The French Revolution; its Causes and Consequences. By Frederica Maclean Rowan. 3s. 6d. In this little work the faults of the people are more insisted upon than those of the rulers, because it is written for the former, and because if the latter have a lesson to learn from history, the former have a still greater one, and one that, if well learnt by them, will suffice for both. From the French of History of Napoleon's Invasion of Russia. of Russia. Labaume, Captain of Engineers during the Expedition. 28. 6d. A reprint of a well-known work, giving a daily record of an invasion which, in the gigantic magnitude of its preparation and the unprovoked atrocity of the aggression, has been equalled only by the murderous inroads of a Jenghiz Khan or a Timour, whilst for the miseries of the retreat, ancient and modern history may be ransacked in vain to find a parallel. Musical History, Biography, and Criticism; being a General Survey of Music from the earliest period to the present time. By George Hogarth. Two Volumes. 10s. 6d. The Author's object is, to give, in an original and attractive form, that information respecting the progress of Music, the personal history of the most eminent Musicians, and the present state of the art in this and other countries, which is now looked upon as indispensable to every person of liberal attainments: and he has entered, as fully as the plan of a concise and popular work would admit of, into an examination of the works of the great Masters; endeavouring to illustrate those principles of Criticism which are the founda tion of sound judgments on musical subjects. The work contains an account of the state of Music among the ancients, and of its revival in the middle ages; a history of its subsequent progress in Italy, Germany, France, and England; and a view of its present state in all these countries, but more especially in our own. It embraces Biographical Sketches of the greatest Musicians, and critical observations on their most remarkable productions. Gallus; or, Roman Scenes of the Time of Augustus. With Notes and Excursus illustrative of the Manners and Customs of the ancient Romans. Translated by the Rev. F. Metcalfe, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, from the German of Professor W. A. Becker. "See the English version of that very valuable manual of lore, and at the same time most entertaining tale, the Gallus of Professor Becker."-Quarterly Review. So little is known of the personal history of Gallus, that his life has been chosen by Becker to enable him to introduce a variety of archæological allusions, which might serve as pegs for notes and excursus in which all that concerned the Roman life of the period might be added in detail. The plan is ingenious, and the work, according to the general testimony of scholars, satisfactorily executed. The story is for the purpose intended well contrived, sufficiently interesting, and elegantly composed. The notes appended are of historical value, and stimulate philosophical reflection. We have here gathered into a small compass much that concerns, not only the matrimonial relations of Roman life-but the state and kind of education-the difficult question touching the arrangements of the Roman house-the economy of the slave family-the disposition of the library-the fashion of the books-the customs of the booksellers-the mode of epistolary correspondence-the manufacture of clocks, and the method of dividing time-the conveniences of transit-the condition of the inns-the practice of gymnastic exercises-the character of Roman horticulture-the dress of the women-the attire of the men-the luxury of the baths-the meals-the use of the triclinium-the table utensils-the drinks-the manner of lighting-the garlands-the social games-and the interment of the dead.-Athenæum. Charicles; a Tale, illustrative of Private Life among the Ancient Greeks; with Notes and Excursus. Also translated from the German of Becker, by the Rev. F. Metcalfe, M.A. The commendation which we bestowed on this gentleman's translation of Gallus' is deserved also by this of Charicles.' Here we have, in the form of an elegant romance, a description of the daily life of the ancient Greeks, portrayed and brought out in such an admirable manner, that the vivacious native of the "land of hills" is made almost a personal acquaintance, whose conversation we delight to enjoy. The amount of antiquarian and archæological information which this volume contains, is scarcely paralleled within the same space, even in Germany, where learned works of the class abound. His judicious translator justly claims for Becker the credit of being "the originator of this species of antique domestic literature." In this, too, Becker has shown not only a comprehensiveness in the materials employed, but an elaboration and finish in the working of them up, which entitles him to the name of artist, as well as antiquary. Enough, however, of books which no student of classic literature would willingly be without.-Athenæum. The above two works, uniformly, in Post Octavo, with Wood-Cuts, &c. 12s. each. Travels in the Track of the Ten Thousand Greeks; being a Geographical and Descriptive Account of the Expedition of Cyrus and of the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, as related by Xenophon. By William Francis Ainsworth, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., Surgeon to the late Euphrates Expedition. 7s. 6d. The present illustrator of the Anabasis has, by accident, enjoyed advantages possessed by no other person, of following at intervals the whole line of this celebrated expedition, from the plain of Caystrus, and the Cilician gates, through Syria, down the Euphrates, to the field of Cunaxa, and of again travelling in the line of the still more memorable Retreat, across the plains of Babylonia, through the well-defended passes of the Tigris, and Kurdistan, to the cold elevated uplands of Armenia, which were the scene of so many disasters to the Greeks. Then, again, from Trebizond westward, he has visited in various parts of the coast of Asia Minor, locali ties to which an interest is given by the notices of the Athenian Historian, independent of their own importance as ancient sites or colonies. Indeed, out of a journey, evalued by the historian at nearly three thousand five hundred miles, there are not above six hundred that the illustrator has not personally explored. "Mr. Ainsworth has performed his task in a right spirit, and his volume must, for the future, be an indispensable companion to the Anabasis."-Athenæum. Miscellaneous Books. On the Education and Treatment of Children; being Mrs. Child's Mother's Book, adapted to the Use of English Parents and Teachers. 2s. 6d. This excellent work, while it displays the intelligence of the enlightened instructor, breathes throughout the spirit of the affectionate Christian Parent. It was written by an American Lady, and being highly approved by many persons of good judgment in this country, the present edition has been prepared, with such alterations and adaptations as were necessary to render it generally acceptable and useful here. The following brief abstract of the contents of the respective chapters will convey a general idea of the work: On the means of developing the Bodily Senses in Infancy; Early Developement of the Affections; Early Cultivation of the Intellect; Management in Childhood; Amusements and Employments; Sunday; Views of Death; Supernatural Appearances; Politeness; Dress: Gentility; Management during the Teens; Views of Matrimony. Thoughts of a Parent on Education. By the late Mrs. Trench. With a Preface and Notes, by the Editor. 18. 6d. The Child's Guide to Good Breeding; founded on Christian Principles. Handsomely bound, gilt edges, 2s. 6d. In the present age, when so much is done for the benefit of the rising generation, when works of no small size or price are published, to teach our daughters to dress their dolls, and our sons to whip their tops, and both together to play at "hide and seek," and "puss in the corner;' " that so wide and important a field of instruction should have hitherto remained wholly uncultivated, seems indeed passing strange." The Young Lady's Friend. By a Lady. 3s. 6d. A Manual of Practical Advice and Instruction to Young Females on entering upon the duties of life after quitting School. Instructions in Household Matters; or, the Young Girl's Guide to Domestic Service. Written by a Lady, with an especial view to Young Girls intended for Service on leaving School. With Wood-Cuts. 1s. 6d. A Manual of instructions, intended as preparations for the duties of household service. 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Among the Prayers for family use that are already extant, there are many which, though not exceptionable in any point of doctrine, are not well adapted for the use of the younger, and the less educated portions of some families; either from the language not being sufficiently simple, or from the too great number and variety of topics introduced into each Prayer: the result of which is, that, either the whole Prayer becomes too tedious in length, or else each expression is too concise, or too general, to suit the apprehensions, and to keep up the attention, of some part of the domestic congregation. A Daily Prayer Book, for Families and Schools; arranged from the Services of the Church, after the Form and Order of Morning and Evening Prayer. By J. T. Barrett, D.D., Rector of Attleburgh, Norfolk. 18. 6d. A Manual of Family Prayer; comprising Three Weekly Courses of Morning and Evening Devotion: with Collects for the Feasts and Fasts. By the Rev. A. Horsfall, M.A. 28. 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Instructive and Entertaining Books Peter Parley's Universal History for the Young, on the Basis Geography. With Two Hundred Wood-Cuts. 7s. 6d. I have written for the young, and I hope my book will be permitted to enter the family circle, and take its chance to make its way. If it is placed, not as a task book, but rather as a story-teller, on the table, perhaps the children may patronize it; perchance, the parents may deign to look into it. The chapters are short, and questions are added at the end of each. I do not ask any one to read these questions, but if parents, brothers, or sisters, wish to hear the young beginners recite the chapters, they have the easy means of doing so. I have dealt pretty largely in anecdotes and sketches, hoping thereby to reconcile the reader to the dryer parts of the work, having spiced my chapters with tales and legends, I wound up with an occasional chronological table. I have sprinkled in many engravings, for I would gain the attention of the young pupil by every available art. I wish him to read, and, as he reads, to think and feel. If he does this, he will gain a knowledge of events, and extract useful lessons from them, and thus the end I have desired will be attained.Author's Address. The Little Bracken Burners, a Tale; and Little Mary's Four Saturdays. By Lady Calcott. 3s. "This little volume contains one tale, and four conversations, of a little girl, chiefly with her parents; which, having been thought by other little girls very pleasant to read, I have determined to print them."-Author's Address. The Deaf and Dumb Boy; a Tale, with some Account of the Mode of Educating the Deaf and Dumb. 2s. 6d. Annette Mowbray; or, Conversations with Mama. 38. The Child of the Atlantic: a Tale. By Charlotte Adams, Author of The Stolen Child. 2s. 6d. *Insects and their Habitations. With Cuts. 1s. We may learn many useful lessons from the History of Insects; and, by observing their habits, we shall find that they set us an example of various good qualities. Though they are amongst the smallest of GOD's works, yet His power and wisdom visibly shine forth in them, and we shall see fresh cause, as we proceed, to adore the great and wise Creator, who formed them out of nothing. * Sister Mary's Tales in Natural History. With Wood-Cuts. 2s. 6d. In drawing up these tales for children at an early age, the writer has endeavoured to interest her young readers, yet she has been very careful not to mislead them by exaggerated statements, and has thought it best to leave for after-years, and for graver works, much that is undoubtedly curious, and deserving of their inquiry: satisfied if she has in any degree succeeded in awakening the spirit of that inquiry, and, still more, if she has directed the infant mind to seek for those proofs of Divine wisdom, power and goodness, in the formation and habits of these various beings, which at a mature age will assuredly reward the study of the naturalist. * Persian Stories; illustrative of Manners and Customs. Translated by the Rev. G. Keene, M.A. 1s. * Persian Fables, for Young and Old. Translated by the same. A very wise and attractive little volume-Quarterly Review. 1s. * Conversations of a Father with his Children. Two Volumes, with Wood-Cuts. 58. 6d. These Conversations were first written with a view to the gratification and improvement of the Author's children. The principles inculcated are those of the Religion of the Gospel. The little work is intended to promote cheerful and fervent piety, a contented, obedient, and grateful frame of mind, feelings of affection and kindness towards our friends, and of active benevolence towards all. The habit, too, of deriving instruction and delight from contemplating the varied scenes of nature, and the ordnary occurrences of life, it is hoped may, at the same time, be instilled and cherished; whilst the maxim, the spirit of which the Author trusts will be found to breathe through the whole is, "Be Good and be Happy." * Manners and Customs mentioned in Holy Scripture, illustrated by Extracts from the Works of Travellers. The Holy Scriptures contain many passages full of importance and beauty, but not generally understood, because they allude to manners and customs, familiar indeed to * Fables and Classical Sketches. Fables and Moral Maxims, in Parker. With One Hundred Wood-Cuts. Without insisting upon the value of Fables, in the direct business of education, the pleasure with which they are almost universally perused by young people, and the agreeable facility with which they may, consequently, be made the medium of a certain kind of instruction, cannot be denied. It, however, singularly happens, that, of the numerous collections published from time to time, a large majority, and particularly some which are known as School Editions of sop's, and 48. those to whom they were originally addressed, but imper- By a Clergyman. With Cuts. 18. Sd. Gay's Fables, abound in subjects and expressions, not merely Popular Poems for Young Persons; selected by Eliz. Parker. 3s. 6d. As poems of great beauty and high literary merit-productions which at once do honour to their writers, and are a boon to their admirers,-are continually being put forth, though frequently in a manner that renders them inaccessible to the general reader, new collections become necessary, | wherein to enshrine such scattered treasures, and thereby to extend the knowledge, and perpetuate the deserved popularity, of productions which might otherwise remain comparatively unknown and unenjoyed. The History of Sandford and Merton. Revised and Abridged, by a Lady. With many Wood-Cuts. 3s. 6d. To offer to the Christian parent an engaging and instructive book, which he may unhesitatingly place in the hands of his child, is the object of the present edition; which, at the same time, by avoiding the prolixity, amount ing to absolute tediousness, observable in some of the narrations, aims at rendering the work yet more amusing and full of interest to the general reader. The Cardinal Virtues, or Morals and Manners connected. By Hariette Campbell. Two Volumes. 78. If the variety of children's books be endless-the variety of children's tastes may surely be accounted endless also; and if there be one item in Morals or in Manners overlooked by writers of superior powers, and yet enforced in these pagesif there be one boy or girl, who, having turned with weari ness or distate from books of a higher class, shall yet find his or her attention or curiosity excited by this, its appearance among the throng of competitors for the favour of the little community to which it is addressed, need not be looked upon as uncalled for. Tales and Stories from History; by Agnes Strickland. Volumes, with many Engravings. Bound and gilt, 7s. The object of these Tales is to impart at once instruction and amusement to the youthful mind. Each of the stories is either founded upon, or connected with, some important event in History, and furnishes useful and entertaining information, as to the Manners and Customs of the Two peculiar era to which it relates. This is conveyed in language sufficiently simple to be adapted to the comprehension of children at a very early age; but, at the same time, it is hoped that the Tales will be found interesting to readers at a much more advanced period of life. Van-ti, the Chinese Magistrate; and other Tales of other Countries. With Illustrations. 2s. Norah Toole; and other Tales illustrative of National and Domestic Manners. With Illustrations. 28. The object of the author of these Tales has been to present pictures of domestic life in the countries of which she treats. The task is doubtless one of difficulty, and she cannot hope, though resting upon the authority of the best travellers, to have been correct at all points. Yet she trusts that there may be a general truth in the pictures, and that the idea formed by a young person of life in these various scenes will be substantially true to reality. It may also, in proportion to its compass, be more vivid and distinct than that afforded by books of travels; the writers of which can seldom spare time for much of detail. The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man. New and carefully revised Edition. 3s. Although, since the first appearance of this work in 1751, it has been several times republished, it is by no means so popular or so well known as its sterling merits entitle it to be. That this should be the case is indeed snrprising; for, with an enchanting simplicity of narrative, a truthful minuteness of description, and an ingenuity of contrivance, that renders its author no mean rival to the great Defoe himself, his "wronged people" have been pronounced by Southey to be "the most beautiful creatures of imagination that were ever devised." But, above all, the work is admirable for the valuable lessons of morality which it inculcates, and which are so ingeniously interwoven in the incidents of the tale, as to make an impression where more formal precepts might be delivered in vain. The present edition has been thoroughly revised, and may be safely put into the hands of the most delicate-minded reader. History of Reynard the Fox, and of his Son The Delectable Reynardine. A revised Version of an old The history of Reynard the Fox is one of the most remarkable books of the Middle Ages. Germany, France, Belgium, and Holland, have contended for its authorship, and the conflicting claims appear to be hardly yet decided. Within these twenty years libraries have been ransacked for old copies, and very large means have been expended in purchase of manuscripts discovered in private collections; a considerable number of editions of antient versions have been printed, and all this research has been accompanied by much controversy and criticism, in which some of the greatest writers in Germany and Holland have taken part. In this our version, great care has been taken to omit whatever is offensive to good taste and propriety: it may, therefore, be safely put into the hands of all classes, whom we assure, in the words of the first printer of the old version, that "for them that understandeth it, it shall be ryght joyous, playsant, and prouffitable." Stories of the Gods and Heroes of Greece. Told by Berthold Niebuhr to his Son. The stories were told by the illustrious historian Niebuhr to his son, the Marcus of whom he speaks with so much pride and fondness in his letters. By him they were recently published, and are translated by one who was his play-fellow sixteen years ago, and who then caught some reflections of the delight with which they were heard and remembered and repeated. |