[ 8 } the present he would undoubtedly have attained the very highest rank. Hence Dr. Shambhu Ch. Mukerjee called Grish “a geographical mistake,” “ * * That which heightens the value of the present biography is the success with which the writer has woven into the story glimpses of the notabilities of the times so as to make the tout ensemble complete. Here, for instance we are introduced to men like Ramdulal Dey, Mr. W. C. Bannerjee, Harish Chandra Mukherji, Shib Chandra Deb (father-in-law of Grish Chunder) Gour Mohan Addy, founder of the Oriental Seminary, Herman Geoffroy, the distinguished linguist and scholar who was at the head of that institution, Capt. D. L. Richardson and Derozio of the Hindu College, David Hare, Rev. K. M. Bannerji, Ramgopal Ghose and others. The printing and binding of the book are excellent, and we commend it to the public as a most instructive account of one of our foremost publicists in the last century. 葵 责 葵 葵 “Last year we had the pleasure of reviewing in these columns the life of Grish Chunder Ghose, the founder and first Editor of the “Hindoo Patriot” and “the Bengalee" and we are glad to find that the book has been followed with so short an interval by another volume containing an excellent collection from his writings. The book contains 692 pages, is excellently printed......and is handsomely bound. The specimens given in the volume convey a fair idea of the wonderful vigor and fertility of the writer’s pen and the loftiness of his moral ideals. The volume is sure to prove a mine of interesting information to every Student of history.” The Hindusthan Review says —“The Life of Grish Ch. Ghose is a very interesting book. His career is bound to interest students of the history of Indian public life. We
