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This pamphlet was published anonymously, the title page merely 

 staing that it was " By a Colonist." The authorship, however, was well 

 known. It consists of seven letters, which first appeared in the Times 

 newspaper and were then collected and put in pamphlet form. They are 

 of considerable value to the student of Nova Scotian history. 



" The production is worthy of a man of high talents, excellent judg- 

 ment, and sound constitutional principles in both Church and State. 

 The writer of those letters takes up seriatim the most objectionable points 

 in the report of the noble Earl, and animadverts upon them in no com- 

 mon style of acrimony and ridicule." — Gazette (Montreal). 



Rule and Misrule of the English in America. By the author of " Sam 

 Slick, the Clockmaker," " The Attaché," " The Old Judge," etc. 



1. [1st éd.] London : Colburn and Co., 1851, 2 vols. 12mo. Vol. 1, pp. xix. 351 ; 



Vol. II, pp. xi, 372. 



The above edition has the title " The English in America." 

 Subsequently a new title page was substituted, having the title 

 " Rule and Misrule of the English in America " and the half 

 title " The English in America." 



Morgan gives the editions of this work as " 1S41," "1843," 

 and "1800," while Sabin and Lamed give the first edition as 

 " 1843." Al! these dates are wrong. 



2. An. ed. New York: Harper £ Brothers, 1851. 8vo. pp. 379. 



In consequence of a work having previously appeared under the 

 name of " The English in America," the words " Rule and Misrule of " 

 were added to the title of the English and of the American edition.— 

 R. 0. Haliburton. 



The dedication is to Lord Falkland, to whom was " entrusted the 

 delicate and difficult task of introducing responsible government into 

 Nova Scotia." 



The last of the historical works. It is a general history of the 

 British Colonies in America prior to the revolution, and will always be 

 valuable for its philosophic comments and its thoughtfully reasoned 

 theories of colonial government. 



" We conceive this work to be by far the most valuable and impor- 

 tant Judge Haliburton has ever written. While teeming with interest ,. 

 moral and historical, to the general reader, it equally constitutes a philo- 

 sophical study for the politician and statesman. It will be found to let 

 in a flood of light upon the actual origin, formation and progress of the 

 Republic of the United States." — Naval and Militarj/ Gazette (London). 



