2 Valuable Works 
VII. SONGS of the AFFECTIONS. By Mrs. 
Hemans. Royal 18mo. 
VIII. DESTINY, or the CHIEF’S DAUGHTER. 
By the Author of 45 Marriage 5 ’ and “The Inheritance.” In 2 
vols. 12mo. 
66 She unites the perfect purity and moral elevation of mind visible in all 
Miss Baillie’s delightful works, with much of the same caustic vigour of satire 
that has made Miss Edgeworth’s pen almost as fearful as fascinating ’’—Black- 
wood's Magazine. 
“ There remains behind, not only a large harvest, but labourers capable of 
gathering it in. More than one writer has of late displayed talents of this de- 
scription ; and if the present author, himself a phantom, may be permitted to 
distinguish a brother, or perhaps a sister shadow, he would mention, in particular, 
the author of the very lively work entitled 4 Marriage.’ Conclusion of“ Tales 
of My Landlord."* 
' IX. VOYAGES and ADVENTURES of the 
COMPANIONS of COLUMBUS. By Washington Irving, 
Author of the Life of Columbus, &c. 1 vol. 8vo. 
“ Of the main work, we may repeat that it possesses the value of impor- 
tant history, and the magnetism of romantic adventure. It sustains in every 
respect the reputation of Irving.” “We may hope that the gifted author will 
treat in like manner the enterprises and exploits of Pizarro and Cortes; and 
thus complete a series of elegant recitals, which will contribute to the especial 
gratification of Americans, and form an imperishable fund of delightful instruc- 
tion for all ages and countries.”— Nat. Gaz. 
* 4 As he leads us from one savage tribe to another, as he paints successive scenes 
of heroism, perseverance, and self-denial, as he wanders among the magnificent 
scenes of nature, as he* relates with scrupulous fidelity the errors, and the crimes, 
even of those whose lives are for the most part marked with traits to command 
admiration, and perhaps esteem— every where we find him the same undeviat- 
ing, but beautiful moralist, gathering from every incident some lesson to pre- 
sent in striking language to the reason and the heart. Where his story leads him 
to some individual, or presents some incident which raises our smiles, it is re- 
corded with that naive humour, which is the more effective from its simplicity; 
where he finds himself called on to tell some tale of misfortune or wo— and how 
often must he do so when the history of the gentle and peaceful natives of the 
Antilles are his subject — the reader is at a loss whether most to admire the beauty 
of the picture he paints, or the deep pathos which he imperceptibly excites.”— 
American Quarterly Rcvicxv. 
X. A CHRONICLE of the CONQUEST of 
GRENADA. By Washington Irving, Esq. in 2 vols. 
“ On the whole, this work will sustain the high fame of Washington Irving. 
It fills a blank in the historical library which ought not to have remained so 
long a blank. The language throughout is at once chaste and animated; and 
the narrative may be said, like Spenser’s Fairy Queen, to present one long gal- 
lery of splendid pictures. Indeed, we know no pages from which the artist is 
more likely to derive inspiration, nor perhaps are there many incidents in lite- 
rary history more surprising than that this antique and chivalrous story should 
have been for the first time told worthily by the pen of an American and a re- 
publican.” — London Literary Gazette. 
New Editions of the following works by the same Au- 
thor. 
THE SKETCH BOOK, 2 vols. 12mo. 
KNICKERBOCKER’S HISTORY of NEW YORK, 2 vols. 
BRACEBRIDGE HALL, 2 vols. 12mo. 
TALES of a TRAVELLER, 2 vols. 12mo. 
XI. A TREATISE on the CULTURE of the 
SUGAR CANE, with Practical Directions for the MANU- 
