Retrofpet of Dimeftic Litenature—Educatione 
are to thefe literary freedoms, we are ready 
to acknowledge that Mrs. I. has been more 
fuccefsful in the prefent than in any former 
eccafion. The Writing Defk is not a Ack 
rate comedy, but the variety of character 
and incident which is diiplayed renders it 
interefting. 
‘* La Perowfe’’ has been tranflated by 
Mifs PLuMPTRE and Mr. Tuompsoy, 
from the Germanof Kotzebue: it pollefles 
bur very little merit. 
We are obliged to give the fame opinion 
of Kotzebue’s * Poverty and Noblenef{s of 
Mind,” which has been tranflated by Mrs. 
GESWEILER, and adapted to the Englifb 
fiage by Prince Hoare, with the title 
altered to Sighs, or the Daughter.” 
- Mr, CumBeRLAND has alfo adapted 
to the Englith ftage, a noify buftling 
drama from the fame untired author, en- 
titled ‘¢ Joanna of Montfaucon,’’ a roman- 
tic tale of the fourteenth century. 
*« The Siege of Cuzco” is a tragedy by 
Mr. SoruHesBy, the elegant tranilator of 
Oberon : the conteft for the poffeffion of 
Cuzco between Almagroand Pizarre forms 
the {ubje& of this drama, which, from its 
deficiency of incident, and its obleurity of 
language, confiderably difappoints our ex- 
pectation. 
© The-Tournament,” a tragedy, by 
MARIANA STARKE, is an elegant imita- 
tion from the celebrated drama * Agnes 
Bernauer.” , 
Mr. HOLMAN has founded on the Rob- 
bers of Schiller, a play which he has called 
** The Red-crofs Knights :” this is a moft 
mercilefs mutilation. 
‘¢ The Haft Indian,’ a comedy, was 
written by Mr. Lewrs before he was fix- 
teen years of age: the public has had 
fenfe enough to defpife it. 
On the fubjeét of 
EDUCATION 
we have not many works to notice. Mrs. 
PILKINGTON’s ‘* Spoiled Child,” and her 
«* New Tales of the Cattle,” are little 
volumes at once amufing and inftrudtive : 
the fame may be faid of Mils Hotmes’s 
4* James Manners, Little John, and their 
-dog Bluff’ 
_ Mr. NorruMmore-of Cleve, has pub- 
‘lifhed, part i. ‘* Of Education founded 
upon Principles :”’ Mr, N. is an advyo- 
eate for private education, and is attached 
io the fyfem of Mr. Gedwin; this is a 
truly refpeftable work. ate 
We canrot fay fo much of ** Conver- 
fations and amufing +Tales,”’. pompoully 
‘offered -to the public for the youth of 
.Great Britain,” in a quarto volume, price 
Bitgen shillings, 
“O41 
Dr. Cuapman has publithed an ufeful 
** Abridgement of Mr. Ruddiman’s Kudi« 
ments and Grammar of the Latin tongue,” 
&c. to which he has prefixed a fhort voca= 
bulary, Englifh and Latin. 
Mr. Lyon, teacher of Hebrew, to the 
Univerfity of Cambridge, has publithed on 
one large fheet, ‘* A compendious He- 
brew grammar,” exhibiting at one view 
upwards of 200 of the moft effential rules, 
illuftrated with accurate tables, in order 
to facilitate the ftudy of the facred lan- 
guage. ; 
The Rev. Ricwarp Cappick has 
alfo endeavoured to exhibit “ Hebrew 
made eafy :” he has rendered his grammar 
conformable to the Latin by declining the 
Hebrew nouns with fix cafes. 
Mr. Craps’s “Complete Introduétion 
to the Knowledge of the French Lan- 
guage,” does not appear to have much 
advantage over thofe which have preceded 
1t. 
The Rev. Don Fer. FERNANDEZ has 
facilitated the acquifition of the Spanith 
language by the publication of * Exercifes” 
on the rules of irs conftruétion, conhifting 
of paffages extraéted from the bef ‘au_ 
thors, with references to the rules of the 
Spanifh grammar. 
‘* An Experiment in Education made at 
the Male Afylum of Madras,” &c. by the 
Rev. ANDREW BEL: this little book, 
which gives us the account of an inftitution 
which 1s likely to be beneficial to the 
Company, deferves to be circulated: the 
children are taught reading, writing, and 
arithmetic, and the {chool is fo.conduéted 
that the higher boys become the teachers 
of the lower. It is pleafing to notice the 
attention which is paid to the morals of all 
the young perfons in the fchool. 
Mrs. HELENA WEL Lshas addreffed ta 
her pupils fome ** Letters on Subjedis of 
Importance to the Happinefs of young Fe- 
males” which do credit to her underftand-. 
ing : they contain much fenfible advice on 
the cultivation of intelle@tual talents, and 
on the regulation of the temper. Mrs. W. 
had added a few praétical leffons on im- 
proprieties of lanzuage which had better 
be expunged from any future edition : her 
work indeed abounds with grammatical 
errors, and the moft grofs improprieties of 
exprefiion are recommended jn thefe prac- 
tical lefions ! ES is 
Mis HELMS has tranflated from the 
German of J. H. Campe “ Columbus, or 
the Difcovery of America:’’ this is an ex- 
cellent book for children. bist 
4¢ The Hare: or Hunting incompatible 
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