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A Brief History of the English Lan- 

 guage. By Professor JAMKS H ABLET. 

 This Work shows the Philological Rela- 

 tions of the English language, and traces 

 the progress and influence of the causes 

 which have brought it to its present con- 

 dition. 



Principles of Pronunciation. By 

 Professor GOODRICH and W. A. WHEELER, 

 I\I.A. Including a Synopsis of Words 

 differently pronounced by different au- 

 thorities. 



A Short Treatise on Orthography. 

 By ARTHUR W. WRIGHT. Including a 

 Complete List of Words that are spelt it 

 two or more ways. 



An Explanatory and Pronouncing 



Vocabulary of the Names of Noted Fic- 

 titious Persons and Places, &c. By W. A. 

 WHEELER, M.A. This Work includes not 

 only persons and places noted in Fiction, 

 whether narrative, poetical, or dramatic, 

 but Mythological and Mythical names, 

 names referring to the Angelology and De- 

 monology of various races, and those 

 found in the romance writers; Pseu- 

 donyms, Nick-names of eminent persons 

 and parties, &c., &c. In fact, it is best 

 described as explaining every name which 

 is not strictly historical. A refer- nee is 

 civen to the originator of each name, and 

 where the origin is unknown a quotation 

 i~ given to some well-known writer in 

 which the word occurs. 



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A Pronouncing Vocahulary of Greek 



and Latin Proper Names. By Professor 

 THACHEK, of Yale College. 



A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Scrip- 

 ture Proper Names. By W. A. WHEELEB, 

 M.A Including a List of the Variations 

 that occur in the Douay version of the 

 Bible. 



An Etymological Vocabulary of Mo- 

 dern Geographical Names. By the Rev. 

 C. H. WHEELEB. Containing:!. A List 

 of Prefixes Terminations, and Formative 

 Syllables in various Languages, with their 

 meaning an 1 derivation ; n. A brief List 

 of Geographical Names (not explained by 

 the foregoing List), with their derivation 

 and significution, all doubtful and obscure 

 derivations being excluded. 



Pronouncing Vocabularies of Modern 



Geographical and Biographical Names. 

 By J. THOMAS, M.D. 



A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Com- 

 mon English Christian Names, with their 

 derivations, signification, and diminutives 

 (or nick-names), and their equivalents in 

 several other languages. 



A Dictionary of Quotations. Selected 



and translated by WILLIAM G.WEBSTER. 

 Containing all AVords, Phrases, Proverbs, 

 and Colloquial Expressions from the 

 Greek, Latin, and Mod- rn Foreign Lan- 

 guages, which are frequently met with in 

 literature and conversation. 



A List of Abbreviations, Contrac- 

 tions, and Arbitrary Signs used in Writing 

 and Printing. 



A Classified Selection of Pictorial 



Illustrations (70 pages). With references 

 to the text. 



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