Religious Tract Society, 56, Paternoster Row, 



THE MONTHLY VOLUME, 



EACH BOOK COMPLETE IN ITSELF, OCCASIONALLY 

 ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS, AND CONTAIN- 

 ING ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO PAGES, IN 

 A GOOD, BOLD TYPE. 



SIXPENCE, IN FANCY PAPER COVERS. 



TENPENCE, IN CLOTH BOARDS, GILT EDGES. 



" T never wanted articles on reli^ous subjects lialf so mucli 

 as articles on common subjects, written with a decidedly 

 Christian tone."— Dr. Arnold. 



The Committee of the Religious Tract Society 

 have resolved to publish a volume every month, 

 adapted to the new development and growing in- 

 telligence of the times. This series, with the 

 exception of a few reprints, will be Original ; 

 from the pens of authors of ability in their respective 

 departments in literature and science : — Scrip- 

 tural ; in the principles in which they are written : 

 — Popular ; in their style ; so that instead of being 

 limited to one class of the community, they may 

 be generally acceptable : — Portable ; that they 

 may serve as "hand-books" abroad and at home : 

 — and Economical ; the twelve volumes of a year 

 costing less than three half-pence per week. Thus 

 while the MONTHLY SERIES will be fully 

 adapted to the educated Families of our land, to 

 Day and Sunday Schools and to the Libraries 

 of mechanics and others, they will supply interesting 

 and valuable reading to a large number of the 

 people, who can only spare time enough for the 

 perusal of a small volume, and whose means will 

 not allow of a more costly purchase. 



