PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

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Dalmatia and Montenegro; with a Journey to Mostar in Herzegovina, and Remarks on the Sclavonic Nations; the History of Dalmatia and Ragusa; the UbC008, &c. By Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson, F.R.S., &c. In two vo- lumes.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas- time. By Charles Dickens. Doctor Birch and his Young Friends. By Mr. M. A. Titmarsh. The Saxons in England. A History of the English Commonwealth till the period of the Norman Conquest. By John Mitchell Kemble, M.A., F.C.P.S., Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Munich, and of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin, &c. In two volumes. Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia, performed under the Authority of her Majesty's Government, during the years 1844,'5, and '6. Together with a Notice of the Province of South Australia in 1847. By Captain Charles Start, F.L.S., F.RG.S., &c.; Author of "Two Expedi- tions into Southern Australia." In two volumes. Austria. By Edward P. Thompson, Esq., Author of "Life in Russia; or the Discipline of Despotism." The Christian Life; a Manual of Sacred Verse. By Robert Montgomery, M.A., Oxon, Author of " The Omnipresence of the Deity," &c.

Outlines of English Literature. By Thomas B. Shaw, B.A., Professor of English Literature in the Imperial Alexander Lyceum of St. Petersburg. [Mr. Shaw is Professor of the English language in the University at St. Peters- burg, and has frequently been asked by his pupils for some elementary book as a companion to his course of lectures. This, as he truly says, did not exactly exist. Warton's history, and various "specimens" with biographical notices, were limited to one class of literature, and frequently to some particular periods: Chambers's "Encyclopedia of English Literature" was too bulky for the purpose, and rather consisted of extracts with little biographical sketches, than the critical and historical survey of the leading phases of our literature and language, with estimates of the most distinguished authors, which it was Mr. Shaw's object to fur- nish. Considered in this last point of view, these Outlines of English Literature may be recommended as a compendious but complete resume of the subject; use- ful as an introduction to the pupil, as a handbook for advanced students, or as a "refresher" to literary men. We may not always agree with Mr. Shaw in his decisions, and perhaps he notices too many contemporary writers as heads of

schools; but his opinions are the result of thought and skill applied to a subject on which he is competent to pass an opinion.]

Pictures from Revolutionary Paris, sketched during the First Phasis of the Revolution of 1848. By J. Palgrave Simpson Esq., M.A. In two volumes. [The substance of these volumes has already appeared in papers contributed by the author to Blackwood's Magazine, the Times, and Bentley's Miscellany. Mr. Palgrave Simpson has here thrown them into a continuous torm, and added mat- ter that did not fall in with his original purpose. The Pictures have the ad- vantage of being drawn from life, or at least by one who was on the spot; but the style of the author of Letters from the Danube is not the best adapted for hand- ling such a subject as the French Revolution. Mr. Simpson has too much the habit of substituting his own impressions of things for the representation of the things themselves. Frequently he does not so much describe, as generalize Na- tare Into something which be deduces from her; and this, coupled with the diffuse style of his writings, gives to his Pictures an unsatisfying character.] The Letters of Rusticus on the Natural History of Godalming. Ex-

tracted from "The Magazine of Natural History," "The Entomological Magazine," and " The Entomologist."

[These Letters on the Natural History of Godalming appeared some years ago in various periodicals; and having been often quoted and partially reprinted, Mr. Newman has determined to collect the entire series, adding, by the kindness of friends, some new matter, of a specifically descriptive kind, in appendices. The work is agreeable and something more. Its pictnres of the downs, the lanes, the wastes, and marshes of that part of Surrey, with the vegetation that clothes and the creatures that animate the district, almost tempt one to wish onesself at Go- claiming, per rail by Guildford. Perhaps, however, The Letters of Rusticus are a substitute that surpasses the thing itself at this Christmas time; the style being so picturesque, and the wood-cuts so graphic, that we can well study "the Na- tural History of Godalming" by the fireside.] Althorn; a Tale of the Sea. In two volumes. By John S. Cummins, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Canada Militia. In two volumes.

[There is a knowledge of sea and land life in Althorn, and some novelty of scene is produced by part of the tale being carried on in our North American Colonies. There is not enough of novelty, however, to endow Althea:: with any distinctive character over other sea fictions; and Colonel Cummins, although a solid and un- affected writer, is deficient in the artistical skill to make his materials tell to the best advantage; while, except in nautical and colonial subjects, these materials are rather common in fiction.] Christmas Eve; or the Story of Little Anton. A Present for Children. From the German.

[" Little Anton" is an orphan, kindly adopted by a good forester. Having a ge- nius for painting, Anton excit'es the attention of an artist, who teaches him: in due time the orphan boy obtains the patronage of his prince, and is able to protect his foster-father, when threatened with ruin by the tyranny of a neighbouring lord. The tale is a pretty story, cleverly told in the German fashion; and as the leading incidents occur at Christmas, it forms a timely gift-book.] Oracles from the British Poets; a Drawingroom Table-Book and Pleasant Companion for a Round Party. By James Smith, Author of "Rural Records," &c. [Intended to teach a kind of social game founded on "question and answer." The game is composed of thirteen questions,—as " What is your character? " " What is the personal appearance of your lover?" to each question fifty answers are appended, drawn from British poets: each question is read aloud by some one, and a number is then fixed on as the answer: this is also read out, and the party may be required to name the author of the poetry. The idea is taken from an American book, but the selection is Mr. Smiths own.] Harebell Chimes; or Summer Memories and Musings. By A. J. Symington. [A collection of miscellaneous poems, mostly on summer subjects, or subjects sug- gested by open-.air musings. They are fluent and musical enough, with a vein of sentiment running through them.] The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. In two volumes. [The whole of the Essays, " The Citizen of the World,"" The Bee, "and the Miscel- laneous Papers, are included in this edition; which also contains the "Inquiry into the Present State of Polite Learning," and the Lives of Parnell and Bo- lingbroke. The Poems, Plays, and " Vicar of Wakefield," of course are here; and the compiler of the Memoir has not overlooked the materials dug up by mo- dem investigation. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith forms a neat edition of the most popular productions of that most popular author.] The Land We Live In; a Pictorial and Literary Sketch-book of the British Empire. Volume IL [Windsor, Eton, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the South-east coast from Sand- wich to Eastbourne, Birmingham, Bristol, the Lake District, and the Isle of Wight, form the subjects of this volume; and offer in their agreeable mixture of antiqua- rian information, actual description, and sensible reflection, a capital book for home reading, or as a companion to the places mentioned,—except that for the latter purpose the size is rather unwieldy.] Webster's Royal Red Book; or Court and Fashionable, Register. For January 1849. [This cheap and useful guide to the gentry and professional persons of London brings up all the changes to the close of the year.] On the Rise and Progress of Literature. By Sir Daniel K. Sandford, D.C.L., M.P., Professor of Greek in the University of Glasgow. [A reprint of the essay written to accompany the edition of the " Popular Ency- clopedia." We have an impression that we received and mentioned this book be- fore.] Kings of England: a History for Young Children. A Compendium of Beathen Mythology: drawn from the most Authentic Sources. For the use of Young Lathes. By E. A. Gibert. [Two compilations intended as outlines of the subjects of which they treat.] Le Livre des Noms ' • on le Petit Assistant Francais: being a distinct Arrange- ment of all the Nouns, as to Gender and Termination, Sec. By Mademoi- selle Coralie-

[A pretty little book with the French nouns exhibited alphabetically, and clam& tied according to gender.]

.Laneton Parsonage; a Tale fur Children, on the Practical Use of a Portion of the Church Catechism. Third Part. By the Author of "Amy Her- bert," &c. Edited by the Reverend W. Sewell, B.D., Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. The Poetical Works of William Motherwell. With a Memoir, by James M'Conechy, Esq. Third edition, greatly enlarged. A Sequel to the Adventures in Circassia. By the Reverend W. Wickenden, BA., best known in the West as the Bard of the Forest, and in the East- as Gherei the Anglo-Circassian. The Fight of the Fiddlers; a Serio-Comic Verity. By G. P. R. James, Eq. Illustrated by H. K. Browne.

ALMANACK.S.

Letts's Diary, or Bills-Due Book, and an Almanack, for 1849.

[A calendar, with a distinct business purpose in its diurnal information— miscellaneous tables, less trite than are usual in almanacks, and a diary for every day in the year—form the contents of this volume. The present edition is a medium one, containing three days to a page; bat, as the business world doubtless knows already " without our telling," Letts's Diaries are of all sizes, from a week in a page of pocket-book size to the folio bound in Russia with a whole page to every day.]

Letts's Indispensable Almanack, enabling Everybody to secure to himself a faithful Record of the Past, the Present, and the Future. [The miscellaneous information of the Diary Almanack in a separate form, with ruled spaces for a thermometrical registry, and a line for manuscript memoranda; a journal in concrete.]

United Kingdom Life Assurance Almanack, 1849.

[A little pocket volume; also a coloured and varnished broad-sheet almanack with roller and stretcher, for hanging up. Both form ingenious advertisements of the respectable insurance-office whose name they bear; with the farther use of displaying the tables of premiums, and offering a practical memorandum of pay- ments to be made.]

Blackies Literary and Commercial Almanack, 1849.

[A tiny little book upon the plan of the lady's " pocket-books" of former days.] ILLUSTRATED WORKS AND PRINTS.

The Holy Gospels; with numerous Illustrations on Wood, engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath. [A beautifully printed book, on large paper. Each page is enclosed in a border, with figures and grotesques in illustration of the subject; at least every other page contains a substantive design, let into the text. The conception of these designs seldom rises above a certain feeble propriety. To the greater part of them, including some of the best, we see the name of Mr. Warren; some appear to bear the name of French artists: a few of the most lifelike, if rough and uncouth, are by Beauci: in others we recognize copies or paraphrases of well-known works, such as one that recalls to our memory West's version of the Marks at the Tomb. The merit of the book, however, rests upon its careful execution and very hand- some getting-up. From the fullness and variety of the designs, it may occupy an hour or two very agreeably; forming, we should say, a good ornamental book for the table of families inclined to serious views, yet not opposed to ornate treatment of sacred subjects.] The Rising Generation; a series of Twelve Drawings on Stone. By John Leech. From his Original Designs in the Gallery of Mr. Punch. [The pictures of precocious boys, their gallantries and witticisms, already tamiliar to the readers of Punch. Much, however, was lost in reducing Mr. Leech's designs to a smaller size and the stiffer handling of wood: in the coloured lithographs before us, the spirit of the artist is better preserved, the fan is more completely made out by the higher finish, and the humour is heightened rather than diminished by more of artistic grace.]