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Hamlet and the Waste of Life.— By the Hon. Rev. William Miller, c.i.e., ll.d., Principal of the Madras Christian College.

In this new criticism of a much criticized play, Dr. Miller after some introductory observation, re-states his views as to the central idea in all Shakespeare's greater dramas being moral, and as to thc' moral benefit which ought to accrue to one who studies them with care. In this light he examined the character of Hamlet and discusses some of the warmlj debated questions which can- not be avoided by one who tries to understand it. After treating of the characters of the subordi- nate personages in the play, especially of those who serve as foils to Hamlet, Dr. Miller draws a comparison between the Prince of Denmark and Indian students, of whom he says that " if they have something of Hamlet's strength, they have lamentably much of Hamlet's weakness." He closes with a brief statement of the main lesson which Young India may learn from the drama most widely known of all the works of Shakes- peare. Cloth Bound, Be. One. In wrappers, As. 8. Uniform with this volume and sold at the same price. — (1) Othello and the Crash ^ of Character. (2) Macbeth and the Ruin of Souls. (3) King Lear and Indian Politics. These four monographs are bound together in one volume under the title " Shakespeare's Chart of Life." Rs. 4. To subscribers of the Indian Review, Rs. 3.