¹ In Freedman's discussion of comparative religion in chapter 3 (75–77), “the writings of F. C. Baur” are mentioned and, in particular, his “first work, published in 1824”; there is, however, no reference to this work (or to Baur) in the endnotes or the bibliography.

² A forthcoming article by Jane Donahue Eberwein will contribute to a deeper appreciation of the nature and influence of Eliot's translation of Strauss's work. See “Mary Ann Evans, Emily Dickinson, and Strauss's Das Leben Jesu,” Emily Dickinson Journal, 21, 2, forthcoming.