This second volume of Gregory's Register in the Sources chrétiennes series is the sequel to the fine start made by Dom Pierre Minard, who had been assisted by Marc Reydellet in preparing his first volume. There could be nobody better qualified to take over the task after Dom Minard's death than Marc Reydellet. This second volume contains the excellent introduction one has now come to expect in these volumes. The more general features of Gregory's Register were, naturally, covered in the general introduction in volume i. Reydellet does, however, include a substantial section on the `man and his style', in addition to some pages on the various areas and major themes dealt with in the correspondence contained in these two books, covering the period of the eleventh and twelfth Indictions (September 592 to August 594). The text printed is that of Dag Norberg's edition in Corpus Christianorum, now accepted (with minor changes) as standard. The translation, where I have checked it, is accurate and felicitous, and the notes ample, if somewhat slanted in their bibliographical references towards Francophone work, and, in consequence, on a few occasions (for example on Gregory's ‘missions’ to pagans) less than fully adequate. The volume as a whole has the lavish appearance we have come to associate with the series. There has long been a need, in this generation deprived of the knowledge of ancient languages, for a reliable translation of Gregory's letters, a uniquely rich source for the history of the later sixth century. This translation will be welcome as supplying this need.