PRINCIPAL CONTENTS:—Lord Crichton’s Revenge—The Great Douglas Cause—Lord and Lady Kinnaird—Marie Delorme and Her Husband—The Spectral Treasure—Murders in Inns of Court—Matthieson the Forger—Trials that established the Illegality of Slavery—The Lover Highwayman—The Accusing Spirit—The Attorney-General of the Reign of Terror—Eccentric Occurrences in the Law—Adventuresses of Pretended Rank—The Courier of Lyons—General Sarrazin’s Bigamy—The Elstree Murder—Count Bocarmé and his wife—Professor Webster, &c.“The favour with which the first series of this publication was received, has induced Mr. Burke to extend his researches, which he has done with great judgment. The incidents forming the subject of the second series are as extraordinary in every respect, as those which obtained so high a meed of celebrity for the first.”—Messenger.
PRINCIPAL CONTENTS:—Lord Crichton’s Revenge—The Great Douglas Cause—Lord and Lady Kinnaird—Marie Delorme and Her Husband—The Spectral Treasure—Murders in Inns of Court—Matthieson the Forger—Trials that established the Illegality of Slavery—The Lover Highwayman—The Accusing Spirit—The Attorney-General of the Reign of Terror—Eccentric Occurrences in the Law—Adventuresses of Pretended Rank—The Courier of Lyons—General Sarrazin’s Bigamy—The Elstree Murder—Count Bocarmé and his wife—Professor Webster, &c.
“The favour with which the first series of this publication was received, has induced Mr. Burke to extend his researches, which he has done with great judgment. The incidents forming the subject of the second series are as extraordinary in every respect, as those which obtained so high a meed of celebrity for the first.”—Messenger.
THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.BY WILLIAM HOWITT. 3 vols. post 8vo. (Just Ready).
SONGS OF THE CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS, JACOBITE BALLADS, &c.By G. W. THORNBURY. 1 vol. with numerous Illustrations byH. S. Marks. Elegantly bound. 6s.
“Mr. Thornbury has produced a volume of songs and ballads worthy to rank with Macaulay’s or Aytoun’s Lays.”—Chronicle.“Those who love picture, life, and costume in song will here find what they love.”—Athenæum.
“Mr. Thornbury has produced a volume of songs and ballads worthy to rank with Macaulay’s or Aytoun’s Lays.”—Chronicle.“Those who love picture, life, and costume in song will here find what they love.”—Athenæum.
POEMS.BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN,” “A WOMAN’S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN,” &c. 1 vol. with Illustrations byBirket Foster. 10s. 6d. bound.
“A volume of poems which will assuredly take its place with those of Goldsmith, Gray, and Cowper, on the favourite shelf of every Englishman’s library. We discover in these poems till the firmness, vigour, and delicacy of touch which characterise the author’s prose works, and in addition, an ineffable tenderness and grace, such as we find in few poetical compositions besides those of Tennyson.”—Illustrated News of the World.“We are well pleased with these poems by our popular novelist. They are the expression of genuine thoughts, feelings, and aspirations, and the expression is almost always graceful, musical and well-coloured. A high, pure tone of morality pervades each set of verses, and each strikes the reader as inspired by some real event, or condition of mind, and not by some idle fancy or fleeting sentiment.”—Spectator.
“A volume of poems which will assuredly take its place with those of Goldsmith, Gray, and Cowper, on the favourite shelf of every Englishman’s library. We discover in these poems till the firmness, vigour, and delicacy of touch which characterise the author’s prose works, and in addition, an ineffable tenderness and grace, such as we find in few poetical compositions besides those of Tennyson.”—Illustrated News of the World.
“We are well pleased with these poems by our popular novelist. They are the expression of genuine thoughts, feelings, and aspirations, and the expression is almost always graceful, musical and well-coloured. A high, pure tone of morality pervades each set of verses, and each strikes the reader as inspired by some real event, or condition of mind, and not by some idle fancy or fleeting sentiment.”—Spectator.
A LIFE FOR A LIFE.BY THE AUTHOR OF “John Halifax Gentleman,” &c.
“In ‘A Life for a Life’ the author is fortunate in a good subject, and she has produced a work of strong effect. The reader, having read the book through for the story, will be apt (if he be of our persuasion) to return and read again many pages and passages with greater pleasure than on a first perusal. The whole book is replete with a graceful, tender delicacy; and, in addition to its other merits, it is written in good, careful English.”—Athenæum.“This book is signally the best its author has yet produced. The interest is intense, and is everywhere admirably sustained. Incident abounds, and both dialogue and style are natural and flowing. Great delicacy in the development of character, and a subtle power of self-analysis are conspicuous in ‘A Life for a Life,’ while the purity of its religious views, and the elevation—the grandeur, indeed—of its dominating sentiments, render its influences in every sense healthy and invigorating.”—The Press.“‘A Life for a Life’ is one of the best of the author’s works. We like it better than ‘John Halifax.’ It is a book we should like every member of every family in England to read.”—Herald.
“In ‘A Life for a Life’ the author is fortunate in a good subject, and she has produced a work of strong effect. The reader, having read the book through for the story, will be apt (if he be of our persuasion) to return and read again many pages and passages with greater pleasure than on a first perusal. The whole book is replete with a graceful, tender delicacy; and, in addition to its other merits, it is written in good, careful English.”—Athenæum.
“This book is signally the best its author has yet produced. The interest is intense, and is everywhere admirably sustained. Incident abounds, and both dialogue and style are natural and flowing. Great delicacy in the development of character, and a subtle power of self-analysis are conspicuous in ‘A Life for a Life,’ while the purity of its religious views, and the elevation—the grandeur, indeed—of its dominating sentiments, render its influences in every sense healthy and invigorating.”—The Press.
“‘A Life for a Life’ is one of the best of the author’s works. We like it better than ‘John Halifax.’ It is a book we should like every member of every family in England to read.”—Herald.
REALITIES OF PARIS LIFE.BY THE AUTHOR of “FLEMISH INTERIORS,” &c. 3 vols. with Illustrations. 31s. 6d.
“‘Realities of Paris Life’ is a good addition to Paris books, and important as affording true and sober pictures of the Paris poor.”—Athenæum.“There is much new matter pleasantly put together in these volumes. Their merit will commend itself to all readers.”—Examiner.
“‘Realities of Paris Life’ is a good addition to Paris books, and important as affording true and sober pictures of the Paris poor.”—Athenæum.
“There is much new matter pleasantly put together in these volumes. Their merit will commend itself to all readers.”—Examiner.
NOVELS AND NOVELISTS, FROM ELIZABETH TO VICTORIA.By J. C. JEAFFRESON,Esq.2 vols. with Portraits. 21s.
THE RIDES AND REVERIES OF MR. ÆSOP SMITH.By MARTIN F. TUPPER, D.C.L., F.R.S., Author of “Proverbial Philosophy,” “Stephen Langton,” &c., 1 vol. post 8vo.
“This work will do good service to Mr. Tupper’s literary reputation. It combines with lucidity and acuteness of judgment, freshness of fancy and elegance of sentiment. In its cheerful and instructive pages sound moral principles are forcibly inculcated, and everyday truths acquire an air novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed to the popularity of the author’s former work, entitled ‘Proverbial Philosophy.’”—Morning Post.
“This work will do good service to Mr. Tupper’s literary reputation. It combines with lucidity and acuteness of judgment, freshness of fancy and elegance of sentiment. In its cheerful and instructive pages sound moral principles are forcibly inculcated, and everyday truths acquire an air novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed to the popularity of the author’s former work, entitled ‘Proverbial Philosophy.’”—Morning Post.
A MOTHER’S TRIAL.BY THE AUTHOR OF “The Discipline of Life,” “The Two Brothers,” &c. 1 vol. with Illustrations, byBirket Foster. 7s. 6d. bound.
“‘A Mother’s Trial,’ by Lady Emily Ponsonby, is a work we can recommend. It breathes purity and refinement in every page.”—Leader.
“‘A Mother’s Trial,’ by Lady Emily Ponsonby, is a work we can recommend. It breathes purity and refinement in every page.”—Leader.
SEVEN YEARS.ByJulia Kavanagh, Author of “Nathalie,” 3 vols.
“Nothing can be better of its kind than Miss Kavanagh’s ‘Seven Years.’ The story never flags in interest, so lifelike are the characters that move in it, so natural the incidents, and so genuine the emotions they excite in persons who have taken fast bold on our sympathy.”—Spectator.
“Nothing can be better of its kind than Miss Kavanagh’s ‘Seven Years.’ The story never flags in interest, so lifelike are the characters that move in it, so natural the incidents, and so genuine the emotions they excite in persons who have taken fast bold on our sympathy.”—Spectator.
LUCY CROFTON.By the Author of “Margaret Maitland.” 1 vol.
“This is a charming novel. The characters are excellent; the plot is well defined and new; and the interest is kept up with an intensity which is seldom met with in these days. The author deserves our thanks for one of the most pleasant books of the season.”—Herald.
“This is a charming novel. The characters are excellent; the plot is well defined and new; and the interest is kept up with an intensity which is seldom met with in these days. The author deserves our thanks for one of the most pleasant books of the season.”—Herald.
THE WOOD-RANGERS.ByCaptain Mayne Reid. From the French of Louis de Bellemare. 3 vols., with illustrations.
THE LITTLE BEAUTY.ByMrs. Grey, Author of “The Gambler’s Wife.” 3 v.
MR. AND MRS. ASHETON.By the Author of “Margaret and her Bridesmaids.” 3 vols.
THE WAY OF THE WORLD.ByAlison Reed. 3 vols.
“There is a spell and fascination upon one from the first page to the last.”—John Bull.
“There is a spell and fascination upon one from the first page to the last.”—John Bull.
ALMOST A HEROINE.By the Author of “Charles Auchester,” &c. 3 vols.
“This novel is the author’s best.”—Herald.
“This novel is the author’s best.”—Herald.
WAIT AND HOPE.ByJohn Edmund Reade. 3 vols.
“‘Wait and Hope’ reminds us of the style of Godwin.”—Athenæum.
“‘Wait and Hope’ reminds us of the style of Godwin.”—Athenæum.
RAISED TO THE PEERAGE.ByMrs. Octavius Owen. 3 vols.
“‘Raised to the Peerage’ possesses very many of the requisites of a really good novel.”—Examiner.
“‘Raised to the Peerage’ possesses very many of the requisites of a really good novel.”—Examiner.
FEMALE INFLUENCE.ByLady Charlotte Pepys, 2 vols.
LETHELIER.ByE. Henkage Dering, Esq. 2 vols.
THE QUEEN OF HEARTS.ByWilkie Collins. 3 vols.
“‘The Queen of Hearts’ is such a fascinating creature that we cannot choose but follow her through the pages with something of a lover’s tenderness. As for the three old men, they are as good in their way as the Brothers Cheeryble of immortal memory.”—Literary Gazette.
“‘The Queen of Hearts’ is such a fascinating creature that we cannot choose but follow her through the pages with something of a lover’s tenderness. As for the three old men, they are as good in their way as the Brothers Cheeryble of immortal memory.”—Literary Gazette.
STEPHAN LANGTON.ByMartin F. Tupper, D.C.L. F.R.S. Author of “Proverbial Philosophy,” &c., 2 vols. with fine engravings.
“These volumes are pre-eminently qualified to attract attention both from their peculiar style and their great ability. The author has long been celebrated for his attainments in literary creation, but the present work is incomparably superior to anything he has hitherto produced.”—Sun.
“These volumes are pre-eminently qualified to attract attention both from their peculiar style and their great ability. The author has long been celebrated for his attainments in literary creation, but the present work is incomparably superior to anything he has hitherto produced.”—Sun.
CREEDS.By the Author of “The Morals of May Fair.” 3 vols.
“This is a novel of strong dramatic situation, powerful plot, alluring and continuous interest, admirably defined characters, and much excellent remark upon human motives and social positions.”—Literary Gazette.
“This is a novel of strong dramatic situation, powerful plot, alluring and continuous interest, admirably defined characters, and much excellent remark upon human motives and social positions.”—Literary Gazette.
THE LEES OF BLENDON HALL.By the Author of “Alice Wentworth.”
“A powerful and well-sustained story of strong interest.”—Athenæum.
“A powerful and well-sustained story of strong interest.”—Athenæum.
NEWTON DOGVANE.A Story of English Life. ByFrancis Francis. With Illustrations byLeech. 3 vols.
“A capital sporting novel.”—Chronicle.
“A capital sporting novel.”—Chronicle.
HELEN LINDSAY; Or,The Trial of Faith. ByA Clergyman’s Daughter. 2 vols.
WOODLEIGH.By the Author of “Wildflower,” “One and Twenty,” &c. 3 vols.
BENTLEY PRIORY.ByMrs. Hastings Parker. 3 vols.
“An acquisition to novel-readers from its brilliant descriptions, sparkling style, and interesting story.”—Sun.
“An acquisition to novel-readers from its brilliant descriptions, sparkling style, and interesting story.”—Sun.