One of the most extraordinary literary enterprises of the age is Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia of Knowledge and Language. It is much more than a "Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge." It is also a dictionary of the English language, including every word which has a just claim to a place in the language.

The work is profusely illustrated and is printed with admirable type. In it will be found a survey of all knowledge which is illustrate by the English language, and the price is hardly more than commonly charged for a dictionary alone. The work is in several volumes, only one of which has as yet appeared. The others will soon follow. J. B. Alden, publisher, 393 Pearl street, New York.