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pontes attb i^annls of t[}£ most Eminent BritisI) |)oct0. 



By William Howitt. With Numerous Illustrations. 2 vols. 12mo, Mus- 

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Full of beautiful descriptions, of lively and aflTecting anecdotes; full of the lessons of hu- 

 man experience, and the teachings of human weakness and griefs ; and as full of inspirations 

 to the young mind and heart. — Golden Rule. 



Cottis tl)e iTonrtecntl), attb tl)e Cotirt of Sxanta iti ti)c 

 SeoctttectttI) Cetttttrg. 



By Miss Pardoe. With numerous Engravings, Portraits, &c. 2 vols. 

 12mo, Muslin, $3 50 ; Paper, $3 00. 



We do not know of any work in the language which tells the same things so well nor so 

 prettily. — London Herald. 

 An accession to our literature, as eminently useful as it is delightful. — British Quart. Rev. 



iHett, ttlotttett, attb Sooks. 



By Leigh Hunt. A Selection of Sketches, Essays, and Critical Memoirs, 

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They have a sunshine in them which will be as good sunshine fifty years hence as it was 

 at the very first. There is so much variety, and such agreeable lore of all kinds in them — such 

 a soul of reflection — such brilliant animal spirits — and so cheerful a philosophy, that we may 

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 kind. — London Atlas, 



^xnc QtorB °^ ^h^ Battle of tOatcdoo. 



By Rev. R. Gleig. 12mo, Muslin, 90 cents ; Paper, 75 cents. 



This account is instinct with spirit, and many are the touching and striking anecdotes which 

 add to its interest. It is likely to become one of the most popular productions of the day. — 

 Literary Gazette. 



jBog's Book of tl)e Scasotts; 



By Thomas Miller. Descriptive of the Scenery, Rural Life, and Country 

 Amusements. With Numerous Engravings. 4 vols. 12mo, Muslin, 50 

 cents each ; Paper, 37^ cents each. 



Charming books, written in most captivating style, and illustrated in such a manner that 

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 who are fascinated with the gaudy colors of miserable daubs, intended for pictures. — Philadel- 

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By the Author of the "Falcon Family." 12mo, Muslin, 50 cents ; Paper, 

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A very amusing work ; one of incessant liveliness ; it is a prodigy of smartness. Such a 

 perpetual volley of smart things was never kept up at that rattling, never-pausing pace, m any 

 other book that has come to us. The author seems to have a horror of being one moment dull. 

 — Frazer's Magazine. 



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By E. V. Childe. 12mo, Muslin, 75 cents ; Paper, 50 cents. 



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Or, the Trusting Wife : a Domestic Temperance Tale. By Charles 

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 This 13 a temperance tale conceived with terrible fidelity to truth and life ; well adapted to 



impress a great moral lesson vididly upon the mind. — Evangelist. 



