A PILGRIMAGE TO EGYPT; 



EMBRACING A DIARY OF EXPLORATIONS ON THE NILE, 



WITH OBSERVATIONS, illustrative of the Manners, Customs, and 

 Institutions of the People, and of the present condition of the Antiquities and Ruins. By 

 J. V. C. SMITH, M. D., Editor of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. With nu- 

 merous elegant Engravings. Third edition. 1,25. 



There is a lifelike interest in the narratives and descriptions of Dr. Smith's pen, -which takes yon 

 directly along with the traveller, so that when he closes a chapter you feel that you have reached 

 an inn, where you will rest for a while ; and then, with a refreshed mind, you will be ready to move 

 on again, in ajourney full of fresh and instructive incidents and explorations. Ch. Witness. 



Every page of the volume is entertaining and instructive, and even those who are well read in 

 j Egyptian manners, customs, and scenery, cannot fail to find something new and novel upon those 

 i somewhat hackneyed topics, Mercantile Journal 



One of the most agreeable books of travel which have been published for a long time. Daily Adv. 



It is readable, attractive, and interesting, because familiar and companionable. You seem to be 

 travelling with him, and seeing the things which he sees. imker HM Aurora. 



The author is a keen observer, and describes what he observes with a graphic pen. The volume 

 abounds in vivid descriptions of the manners, customs, and institutions of the people visited, the 

 present condition of the ancient ruins, accompanied by a large number of illustrations. Courier. 



"We see what Egypt was ; we see what Egypt is ; and with prophetic endowment we see what it is 

 yet to be. It is a charming book, not written for antiquarians and the learned, but for the million, and 

 by the million it will be read. Congregationalist. 



The reader may be sure of entertainment in such a land, under the guidance of such an observer as 

 Dr. Smith, and will be surprised, when he has accompanied him through the tour, at the vivid im- 

 pression which he retains of persons, and places, and incidents. The illustrations are capitally drawn, 

 and add greatly to the value of the book, which is a handsome volume in every respect, as are all 

 the works which issue from the house of Gould and Lincoln. Salem Gazette. 



This is really one of the most entertaining books upon Egypt that we have met with. It is an easy 

 and simple narration of all sorts of strange matters and things, as they came under the eye of an at- 

 tentive and intelligent observer. Albany Argus. 



Mr. Smith is one of the sprightliest authors in America, and this work is worthy of his pen. He is 

 particularly happy in presenting the comical and grotesque side of objects. Commonwealth. 



The sketches of people and manners are marvellously lifelike, and if the book is not a little gossipy, 

 it is not by any means wanting in substantial information and patient research. Ch. Inquirer. 



One of the most complete and perfect books of the kind ever published, introducing entire new 

 places and scenes, that have been overlooked by other writers. The style is admirable and attractive, 

 and abundantly interesting to insure it a general circulation. Diadem. 



Header, take this book and go with him ; it is like making the voyage yourself. Dr. Smith writes in 

 a very pleasing style. No one will fall to sleep over the book. "We admire the man's wit; it breaks 

 out occasionally like flashes of lightning on a dark sky, and makes every thing look pleasantly. Of 

 all the books we have read on Egypt, we prefer this. It goes ahead of Stephens's. Reader, obtain a 

 copy for yourself. Trumpet. 



This volume is neither a re-hash of guide books, nor a condensed mensuration of heights and dis- 

 tances from works on Egyptian antiquities. It contains the daily observations of a most intelligent 

 traveller, whose descriptions bring to the reader's eye the scenes he witnessed. "We have read many 

 books on Egypt, some of them full of science and learning, and some of wit and frolic, but none which 

 furnished so clear an idea of Egypt its it is, of its ruins as they now are, and of its people as they 

 now live and move. The style, always dignified, is not unfrequently playful, and the reader is borne 

 along from page to page, with the feeling that he is in good company. Watchman and Reflector. 



Its geological remarks upon the Nile and its valley, its information upon agriculture and the me- 

 chanic arts, amusements, education, domestic life and economy, and especially upon the diseases of 

 the country, are new and important Congregationalist. 



SCRIPTURE NATURAL HISTORY; containing a descriptive account 



of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Serpents, Plants, Trees, Minerals, Gems, 

 1 and Precious Stones, mentioned in the Bible. By WILLIAM CARPENTER, London ; 

 with Improvements, by REV. GORHAM D. ABBOTT. Illustrated by numerous Engrav- 

 ings. Also, Sketches of Palestine. 12mo, cloth, 1,00. T 



