The two generous sized volumes of this work deal, the first one with some general ideas underlying phallic worship, and the second one almost entirely with the history of prostitution. The chapters are written by separate authors and have the superficial appearance of having been prepared for the occasion. However, as one reads along and takes note, there are many indications, such as the references made by the several authors, that some of the essays at least were written some years ago, and when one sees reference to Dr. Darwin's “The Descent of Man” as a recent work (p. 575) the cat is out of the bag. Such Sherlock Holmes methods, however, are not really necessary. The several essays—perfectly good essays in their different fields—have the flavor in each instance of the past century. Take, for example, the essays on prostitution—this oldest