Discoursing on the authorship, composition, style, and scope of Ecclesiastes, George Holden’s An Attempt to Illustrate the Book of Ecclesiastes offers succinct analysis of the essential parts within the text. Stating that the text is difficult to interpret without historical and cultural context, Holden provides exposition of the text that expands upon or denounces previous commentators. The author provides explanatory notes for clarification of semantic expression, omission and transcription variations, and various interpretations of the text.