INTERESTING NEW WORKS,PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN,TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS.
INTERESTING NEW WORKS,
PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN,
TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS.
I.LIVES OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.BY THOMAS ROSCOE, ESQ.
Vol. I., comprising WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. Printed and illustrated uniformly with Miss Strickland’s “Lives of the Queens of England,†in small 8vo., price 10s. 6d. bound. To be completed in about six volumes.
Vol. I., comprising WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. Printed and illustrated uniformly with Miss Strickland’s “Lives of the Queens of England,†in small 8vo., price 10s. 6d. bound. To be completed in about six volumes.
While History is occupied with the public deeds of the great and the mighty of the earth, and with the consequences which result from them, it is the province of Biography to explore the peculiarities of individual disposition, character, and way of thinking; to study the influence of external circumstances upon these; to search out the real motives of actions; to follow its subject into the privacy of domestic and social life; and to draw a faithful picture alike of his virtues and his vices, his excellences and his failings, his passions, propensities, and eccentricities; in short, of every trait by which he is distinguished from the rest of mankind. Hence the sagacious biographer, extending his researches to minute details, may chance to discover truths which elude the eye of the historian, content with the great outlines of general facts. The “Lives of the Kings of England,†written with such impressions, must therefore prove a valuable auxiliary to those readers, who, fond of tracing effects up to their true causes, are desirous of ascertaining the real share contributed by each of the British Sovereigns to those results which have conferred on our country and nation their present proud pre-eminence in power, prosperity, freedom, and glory. To such as seek amusement only, they cannot fail to be equally acceptable, as a connected record of the sayings and doings of personages, many of them ranking foremost as models of chivalry, and most enjoying the highest renown among the politicians and the warriors of their own time.
II.LIVES OF THE QUEENS OF ENGLAND,FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST,WITH ANECDOTES OF THEIR COURTS;
Now first published from Official Records and other Authentic Documents, private as well as public.
BY AGNES STRICKLAND.DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HER MAJESTY.
Now in course of Publication, embellished with Portraits, in elegant volumes, small 8vo., price 10s. 6d. each, bound; either of which may be had separately.
“These volumes have the fascination of a romance united to the integrity of history.â€â€”Times.
“A most valuable and entertaining work.â€â€”Chronicle.
“A valuable contribution to historical knowledge, to young persons especially. It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest, which industry and research could collect. We have derived much entertainment and instruction from the work.â€â€”Athenæum.
III.LETTERS OF ROYAL AND ILLUSTRIOUSLADIES OF GREAT BRITAIN;ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND,Now first Published from the Originals, with Introductory Notices,BY MARY ANN EVERETT WOOD.In 3 vols. small 8vo., with Fac-simile Autographs, &c.Price 31s. 6d. bound.
“This collection of letters is very curious and very valuable. The general reader will derive great instruction from its pages, and the reader of history will find it of considerable service. The editress has accomplished well a remarkably laborious task. She has collected together the letters of the most illustrious women of England, whose lives extend over a period of four centuries and a half. They will throw a very curious light on many passages of history, and will thus become of immense service to the historian, besides being a most welcome and interesting addition to our literature.â€â€”Sunday Times.
IV.TRAVELS OF LADY HESTER STANHOPE,FORMING THE COMPLETION OF HER “MEMOIRS.â€
Three vols., with Illustrations, 31s. 6d., bound.
“This work is intended to complete the ‘Memoirs’ of Lady Hester Stanhope. As the ‘Memoirs’ embraced a period of about fifteen years, in which were traced the causes which led to the ‘decline and fall’ of her Ladyship’s somewhat visionary empire in the East, the ‘Travels’ will take up her history from the time she quitted England; and by a faithful narrative of her extraordinary adventures, show the rise and growth of her oriental greatness. A distinct line may at once be drawn between this and all other books of travels in the East—for it boasts of a heroine who marches at the head of Arab tribes through the Syrian desert—who calls governors of cities to her aid, while she excavates the earth in search of hidden treasures—who sends generals with their troops to carry fire and sword into the fearful passes of a mountainous country to avenge the death of a murdered traveller—and who then goes defenceless and unprotected to sit down a sojourner in the midst of them. The work will introduce the reader to a more familiar acquaintance with the Syrians and Arabs; and the habits, customs, and feelings of these strange nations, than perhaps any book that has hitherto appeared.â€
V.HISTORY OF THE CAPTIVITY OFNAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA,BY GENERAL COUNT MONTHOLON,
THE EMPEROR’S COMPANION IN EXILE, AND TESTAMENTARY EXECUTOR.
Now first Translated and Published from the Author’s Original Manuscript. 2 vols. 8vo., 28s., bound.
FIFTH EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED.
Now ready, in 2 vols., small 8vo, with numerous illustrations, price 21s. bound
THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS;
OR,
ROMANCE AND REALITIES OF EASTERN TRAVEL.
BY ELIOT WARBURTON, ESQ.
CRITICAL OPINIONS ON THIS WORK.
From the SPECTATOR.
Nothing but the already overdone topics prevented Mr. Warburton’s Eastern sketches from rivallingEÅthenin variety: in the mixture of story with anecdote, information and impression, it perhaps surpasses it. Innumerable passages of force, vivacity, or humour are to be found in the volumes.
From the MORNING POST.
This delightful work is, from first to last, a splendid panorama of Eastern Scenery, in the full blaze of its magnificence. The crowning merit of the book is, that it is evidently the production of a gentleman and a man of the world, who has lived in the best society, and been an attentive observer of the scenes and characters which have passed before him during his restless and joyous existence. To a keen sense of the ludicrous, he joins a power of sketching and grouping which are happily demonstrated.
From the GLOBE.
Mr. Warburton has fulfilled the promise of his title-page. The “Realities†of “Eastern Travel†are described with a vividness which invests them with deep and abiding interest; while the “Romantic†adventures which the enterprising tourist met with in his course are narrated with a spirit which shows how much he enjoyed these reliefs from theennuiof every-day life.
From the ATHENÆUM.
The Author has been careful to combine with his own observation such information as he could glean from other sources; and his volumes contain a compilation of much that is useful, with original remarks of his own on Oriental life and manners. He possesses poetic feeling, which associates easily with scenery and manners.
From the QUARTERLY REVIEW.
This is an account of a tour in the Levant, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Constantinople, and Greece. The book is remarkable for the colouring power, and the play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlivened. The writing is of a kind that indicates abilities likely to command success in the higher departments of literature. Almost every page teems with good feeling; and although that “catholic heartedness,†for which the Author takes credit, permits him to view Mahometan doctrines and usages with a little too much of indifferentism, yet, arriving in Palestine, he at once gives in his adherence to the “religion of the place†with all the zeal of a pious Christian. The book, independently of its value as an original narrative, comprises much useful and interesting information.
From the BRITANNIA.
Mr. Warburton sees with the strong clear vision with which Heaven has endowed him, but with this there are always blended recollections of the past, and something—though dashed in unconsciously—of poetic feeling. He brings to his work of observation an accomplished mind, and well-trained and healthful faculties. We are proud to claim him as a countryman, and are content that his book shall go all the world over, that other countries may derive a just impression of our national character.
From the EXAMINER.
Mr. Warburton’s book is very lively, and is most agreeably written.
From the LITERARY GAZETTE.
A lively description of impressions made upon a cultivated mind, during a rapid journey over countries that never cease to interest. The writer carried with him the intelligence and manners of a gentleman—the first a key to the acquisition of knowledge, and the last a means of obtaining access to the best sources of information.
From the COURT JOURNAL.
We know no volumes furnishing purer entertainment, or better calculated to raise up vast ideas of past glories, and the present aspects of the people and lands of the most attractive region of the world.
From the WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
Of recent books of Eastern Travel, Mr. Warburton’s is by far the best. He writes like a poet and an artist, and there is a general feeling ofbonhomiein every thing he says, that makes his work truly delightful.
From the CHESTER COURANT.
This is one of the most interesting and admirable publications of the day. The accomplished tourist presents us with graphic and life-like descriptions of the scenes and personages he has witnessed. His narrative is written in the most elegant and graphic style, and his reflections evince not only taste and genius, but well-informed judgment.
From the UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.
We could not recommend a better book as a travelling companion than Mr. Warburton’s. It is by far the most picturesque production of its class that we have for a long time seen. Admirably written as is the work, and eminently graphic as are its descriptions, it possesses a yet more exalted merit in the biblical and philosophical illustrations of the writer.
From the DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE.
Mr. Warburton possesses rapidity and brilliancy of thought, and felicity of imagery. But he has qualities even rarer yet—a manliness of thought and expression, a firm adherence to whatever is high-souled and honourable, without one particle of clap-trap sentiment. Let his theme be a great one, and for it alone has he ears and eyes; and the higher and more poetic the subject, the more elegant and spirit-stirring are his descriptions.
From AINSWORTH’S MAGAZINE.
There is a fine poetical imagination, tempered by a well trained intelligence. Thought, feeling, and passion, manifest themselves in every page.
HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.
MR. BURKE’S WORKS.
I.BURKE’S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGEFOR 1846.
A New Edition, corrected throughout from the Personal Communications of the Nobility, etc.
AND CONTAINING ALL THE NEW CREATIONS.
In One Vol., (comprising as much matter as twenty ordinary volumes) with upwards of 1500 Engravings of Arms, &c., price 38s. bound.
“The New Edition of ‘Mr. Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage’ is certainly the most perfect and comprehensive Encyclopædia of personal and national history ever given to the public; combining surprising accuracy and important information with the greatest brevity and clearness, and exhibiting, in a condensed and lucid form, the lives and achievements of the many eminent men who have shed lustre on the roll of our nobility, from the steel-clad Barons of Crescy and Agincourt, to the heroes of Blenheim and Waterloo. This new edition has evidently undergone the most searching revision; several of the lineages have been rewritten—all remodelled and improved—and the introduction of much interesting matter, referential to the baronets and the collateral branches, renders the impression far more valuable than any of the former ones. Indeed, there is not a name connected with peer or baronet, that is not displayed in its pages.â€â€”Globe.
II.A Companion to the “Peerage and Baronetage.â€
Now in course of publication, in Four Parts, price 10s. 6d each, (Three of which have appeared) beautifully printed in double Columns,
HISTORY OF THE LANDED GENTRY;A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the whole of the Landed Gentry, or Untitled Aristocracy,OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.
By JOHN BURKE, Esq., Author of “The Peerage and Baronetage,†&c.
AND
JOHN BERNARD BURKE, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-law.
This work relates to the Untitled Families of Rank, as the “Peerage and Baronetage†does to the Titled, and forms, in fact, a Peerage of the Untitled Aristocracy.
III.
MR. BURKE’S EXTINCT, DORMANT, ANDSUSPENDED PEERAGES,OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.
A COMPANION TO ALL OTHER PEERAGES.
It should be particularly noticed, that this new work appertains nearly as much to extant as to extinct persons of distinction; for, though dignities pass away, it rarely occurs that whole families do.
It should be particularly noticed, that this new work appertains nearly as much to extant as to extinct persons of distinction; for, though dignities pass away, it rarely occurs that whole families do.
New and cheaper Edition, beautifully printed, in double columns, 1 vol. 8vo. With Emblazoned Title-page, &c. price 28s bound.