“Taken altogether, he was without a parallel in his day; and this memoir, writtencon amoreby a friend, does justice to his great worth and high character.”—West of England Conservative.
“Taken altogether, he was without a parallel in his day; and this memoir, writtencon amoreby a friend, does justice to his great worth and high character.”—West of England Conservative.
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A Splendid Portrait, engraved in Mezzotinto, byWagstaff, from the well known painting by Richmond. Prints 10s. 6d. Proofs 21s.
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Hymns;Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons. ByPriscilla Gurney. Ninth edition, 32mo. Price 1s. 6d. cloth.
Scripture Geographical Exercises.Scriptural Exercises on the Geography of the Gospels; calculated to impress on the Mind the situation of the principal Places recorded in the Gospels, and the leading Events of our Saviour’s Ministry. By the Right Rev.Edward Stanley, D.D., late Lord Bishop of Norwich. With a Map. Price 6d.
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Memoirs of Joseph John Gurney;with Selections from his Journal and Correspondence. Edited byJoseph Bevan Braithwaite. In 2 vols. 8vo. cloth. Price 20s.
Memorials of Amelia Opie;Selected and arranged from her Letters, Diaries, and other Manuscripts, byCecilia Lucy Brightwell. 8vo. cloth. Second edition. Price 10s. 6d., with a Portrait, engraved by P. Lightfoot, from a Medallion done in Paris by David.
“The history of female authorship at the close of the eighteenth and the commencement of the nineteenth century cannot be perfectly written without a reference to Miss Brightwell’s ‘Memorials.’”—Athenæum.“The life of the good old Quakeress, and once dashing Amelia Opie, is one of very remarkable interest. Possessed of a singularly joyous temperament, full of artless vivacity, and gifted with the most loveable powers of conversation and expression, she went forth in early womanhood into theéliteof London society, and found a welcome, through her own natural graces and cheerfulness, among the most brilliant circles of wit and intellect of the metropolis; and, as reminded in a gentle remonstrance from her friend Joseph John Gurney, was everywhere ‘liked, flattered, and admired.’ Sir James Macintosh, Sir Walter Scott, Mrs. Siddons, the Kembles, Mrs. Inchbald, Sheridan, Rogers, Northcote, Humboldt, Sydney Smith, Wilkie, and many other celebrities of that day, courted alike her friendship and her society.”—Literary Gazette.
“The history of female authorship at the close of the eighteenth and the commencement of the nineteenth century cannot be perfectly written without a reference to Miss Brightwell’s ‘Memorials.’”—Athenæum.
“The life of the good old Quakeress, and once dashing Amelia Opie, is one of very remarkable interest. Possessed of a singularly joyous temperament, full of artless vivacity, and gifted with the most loveable powers of conversation and expression, she went forth in early womanhood into theéliteof London society, and found a welcome, through her own natural graces and cheerfulness, among the most brilliant circles of wit and intellect of the metropolis; and, as reminded in a gentle remonstrance from her friend Joseph John Gurney, was everywhere ‘liked, flattered, and admired.’ Sir James Macintosh, Sir Walter Scott, Mrs. Siddons, the Kembles, Mrs. Inchbald, Sheridan, Rogers, Northcote, Humboldt, Sydney Smith, Wilkie, and many other celebrities of that day, courted alike her friendship and her society.”—Literary Gazette.
Progressive French Lessons.A Series of Progressive Reading Lessons in French Pronunciation and Reading, adapted to the Elements of French Pronunciation. ByM. De Rouillon. A New Edition, revised byM. Gouly de Chaville. 12mo. Price 2s. 6d.
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Daily Thoughts for a Child;By Mrs.Thomas Geldart. 18mo. Price 2s.
Infant School Bible Lessons.The Brampton Infant School Bible Lessons. By M. W. 18mo. cloth, with eight illustrations. 2s. 6d.
Emilie the Peacemaker;By Mrs.Thos. Geldart. Price 2s. 6d.; or elegantly boarded, gilt edges, 3s.
“This beautiful story excels almost all the moral and religious tales we know. The best things of Mrs. Sherwood and Mrs. Hofland are in many respects inferior to it; and Miss Edgeworth seldom wrote more vigorously and charmingly; while in purity of sentiment and exquisite illustration of the truth it embodies, it is richer far than are the works of the writers we have named. Seldom has a great lesson been more touchingly taught, or piety of heart and life been rendered more attractive. We cannot omit to speak of, and to praise, the truth to nature, the refinement of mind, the originality of construction, and the delicacy of diction, by which this tale is characterised; and we are sure it will never miss a welcome from young people, nor a cordial appreciation from older readers of pure and simple tastes.”—Nonconformist.“We know not when we have read a tale so entirely to our mind as this. It makes us wish we could have our young days over again; for sure we are that with such a monitor as ‘Emilie,’ we should have been saved from many bitter after feelings of regret. The lesson conveyed in the tale is one of heavenly wisdom, inculcating ‘peace upon earth, and good-will towards men,’ and the heart of every reader must be improved by it.”—Norfolk News.“Mrs. Geldart is one of those who think that a soft answer turneth away wrath; and this great truth she wishes to impress on the minds of the young; hence the story of the ‘Peacemaker,’ which is an account of a family on the eastern coast of England all turned into a happy one by obedience to this truth. Mrs. Geldart is an agreeable writer, and her book is likely to be useful to the class for which it is composed.”—Standard of Freedom.
“This beautiful story excels almost all the moral and religious tales we know. The best things of Mrs. Sherwood and Mrs. Hofland are in many respects inferior to it; and Miss Edgeworth seldom wrote more vigorously and charmingly; while in purity of sentiment and exquisite illustration of the truth it embodies, it is richer far than are the works of the writers we have named. Seldom has a great lesson been more touchingly taught, or piety of heart and life been rendered more attractive. We cannot omit to speak of, and to praise, the truth to nature, the refinement of mind, the originality of construction, and the delicacy of diction, by which this tale is characterised; and we are sure it will never miss a welcome from young people, nor a cordial appreciation from older readers of pure and simple tastes.”—Nonconformist.
“We know not when we have read a tale so entirely to our mind as this. It makes us wish we could have our young days over again; for sure we are that with such a monitor as ‘Emilie,’ we should have been saved from many bitter after feelings of regret. The lesson conveyed in the tale is one of heavenly wisdom, inculcating ‘peace upon earth, and good-will towards men,’ and the heart of every reader must be improved by it.”—Norfolk News.
“Mrs. Geldart is one of those who think that a soft answer turneth away wrath; and this great truth she wishes to impress on the minds of the young; hence the story of the ‘Peacemaker,’ which is an account of a family on the eastern coast of England all turned into a happy one by obedience to this truth. Mrs. Geldart is an agreeable writer, and her book is likely to be useful to the class for which it is composed.”—Standard of Freedom.
Truth is Everything;By Mrs.Thos. Geldart. Second edition, price 2s. 6d.; or, elegantly boarded, gilt edges, 3s.
“The verdict of a jury of juveniles is that this is ‘a dear beautiful book.’ and the said verdict is accompanied with a request to the authoress to give us another as soon as may be. We may add that the story is simply and tenderly told; carries unobtrusively in it, not at the end of it, a right lesson; and is the work of a Christian and a lady. Pure, gentle, and devout it therefore is, of course.”—Eclectic Review.“This is a charming little book for the young; the matter is very interesting, not over-drawn, while its tenor is to win over youth to the practice and love of truth.”—Patriot.“It is written in a plain and simple, yet convincing style; and the incidents are of a most natural description, yet Mrs Geldart invests them with great interest. The characters of Ellen and Annie Norris, and Mary Marshall, are placed in striking contrast; and although the two former, unfortunately, assimilate the nearest to those we meet with in society, we would urge all our young friends to make the truth-telling Mary Marshall their example.”—Chronicle.“‘Truth is Everything’ is a charming tale, attractive from the simplicity and beauty of feeling which pervade it—most useful because it steps not beyond the comprehension of youth. Free from any overstrained odour of sanctity, it yet teaches with earnestness and sincerity the value of religious as well as moral principle, and that no virtue can be exercised—no good principle can be carried out—without strength from above.”—Norwich Mercury.
“The verdict of a jury of juveniles is that this is ‘a dear beautiful book.’ and the said verdict is accompanied with a request to the authoress to give us another as soon as may be. We may add that the story is simply and tenderly told; carries unobtrusively in it, not at the end of it, a right lesson; and is the work of a Christian and a lady. Pure, gentle, and devout it therefore is, of course.”—Eclectic Review.
“This is a charming little book for the young; the matter is very interesting, not over-drawn, while its tenor is to win over youth to the practice and love of truth.”—Patriot.
“It is written in a plain and simple, yet convincing style; and the incidents are of a most natural description, yet Mrs Geldart invests them with great interest. The characters of Ellen and Annie Norris, and Mary Marshall, are placed in striking contrast; and although the two former, unfortunately, assimilate the nearest to those we meet with in society, we would urge all our young friends to make the truth-telling Mary Marshall their example.”—Chronicle.
“‘Truth is Everything’ is a charming tale, attractive from the simplicity and beauty of feeling which pervade it—most useful because it steps not beyond the comprehension of youth. Free from any overstrained odour of sanctity, it yet teaches with earnestness and sincerity the value of religious as well as moral principle, and that no virtue can be exercised—no good principle can be carried out—without strength from above.”—Norwich Mercury.
Stories of Scotland.By Mrs. Thos. Geldart. Fcap. 8vo. Price 2s. 6d., or, elegantly boarded, 3s.
“Often as the beauties of Scotland hare been delineated, and frequently as its numerous points of interest have been made available for the instruction of the young—from Sir Walter Scott’s “Tales of My Grandfather” downwards to the present time—there is scarcely one that will effect greater good than this clever and highly entertaining little volume. The object of its gifted authoress is evidently to blend valuable geographical and historical information in such a manner as to fix the attention of her juvenile readers, and make them imbibe facts which will live in their remembrance as long as they are spared as denizens of the present fleeting world; and whilst she pursues this—the fittest course to make education practical—she never lets an opportunity slip whereby she may influence the heart, and lead it from the contemplation of the things of time and sense to those which are more enduring.”—Bell’s Weekly Messenger.
“Often as the beauties of Scotland hare been delineated, and frequently as its numerous points of interest have been made available for the instruction of the young—from Sir Walter Scott’s “Tales of My Grandfather” downwards to the present time—there is scarcely one that will effect greater good than this clever and highly entertaining little volume. The object of its gifted authoress is evidently to blend valuable geographical and historical information in such a manner as to fix the attention of her juvenile readers, and make them imbibe facts which will live in their remembrance as long as they are spared as denizens of the present fleeting world; and whilst she pursues this—the fittest course to make education practical—she never lets an opportunity slip whereby she may influence the heart, and lead it from the contemplation of the things of time and sense to those which are more enduring.”—Bell’s Weekly Messenger.
May Dundas; or Passages in Young Life.By Mrs.Thos. Geldart. Price 2s. 6d. cloth, 3s. gilt.
“A book much above the average in the class to which it belongs. The writing is marked by a very considerable degree both of grace and power. The first page bespeaks an author who knows how to describe. The pervading religious tone is satisfactory. Mrs. Geldart possesses the power of natural and refined pathos, especially in connexion with childish feelings. The prettiest thing in the book is the episode of the little girl, with her deep unspoken associations of feeling with her city home, in Finsbury Square, with the stool by the nursery fire, and with the three cornered glazed cupboard, and the china images within, which she remembered her lost mother placing there, and which she herself carried with her when she went away to die.”—Christian Witness.
“A book much above the average in the class to which it belongs. The writing is marked by a very considerable degree both of grace and power. The first page bespeaks an author who knows how to describe. The pervading religious tone is satisfactory. Mrs. Geldart possesses the power of natural and refined pathos, especially in connexion with childish feelings. The prettiest thing in the book is the episode of the little girl, with her deep unspoken associations of feeling with her city home, in Finsbury Square, with the stool by the nursery fire, and with the three cornered glazed cupboard, and the china images within, which she remembered her lost mother placing there, and which she herself carried with her when she went away to die.”—Christian Witness.
Footmarks of Charity.ContainingThe Man in Earnest—(Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton)Reminiscences of a Good Man’s Life—(Joseph John Gurney)The Pathway of Love—(Mrs. Fry) ByMrs. Thomas Geldart. Price 1s.
“The Sketches are beautiful delineations, of beautiful characters.”“The fame of Buxton filled the world. His praise was on every lip, and respect for his character nestled in every bosom. Those, however, to whom he was only a great man, may, from this pretty 18mo, glean the principal facts of his admirable and philanthropic career.”“This little book, which is a perfect gem of its kind, is from the pen of Mrs. Thos. Geldart. Under the respective titles of “The Man in Earnest,” “The Pathway of Love,” “Reminiscences of a Good Man’s Life.” It contains some brief but beautiful sketches of Sir Fowell Buxton, Elizabeth Fry, and Joseph John Gurney. They are written with the simplicity, easy elegance, and truth to nature, which distinguish Mrs. Geldart’s style, and will be read with delight in every circle where virtue is reverenced, and active goodness and world-wide philanthropy are admired and appreciated.”—Norfolk News.
“The Sketches are beautiful delineations, of beautiful characters.”
“The fame of Buxton filled the world. His praise was on every lip, and respect for his character nestled in every bosom. Those, however, to whom he was only a great man, may, from this pretty 18mo, glean the principal facts of his admirable and philanthropic career.”
“This little book, which is a perfect gem of its kind, is from the pen of Mrs. Thos. Geldart. Under the respective titles of “The Man in Earnest,” “The Pathway of Love,” “Reminiscences of a Good Man’s Life.” It contains some brief but beautiful sketches of Sir Fowell Buxton, Elizabeth Fry, and Joseph John Gurney. They are written with the simplicity, easy elegance, and truth to nature, which distinguish Mrs. Geldart’s style, and will be read with delight in every circle where virtue is reverenced, and active goodness and world-wide philanthropy are admired and appreciated.”—Norfolk News.
Thoughts for Home; in Prose and Verse.By Mrs.Thos. Geldart. Elegantly boarded, cloth gilt, 2s. 6d.
Kate Hall; or, One of the Graces.By Mrs.Thos. Geldart. 18mo. Price 3d.
Brief Memoir of Edward Stanley,D.D., late Lord Bishop of Norwich. ByJohn Alexander, Minister of Prince’s Street Chapel, Norwich. Cloth, 1s.
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Fear Not;(A Selection of Consolatory Texts.) Price 3d.
Heart Discipline.ByJames Cooper, of Norwich, with a recommendatory Preface by the Rev. John Angell James, of Birmingham. 12mo. Price 4s. 6d.
“A volume commended in a preface by John Angell James. It is a book of quiet thoughtfulness—a little too introspective, but adapted to check the tendency now prevalent towards the opposite extreme.”—The British Quarterly Review.A treatise on “Heart Discipline,” by James Cooper of Norwich, a venerable and successful minister of the Gospel, contains practical advice of great value on Spiritual Culture and the Health of the Soul. A recommendatory preface by the Rev. J. A. James, of Birmingham, is prefixed to the volume, which deserves the high eulogies which it receives from that eminent Nonconformist Divine. Scriptural truth and pious counsel are conveyed in simple language and earnest tone, and come with authority from an author who has passed his threescore years and ten, and who, by his pen, now testifies on subjects which he has preached for nearly half a century from the pulpit.—Literary Gazette.“Mr. Cooper, between forty and fifty years ago, was a member of Mr. James’s church, as also were his parents. Since his retirement from the pastorate, Mr. Cooper has employed his leisure in the preparation of this volume; “in which,” to use Mr. James’s words, “he has compressed the spiritual and practical wisdom attained by the reading, reflection, and experience of threescore years and ten.” Such a work, so commended, needs no recommendation of ours.”—Patriot.
“A volume commended in a preface by John Angell James. It is a book of quiet thoughtfulness—a little too introspective, but adapted to check the tendency now prevalent towards the opposite extreme.”—The British Quarterly Review.
A treatise on “Heart Discipline,” by James Cooper of Norwich, a venerable and successful minister of the Gospel, contains practical advice of great value on Spiritual Culture and the Health of the Soul. A recommendatory preface by the Rev. J. A. James, of Birmingham, is prefixed to the volume, which deserves the high eulogies which it receives from that eminent Nonconformist Divine. Scriptural truth and pious counsel are conveyed in simple language and earnest tone, and come with authority from an author who has passed his threescore years and ten, and who, by his pen, now testifies on subjects which he has preached for nearly half a century from the pulpit.—Literary Gazette.
“Mr. Cooper, between forty and fifty years ago, was a member of Mr. James’s church, as also were his parents. Since his retirement from the pastorate, Mr. Cooper has employed his leisure in the preparation of this volume; “in which,” to use Mr. James’s words, “he has compressed the spiritual and practical wisdom attained by the reading, reflection, and experience of threescore years and ten.” Such a work, so commended, needs no recommendation of ours.”—Patriot.
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