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Philadelphia, November, 1838.

E. L. CAREY & A. HART

HAVE JUST PUBLISHED

LORD BROUGHAM'S

SKETCHES OF PUBLIC CHARACTERS, SPEECHES, DISCOURSES AND ESSAYS

ON

VARIOUS SUBJECTS.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A DISSERTATION ON THE ELOQUENCE OF THE ANCIENTS. BY HENRY LORD BROUGHAM.

In this volume will be found Sketches of the following celebrated individuals:-Mr. William Cobbet-Mr. Stephen-Mr. RoscoeMr. Creevy-The Emperor Alexander-Lord Castlereagh-Mr. Horner-Mr. Wilberforce-Mr. Bentham-Mr. Dumont-Mr. Mill-Sir James Mackintosh-Mr. Canning-Lord Dudley-Mr. Huskisson-Mr. Wyvill-Major Cartwright-Sir Samuel Romilly-Mr. Grattan-Lord Grenville-Mr. Archibald FletcherLord Archibald Hamilton-Lord Rosslyn-Mr. James Brougham Sir W. Scott.

From the London Athenæum of Aug. 11.

"It is not often we allow so much space as this to any work; and yet so much remains of interest in these sketches of PUBLIC CHARACTERS, that we may hereafter venture to make further extracts."

From the London Literary Gazette.

"We know not to what to liken the various and luxuriant contents of these volumes. To a great forest, in which every thing seems to grow-wild, stately, overspreading; with lowly shrubs and magnificent trees, and parasites too, and briars and thorns, and blossoms and fruits: all that a fertile soil might produce, the winds of tempest wave and twist, or the gentler breath of heaven fan with grace and beauty? If the simile apply, we may say of it, in the language of Macbeth, that it is 'a moving wood.'"

THE WIFE HUNTER.

BY THE MORIARTY FAMILY.
2 vols. 12mo.

These admirable volumes, says the Dublin Evening Mail, have excited a deserved and lively interest in the novel reading world. "The Wife Hunter' is the work of a shrewd, satirical, and withal an extremely good natured writer.

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New Books.

THE MIDDY;

OR,

SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF EDWARD LASCELLES.

"As a sketch of life on sea and shore, he is equal to Captain Hall, and higher praise no man need covet."-Liverpool Mail.

"The volumes, we venture to assert, have not been surpassed in matter of untiring interest by any similar work of late years.”— Farley's Bristol Journal.

"There is a pleasant freshness in the scenes before us that remind us of Captain Marryat and Captain Chamier *** with this we conclude, cordially recommending these entertaining volumes to our readers."—Literary Gazette.

THE BENCH AND THE BAR.

BY THE AUTHOR OF

"Random Recollections of the Lords and Commons," "The Great Metropolis," &c.

2 vols. 12mo.

"In these volumes, as in a mirror, the general reader can catch a glimpse of all the leading members of the legal profession. The work is highly interesting, and will circulate extensively among readers of every class. The anecdotes are lively, characteristic, and happily introduced."-Sun.

ELLEN GLANVILLE.

BY A LADY OF RANK.

2 vols. 12mo.

"A novel, combining in a very remarkable manner the spirit and satiric wit of Mrs. Gore with the hitherto unrivalled truth and simplicity of the late Miss Austin."

THE HEIR OF SELWOOD.

By the author of "Diary of a Desennuyée."
2 vols. 12mo.

WALTER TYRRELL.

A NOVEL.

In 2 vols. 12mo.

New Books.

A ROMANCE OF VIENNA.

BY MRS. TROLLOPPE.

2 vols. 12mo.

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"This is without doubt the best of Mrs. Trolloppe's novels."London Athenæum.

TALES OF IRELAND.

BY WILLIAM CARLETON.

Author of "Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry."

"The prison scene, in which the two brothers, their broken-hearted mother, and the father, Dan Gallagher, are the actors, is one which no reader can possibly forget-it is the very soul of natural pathos itself, while the moral conveyed by it is irresistible."-Belfast News

Letter.

"What tale more abounds in real Irish fun than 'Neal Malone,' and where will we find a more touching narrative than 'The Dream of a Broken Heart."-Scots Times.

NAPOLEON MEMOIRS.

EVENINGS WITH PRINCE CAMBACÉRÈS.

BY BARON LANGON.

2 vols. 12mo.

NAPOLEON AND HIS TIMES.

BY CAULAINCOURT,

DUKE OF VICENZA.

2 vols. 12mo.

RICHARD HURDIS;

OR,

THE AVENGER OF BLOOD.

Second Edition.

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To the admirers of Shakspeare and to Christian Families. THE WISDOM AND GENIUS

OF

SHAKSPEARE:

Comprising Moral Philosophy; Delineations of Character;
Paintings of Nature and the Passions; with 700
Aphorisms; and Miscellaneous Pieces.

With select and original Notes and Scriptural References.
BY THE REV. THOMAS PRICE,

Chaplain in Her Majesty's Convict Establishment, Woolwich.

IN A BEAUTIFUL POCKET VOLUME.

"The best attempt ever made to index Shakspeare."—Sunday Times.

"The idea of this volume is as felicitous, as the execution of it is admirable."-The Age.

"Shakspeare 'cut out in little stars'-worth its weight in gold to the English reader."-Tait.

"It is a most delightful book."-Welshman,

TOM HOOD'S WORKS.

COMPLETE.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

1 vol. 8vo.

THE BRITISH SENATE.

A

SECOND SERIES

OF

RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS

OF THE

LORDS AND COMMONS.

2 vols. 12mo.

"It contains sketches of the leading members of the British Parliament, which are commended in the London prints for fidelity, and which we may applaud for vivacity and interest, having found the volumes upon perusal variously amusing and instructive."— National Gazette.

New Books.

THE POETICAL WORKS

OF

MISS LANDON.

BEAUTIFUL EDITION-WITH A FINE PORTRAIT.
1 vol. 8vo.

ALFRED DE ROSANN.

BY G. M. W. REYNOLDS.

THE LIFE OF HANNAH MORE.

BY THE REV. H. THOMPSON.

WITH NUMEROUS LETTERS NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. 2 vols. 12mo.

"Messrs. C. & H. could not have rendered a more acceptable service to such as admire true benevolence and appreciate the female character, than by publishing this interesting biography."-Pennsylvania Inquirer.

FOUR YEARS IN PARAGUAY,

COMPRISING

AN ACCOUNT OF A RESIDENCE THERE

UNDER THE

DICTATOR FRANCIA.

BY ROBERTSON.

2 vols. 12mo.

THE SQUATTER.

BY THE AUTHOR OF "RICHARD HURDIS.'
2 vols.

TRAVELS IN AUSTRALIA.

BY COL. MITCHELL.

2 vols.

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