GRIMSHAW'S IMPROVED EDITION OF GOLDSMITH'S HISTORY 



OF ROME. 



Revised and Corrected ; and a Vocabulary of Proper Names appended, 

 with Prosodial Marks to assist in their Pronunciation. 



Also, Questions adapted to the above History; and a Key, adapted to the 

 Questions, for the use of Teachers and Families. 



GRIMSHAW'S HISTORY OF FRANCE, with Key and Questions. 

 GRIMSHAW'S HISTORY AND LIFE OF NAPOLEON. 



The editor of the North American Review, speaking of these Histories, ob- 

 serves, that — 



Among the Elementary Books of American History, we do not remember to 

 have seen any one more deserving approbation than Mr. Grimshaw's History ot 

 the United States. It is a small volume, and a great deal of matter is brought 

 into a narrow space; but the author has succeeded so well in the construction of 

 his periods, and the arrangement of his materials, that perspicuity is rarely sacri- 

 ficed to brevity. 



The chain of narrative is skilfully preserved; and the author's reflections are 

 frequently such as to make the facts more impressive, and lead the youthful mind 

 to observe causes and consequences which might otherwise have been overlooked. 

 As a school book it may justly be recommended. 



What has been said of this volume will apply generally to his other historical 

 works. They are each nearly of the same size as the one just noticed, and de- 

 signed for the same object, that is, the use of classes in schools. 



The History of England is an original composition; but the Grecian and Roman 

 Histories are Goldsmith's, improved by Grimshaw, in which he has corrected the 

 typographical errors with which the later editions of Goldsmith's Abridgements 

 so much abound ; and removed any grossness in language, which, in some few 

 instances, render these valuable compends less useful in the schools to which 

 youth of both sexes resort. He has also added a Vocabulary of Proper Names, 

 accentuated, in order to show their right pronunciation, which is a valuable ap- 

 pendage to the History. 



All these books are accompanied with very full and well-digested Tables of 

 Questions, for the benefit of Pupils, and also with Keys to the same, for the con- 

 venience of Teachers. 



GRIMSHAW'S LADIES' LEXICON, 



And Parlor Companion; containing nearly every word in the English 

 language, and exhibiting the plurals of nouns and the participles of 

 verbs; being also particularly adapted to the use of Academies and 

 Schools. By William Grimshaw, Esq. 



In the Nashville Republican, we observe the following notice of this very useful 

 book : — 



In recommending the " Ladies' Lexicon," therefore, to all our readers, male 

 and female, who have ever experienced the difficulties which it is so admirably 

 calculated to remedy, we but do an ordinary act of justice to the author and pub- 

 lisher. We consider the "Ladies' Lexicon," and recommend it to our readers as 

 a work that possesses superior claims on their attention and patronage. 



THE GENTLEMEN'S LEXICON. 

 Or, Pocket Dictionary: containing nearly every word in the English lan- 

 guage, and exhibiting the plurals of nouns and the participles of verbs; 

 being also particularly adapted to the use of Academies and Schools. 

 By William Grimshaw. 



The public are again indebted to the talents of Mr. Grimshaw, for the very use- 

 ful books which he has called "The Ladies' and Gentlemen's Lexicons." The 

 peculiarity and advantages of these works may be collected from the following 

 portion of the preface : — 



