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Mr. Bevrour intends speedily to pub- 
lish, in two volumes 8vo. Illustrations of 
Don Quixote, tending to confirm and 
elucidate several real events related in 
that ingenious novel; to convey intelli- 
gence of authors and sof books therein 
cited; to discover the sources whence 
Cervantes bas adopted various stories and 
adventures, improved by the glow of bis 
‘own fertile imagination; to disclose his 
continual allusions to works of chivalry 
and romance ; and develope the satire he 
employs to correct ‘the follies and vices 
of the Spanish nation ; with eccasioual 
reflections on certain doctrines and opi- 
nions which be advances or supports, 
Mr. Grorcr Monvacu’s Supplement 
to Testacea Britannica is nearly finished, 
and will be ready for delivery by the be- 
ginning of October. 
A Useful and elegant anatomical work, 
in folio, will be published in October, 
1808, entitled, Anatomico-Chirurgical 
Views of ‘the Nose, Mouth, Larynx, and 
Fauces, with appropriate explanations 
and references to the parts, by Mr. J. J. 
Warr, surgeon; desiyned by the author 
to illustrate the anatomy of these organs 
~as.ithey appear, in different sections of the 
head, and performed with the strictest 
attention to anatomical accuracy. The 
engravings wil] be four in number, con- 
taining six views ‘of the parts of their na- 
tural size, and accompanied with the 
same number of outline figures of refe- 
rence ; together with an additional ana- 
tomical description of these. organs, by 
Mr. -W. Lawrencr, demonstrater of 
anatomy, St. Bartholomew’s-hospital. 
Miss Anna Munpii intends to; pub- 
‘lish any Account of a few of the most re- 
emarkable ‘Trees and Plants, colletted 
and abbreviated from the best authori- 
ties. 
Mr. Horttoway, author of the Péa- 
sant’s Fate, Scenes’ of Youth, British 
YMuseum of Natural History, &c. has in 
‘the press, and'in a few days will publish, 
a volume of familiar and descriptive Po- 
etry, called the Minor Minstrel. 
Mr. Lavrence Dunvas CampsEty 
“is engaged upon a History of India, du- 
~ring the administration ef Marquis Wel- 
lesley, from the year 1797 to 1806; 
“comprising an examination of his lord- 
ship’s system of policy, both foreign and 
‘domestic, aud a complete account of 
. the actual state of the British provinces, 
-in all their relations under the operation 
~of that system. To the history will be 
«prefixed an: introductory chapter, con- 
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Literary and Philosophical Tntélligence. Oct. iy, 
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‘taining a review of the genius and cha- 
racter of the ‘people of Hindostan; of 
the principles, constitution, and policy 
of the native governments ;’ of the rela- 
tive situation uf those governments’ re- 
spectively, and ‘of the ‘British empire in 
India; of the general state of the empire 
and its dependencies, during the admi- 
nistrations of Marquis Cornwallis, and 
Lord Teignmouth; and finally, of ‘the 
political, civiland military condition in 
which it was placed at the period of 
Marquis Wellesley’s arrival in that coun- 
try. The whole of this, work is compo- 
sed from official records, and other ori- 
ginal documents, of which some inter- 
esting parts will be given in an Appendix, 
It will be illustrated with a general map 
of Hindostan, and embellished with a 
portrait of Marquis Wellesley. It will 
form two thick volumes quarto, and is 
intended to appear in the spring of 
1809, i 
Mr. B. Boorntoyn, has in the press, 
and will publish as speedily as due at- 
tention to correctness will admit, a new 
edition of Bishop Newcome’s justly ad- . 
mired version of the Minor Prophets, 
with additional notes on the. prophet 
Hosea, from’ Bianey and Horsley. 
The remains of Hesiod translated from 
the Greek into English verse by CHARLES 
Azravam Exon, esq. will speedily ap- 
pear. ‘They will be accompanied with a 
dissertation.on the poetry andumytholo- 
gy, the life and era of Hesiod, and co- 
pious notes; together with a head of 
Hesiod, from a genuine antique. 
The Rev. T. Sransacx, lecturer of 
Helstone, proposes to publish in two 
large volumes octavo, the Four Gospels, 
and Acts uf the Apostles, with annota- 
tions, critical, explanatory and practical, 
chiefiy selected: from the most able com. 
mentators in divinity, ancient and mo- 
dern. ‘lo each chapter, will he added, 
reflections drawn from some striking por- 
tion of its contents. 
~ An Account of the Life and Writings of 
the late Mr, Josern Srrurr, embel- 
lished witha correct likeness of that au- 
thor, is in the press. : 
Mr. Draxaron, of Stamford, is print- 
ing a Guide to Burleigh House, the 
seat of the Marquis of Exeter; to be 
embellished with engravings. 
Dr, Sarrru, will shortly publish a work 
in one volume octavo, under the title of 
. Botanical | Illustrations, intended as va 
continuation of his Introduction to Bo 
tany. * ‘ 
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