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VOL. V.-A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. 



BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN HALIFAX. GENTLEMAN." 



"A book of sound counsel. It is one of the most sensible works of its kind, well-writ- 

 ten, true-hearted, and altogether practical. Whoever wishes to give advice to a young lady 

 may thank the author for means of doing so." — Examiner. 



"The author of 'John Halifax' will retain and extend her hold upon the reading and 

 reasonable public by the merits of her present work, which bears the stamp of good sense 

 and genial feeling." — Givirdian. 



"These thoughts are good and humane. They are thoughts we would wish women to 

 fhink." — AChe/ieeum 



"This really valuable volume ought to be in every young woman's haiid. It will teach 

 her how to think and how to act." — Literary Gazette. 



VOL. VI.— ADAM GRAEME, OP MOSSGEAY. 



BY THE AUTHOR OF "MRS. MARGARET MA.ITLAND." 



"' Adam Graeme' is a story awakening genuine emotions of interest and delight by its 

 admirable pictures of Scottish life and scenery. The plot is cleverly complicated, and 

 there is great vitality in the dialogue, and remarkable brilliancy in the descriptive pas- 

 sages, as who that has read 'Margaret Maitland' would not be prepared to expect ? But 

 the story has a ' mightier magnet still,' in the healthy tone which pervades it, in its femi- 

 nine delicacy of thought and diction, and in the truly womanly tenderness of its senti- 

 ments. The eloquent anOior sets before us the essential attributes of Christian virtue, 

 their deep and silent workings in the heart, and their beautiful manifestations in the life, 

 with a delicacy, a power, and a truth which can hardly be surpassed." — Morning Post, 



VOL. VIL-SAM SLICK'S WISE SAWS 

 AND MODERN INSTANCES. 



"The best of all Judge Haliburton's admirable works.." — Standard. 



"'The humour of Sam Slick is inexhaustible. He is ever and everywhere a welcome 

 visitor; smiles greet his approach, and wit and wisdom hang upon his tongue. 

 The present production is remarkable alike for its racy humour, its sound philosophy, 

 the felicity of its illustrations, and the delicacy of its satire. We promise our readers 

 a great treat from the perusal of these ' Wise Saws and Modern Instances,' which contain a 

 world of practical wisdom, and a treasury of the richest fun." — Post. 



VOL. VIIL— CARDINAL WISEMAN'S RECOLLECTIONS 

 OP THE LAST FOUR POPES. 



"A picturesque book on Rome and its ecclesiastical sovereigns, by an eloquent Roman 

 Catholic. Cardinal Wiseman has here treated a special subject with so much generality and 

 geniality, that his recollections will excite no ill-feeling in those who are most conscientiously 

 opposed to every idea of human infallibity represented in Papal domination. "^J^/iena'7<nt. 



" In the description of the scenes, the ceremonies, the ecclesiastical society, the manners 

 and habits of Sacerdotal Rome, this vifork is unrivalled. It is full of anecdotes. We could 

 fill columns with amusing extracts." — Chronicle. 



VOL. IX.-A LIFE FOR A LIFE. 



BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN." 



" We are always glad to welcome Miss Muloch. She writes from her own convictions, 

 and she has the power not only to conceive clearly what it is that she wishes to say, but to 

 express it in language effective and vigorous. In ' A Life for a Life' she is fortunate in a 

 goodsubject, and she has produced a work of strong effect. The reader having read the 

 bookthrough for the story, will be apt (if he be of our persuasion) to return and read again 

 many pages and passages with greater pleasure than on a first perusal. The whole book in 

 rei)lete with a graceful, tender delicacy ; and in addition to its other merits, it is written in 

 good careful English." — Atheticeum. 



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