few volumes of his speeches and essays on political subjects. We are not sure if, even after this long record of his writings, we have not unwittingly omitted to mention some of Mr. Datta*s publications. May his fertile pen work on yet a long time and leave a brilliant example of patriotism and long and strenuous labour before his countrymen.