304 Mr, Parkes's History of 



" All books of note published abroad, of which no abstract is 

 given, shall be exactly mentioned at the end of each volume, 

 with whatever happens remarkable in the Universities of Mus- 

 covy, Sweden, Denmark, Oermany, Holland, Switzerland, and 

 France." 



" A Table of Contents, and an Index of Authors, shall be 

 printed with each volume. My correspondents are desired to 

 frank their Letters, and direct them to the Reverend Mr. Droz 

 in College Green, Dublin*." 



Having thus stated the design of the author, justice to his me- 

 mory obliges me to say that he has produced a very interesting 

 work, abounding with curious and useful matter ; and that the 

 various observations and reflections which are interspersed 

 throughout the five volumes, bespeak a man of education and 

 discernment. Each Number contains a Review of from 10 to 

 14 distinct articles, which are followed by a chapter of Literary 

 News from all the principal Cities and Towns of Europe. This 

 Chapter of Literary News is very comprehensive,, as it contains 

 not only a Quarterly account of valuable books published in 

 different parts of Europe ; but anecdotes of learned men ; an 

 account of the formation of New printing establishments ; the 

 erection of New Academies; the founding of Literary Societies; 

 the establishment of public Libraries ; an account of New works 

 in the press ; the present employment and future engagements 

 of men of letters; an analysis of the Memoirs of Learned Soci- 

 eties ; and an announcement of the Death of eminent men, with 

 an account of their principal writings, Sfc. ^c. The chapter con- 

 cludes with an account of the new books published during the 

 last Quarter, in Great Britain and Ireland. ATable of contents, 

 and a General Index closes each volume. 



XXXI. 1746. " The Museum, or the Literary and Histo-. 

 rical Register." London: Printed for R. Dodsley, in Pall- 



* During the publication of this Literarj' Journal, Mr. J. P. Droz was 

 an eminent Bookseller on College Green, Dublin ; but whether he was re- 

 lated to the Rev. Mr. Droz of College Green, the learned editor of this 

 work, I have not been able to ascertain. 



