The Syriac Chronicle Known as That of Zachariah of Mitylene

University of St. Petersburg, in the Journal of the Minister of Public Instruction. It is strange to find this echo of the West in Georgian poetry. Shota Eustaveli, the author of their Ariosto-like epic previously alluded to, was a veritable troubadour, and completes the parallel by having nourished, it is said, a hopeless passion for Queen Tamara. And all this was done in Asia in the twelfth century. Of this poet Mr. Janashvili has written a short and interesting account in Georgian (Tiflis, 1896). Thus the worthy Keeper of the Museum has occupied himself to the great advantage of Western students with the history, ethnology, and literature of his country. He has told us of the Georgian Church, of the folklore of his race, and among his latest works is a short account of Georgian literature, of which one part has appeared. Perhaps there may come a day when in England more interest may be taken in this remarkable people, a handsome, freedom-loving race, who have striven among their mountains for many centuries, boasting of an early Christianity, which dates from about the second century after Christ. In conclusion we wish all success to Mr. Janashvili in his useful and learned labours.