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LIFE OF LORD BYRON. By J. Galt, Esq. 18mo. (40 cents.) 
The splendour of Lord Byron's fame, and the interest attendant upon the story of 
his eventful life and early death, have combined to render his biography a work of 
more than usual attraction. Mr. Gait enjoyed the advantages consequent upon a 
long and intimate acquaintance with the noble poet, and has given a striking and 
satisfactory description of his mind and character. One of the greatest merits of the 
work is its strict irapartiaUty : the writer is evidently free from prejudice either fa- 
vourable or adverse to his subject, and tells what he knows or believes to be the tmth, 
without any bias from envy, ill-will, or affection. 
THE LIFE OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON. By Sir David 
Brewstee, K.B., LL.D., F.R.S. 18mo. With Engravings. 
This is tlie only extended Life of the greatest of English philosophers ever given 
to the pubUc. In attempting to supply a vacancy in philosophic and scientific litera- 
ture, Sir David Brewster, Irimself one of the most profound and eminent savans of the 
age, has not only sought out from resources hitherto unknown and inaccessible to 
previous writers every fresh and novel particular of Newton's life, but has given tlie 
most lucid explanations of Iris great discoveries, and the steps by which they vvere 
accomplished ; and has been remarkably successful in rendering these inteUigible to 
all classes of readers. 
THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT BRITISH PAIN- 
TERS AND SCULPTORS. By Allan Cunningham. In 5 vols. 18mo. 
With Portraits. 
The author has collected, in these small volumes, a history of art in England, and 
the lives, characters, and works of its most eminent professors,— the materials of 
which were previously scattered through many volumes, inaccessible and uninviting 
to the mass of readers. Thfe critical observations profusely scattered through these 
biographies will render them useful to the student, while the personal anecdotes 
with which they abound make • them equally alluring to the ordinary reader. The 
labours and struggles of genius, the success of perseverance, and the inutility of 
talent unallied to prudence, as exemplified in these narratives, afford a useful moral 
lesson, while the incidents which illustrate them become the source of pleasure and 
entertainment. 
THE LIVES OF CELEBRATED TRAVELLERS. By , 
James Augustus St. John. In 3 vols. 18mo. 
Every man whose mind can sympathize with human nature under all its various 
aspects, and can detect passions, weaknesses, and virtues like his own through the 
endless disguises effected by strange reUgions, poUcies, manners, or climates, must 
peruse the relations of veracious travellers with satisfaction and advantage. The 
author of these vohimes has with great industry and judgment compiled a series of 
highly interesting narratives, containing the most striking uicidents in the Uves and 
wanderings of all the celebrated travellers that have flourished within the last eight 
centuries, taking them up in their regular order of succession, presenting only the 
attractive portions, and omitting all useless and unnecessary details. The reader 
will find in these volumes the substance of many ponderous tomes, most of which 
are rare, and only to be found in the extensive Kuropean libraries. 
A MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM LIVINGSTON ; 
Member of Congress in 1774, 1775, and 1776; Delegate to the Federal Con- 
vention in 1787, and Governor of the State ot New-Jersey from 1776 to 1790. | 
With Extracts from his Correspondence, and Notices of Various Members 
of his Family. By Theodore Sedgwick, Jun. 8vo. With a Portrait. 
This work embraces a clear and interesting account of the life and character of an 
eminent and excellent man, distinguished for learning and talents, and the most ex- 
emplarv and patriotic devotion to the liberties and independence of his country. It 
js written in an unpretending manner, and with a commendable freedom from the sin 
of exaggeration, which is so apt to beset biographers, and is liighly valuable as an 
acquisition to our revolutionary annals. 
