Grimble's ethnographic studies of the Gilbertese, prepared between 1916 and 1926, provide an excellent baseline account of a fundamentally pre-contact culture. This collection, edited and introduced by H. E. Maude, comprises essays on mythology, history, and dancing; four chapters on the Maneaba; and field notes classified under 22 subject headings. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR