literature."

2. Abraham Geiger, _Pirke Aboth_, in _Nachgelassene Schriften_
(Berlin, 1877), vol. IV, pp. 281-344. A commentary on Chaps. I-III.
Scholarly and valuable.

3. Solomon Schechter, _Abot de-Rabbi Natan_ (Vienna, 1877). Contains
two versions, A and B, with an introduction and notes in Hebrew. A
scholarly and valuable work.

4. Joseph Jabetz, _Pirke Abot_, with a commentary (Warsaw, 1880).

5. Charles Taylor, (1) _Sayings of the Jewish Fathers, Comprising
Pirqe Aboth and Perek R. Meir in Hebrew and English, with Notes and
Excurses_. Second edition (Cambridge, 1897).
(2) _An Appendix of the Sayings of the Jewish Fathers,
Containing a Catalogue of Manuscripts and Notes on the Text of Aboth_
(Cambridge, 1900). These works are very comprehensive and full of
valuable material.

6. A. Berliner, _Commentar zu den Spruchen der Vater, aus Machzor
Vitry, mit Beitragen_ (Frankfurt a. M., 1897).

7. David Hoffmann, _Masseket Abot_, in _Mischnaiot Seder Nesikin_
(Berlin, 1899), pp. 327-367. Fully annotated, with a translation in
German, and constant reference to Rabbinical sources. Excellent.

8. Hermann L. Strack, _Die Spruche der Vater_, ein ethischer
Mischna-Traktat_, third edition (Leipzig, 1901). An excellent text
with notes. Very valuable.