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30Q THE LEAD E R. [No. 326, Sat., June 2...
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30q The Lead E R. [No. 326, Sat., June 2...
30 Q THE LEAD E R . [ No . 326 , Sat ., June 21 , 1856 .
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A rnmtfABLB-8 TBKET , June , 1856 . NEW BOOKS ^ J TBJOISS ^ JD THIS DAY . ? A BDBESSES of Major-General Sir RICHARD AIREY , K . C . B ., Quartermaster-General of the Forces before the Board of General Officers assembled at the Royal Hospital , Chelsea . Maps . Post 8 vo . |[ On Tuesday . II . The LOBD'S DAT . By Waxteb Fab-QUHAB HOOK , D . D ., Vicar of Leeds . Post 8 vo . ^ . III . The STEB 35 O SCOPE : Its History , Theory , Construction , and Application to the Arts and Education . By Sir DAVID BBEWSTER . With 50 Woodcuts . Post 8 vo . [ On the 26 th . rv . The DUTIES of the PABISH PRIEST . A Course of Lectures delivered at Cambridge . By Rev . J . J . BLUNT , B . D . Post 8 vo . 7 a . 6 d . V . SIB BOBEBT PEEL'S MEMOIBS . Edited by Earl STANHOPE and the Right Hon . EDWARD CARDWELL , MJP . VoL 1 . Post 8 vo . 7 s . 6 d . VL An EXPiLOBlNG VOYAGE up the RIVERS KWO'BA and TSADDA in 1854 . By W . BAIKIE , M . D ., B . N . Map and Woodcuts . 8 ro . 16 s . VII . 6 KLIMPSES of IiIFE and MANNEBS in PERSIA . By Lady SHEIL . Woodcuts . Post 8 vo . 12 s . vni . * / WANDHEINGS in NOETHEEN AFRICA , BENGHAZI , CYRENE , the OASIS of STWAH , & c . By JAMES HAMILTON . Map and Woodcuts . Post 8 vo . 12 s . rx . CABAVAN JOUBNEYS and WANDERINGS in PERSIA , AFFGHANISTAN , TURKISTAN , and BELOOCHISTAN , with Historical Notices . By J . P . FERREER , late Adjutant-General of the Persian Army . Map and Woodcuts . 8 vo . 21 s . X . The BTTSSIAN ACCOUNT of the BATTLE of INKERMANN . Second Edition . Post 8 vo . 3 s . XI . TUBKEY and its INHABITANTS . The Moslems , Greeks , Armenians , & c . —The Reformed Institutions , Army , & c , Described . By M . A . UBICEStt . Translated by Lady EASTHOPE . 2 vols . Post 8 vo . 21 s . XII . IiETTEBS from HEAD-QUABTEBS ; or the Realities of the War in the Crimea . By AN OFFICER ON THE STAFF . Post 8 vo . tJust ready . XIII . The STATE of FBANCE BEFOBE the REVOLUTION , 1789 , and on the Causes of that Event- By M . DE TOCQUEVILLE . Translated from the French by HENRY REEVE , Esq . 8 vo . [ Just ready . JOHN MURRAY , AiJJBatAKLK-sTOBKT .
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MEMOIRS OF KING JOSEPH . NoW- ready . 2 vola . 8 vo , 26 s-, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE'S CONFIDENTIAX OOKBJB 8 PONDBNOE with his BBOTHEB . JOSBPH . sometime JONG OP SPAIN . " From the voluminous Issue under the name of' Memoirs ' of the papers of King Joseph , the editor of these volumes baa , with admirable tact ana success , extracted a picture of Napoleon Bonaparte as traced by himself . They concentrate attention on that part of tho Memoirs of Joseph in which an autobiography of Napoleon to a certain extent , and to a vug . full extent the history of his mind , may be road . "—¦ vm ^ V 9 ^^ w ^ vv 4 v * "A . very valuable contribution . To tho student of history , or of lunnan character , it is full of deep interest ; to the polltUftauiana ¦ till more to the military man , it is a book of Vrotoun 9 \ xu ^ nitct ^ Xi "—Spectator . " Diligent sjtaay of these volumes will bo well repaid by the valuable light ) they oast upon the character of the most extraordinary man . of whom modern history bears record . " - —JBconomUt . , , " \ Johw MtJOkAT . Albomarie-fltreot .
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NEW EDITION OF DR . J . D . HOOKER'S LAST WORKNow ready , with 80 Woodcuts , 2 vols . post 8 vo , 18 s ., HIMALAYAN JOURNALS . Being Notes of a Naturalist , in Bengal , tho Sikhim and Nepal Himalayas , the Khasia Mountains , & o . By JOSEPH DALTONHOOKER , M . D , R . N ., XMLS . John Murray , Albemarle-street . .
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Now ready , Second Thousand , post 8 vo , 10 s . 6 d ., rpHE ENGLISHWOMAN IN AMERICA . "A sensible and entertaining book , containing some charmingdescriptions . "— Times . "A candid and kindly account of America , by a lady who went thither with good introductions , and had every possible opportunity of being well informed . Her volume is remarkable for its quiet , sensible tone , its abundance of information udou social topics , and its freedom from all tendency to over-statement . An excellent account of our Canadian colouies forms part of its contents . "—Examiner . John Murray , Albemarle-street .
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DEAN LIDDELLT 3 ROMAN HISTORY . Now ready , 2 vols . 8 vo , 28 s ., A HISTORY OF ROME , from the earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire ; with the History of Literature and Art . By H . G . LIDDELL , D . D .. Dean of Christ Church . " Dr . Iiiddell ' s merit is , that in the space of his two volumes he has given a lucid , well-marked , and comprehensive view of the progress and revolutions of the Roman States and neople . There is great skill , as well as diligence , shown in the amount of facts which are collected and compressed into the narrative ; and the story is told , not merely with full intelligence , but with an earnestness and strength of feeling which cannot be mistaken . "— Guardian . John Murray , Albemarle-street .
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DEAN MILMAN'S LATIN CHRISTIANITY . Now ready ( with a carefully compiled Index ) , 6 vols . 8 vo , 788 ., HISTORY OF LATEST CHRISTIANITY , Including that of the POPES to the PONTIFICATE of NICHOLAS Y . By H . H . MILMAN , D . D ., Dean of St . Paul's . " Dr . Milman brings to his task the skill of a practised writer , remarkable powers of expression , of narrative , of representation : a mind ' poetical , critical , scholarly , and stored with the results of very wide and general reading . "—Froaer . " The work , in fact , from beginning- to end , will be co-extensive with the great history of Gibbon . "—Westminster Review . Also , by the Same , 3 vols . 8 vo , 86 s ., HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY , FROM the Birth of Christ to the Extinction of Paganism in the Roman Empire . John Murray , Albemarle-street .
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MR . HILLARD'S WOBK ON ITALY . Now ready , 2 vols . post 8 vo , 16 s ., SIX MONTHS IN ITALY . By George S . HILLARD . "A very remarkable work on Rome , & c , entitled 'Six Months in Italy , ' by Mr . Hillard , an American lawyer of great literary skill , has appeared ; its perusal will well repay the reader , not only on the spot , but at home after his return from his travel . "—Murrarfs Handbook of Rome . " Mr . Hillard has published an excellent account of his impressions of Italy , bringing to the subject a rich store of classical knowledge , a graceful style , and a remarkable abstinence from any common-place exaggerations . —Marl Stanhope ' s Addrtaaes . John Murray , Albomarle-street .
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MURRAY'S BRITISH CLASSICS . Now ready , with portrait and carefully compiled Index , 6 vols . 8 vo , 7 s . 6 d . each ., » T < HE POETICAL WORKS OF LORD J- BYRON . A New Library Edition , beautifully printed , from the most correct text , and Edited with Notes . " This volume , in its editing , deserves the praise we bestowed upon its predecessors . The introductory notices to the various pieces contain appropriate matter expressed tersely . Lord Byron has a most enthusiastic admirer in his editor . "—Press . " Edited with tho literary tasto and knowledge , the subtlo appreciation , and consummate good sense , upon which wo have already more than once remarked . As specimens equally of condensation and fulness , the introductions and notes to this edition of Byron are examples for imitation in popular literature . "—Examiner . THE BEAUTIES OF BYRON : Being Selections from bia Prose and Poetical Writings . 3 rd Edition . Fcap . 8 vo . Ss . John Murray , Albemarle-streot .
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RECENT WORKS ON GEOLOGY . Tho following Works may now bo had : SILURIA : The History of the Oldest known Rooks containing Organio Remains ; with a brief Sketch of tho Distribution of Gold over the Earth , by Sir RODERICK I . MURCHISON , D . C . L ., l ' . K , 8 ., Director-General of tho Geological Survey of tho United Kingdom . With Coloured Geological Map , 38 Platen , and ICO Woodcuts , 8 vo . 30 s . ii . A MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY GEOLOGY ; or , tho Ancient Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants , as illustrated by its Geological Monuments . By Sir CHARLES LYEDL , P . R . S . 5 th Edition , thoroughly revised , with 7 B 0 Woodcuts , 8 vo . 14 s . DTI . PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY ; or , the Modorn Changes of tho Earth and its Inhabitants , as illustrative of Geology . By Sir CHARLES LYELL , I ^ . R . S . Ninth and Revised Edition . With Woodcuts , 8 vo . ] 8 s . John Mttrhat , Albonaarlo-stroot .
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Second Edition , with an Index , fcap . 8 vo , 6 s HANDBOOK OF FAMILIAR QUOTA TIONS from ENGLISH AUTHORS . " This very useful little manual . The quotations are * y > i lected with taste and judgment , and an alph abetical con cordance is annexed by which the reader can at once refer to the passage he requires . No library will be comniitf withoutiihevolume . "—Morning Post . ° complete John Mureat , Albemarle-streot .
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THE PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE OP INDIA . Now ready , third Edition , Map , 8 vo , 38 s A HISTORY OF INDIA—the HINDOO and MAHOMMEDAN PERIODS . By the H ™ MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE . J e Uon - n . A HISTORY of the SIKHS , from the origin of the Nation to the BATTLES of the SUTLE J . By the late CanT J . D . CUNNINGHAM . Second Edition , Maps , 8 vo , 15 s . me . MODERN INDIA . A Sketch of the System of Civil Government ; with some Account of the Natives and Native Institutions . By GEORGE CAMPBELL Second Edition , Maps , 8 vo , 16 s . IV . INDIA AS IT MAY BE . An Outline of a Proposed Government and Policy . By GEORGE CAMPBELL , Macs 8 vo , 12 s . ' v . A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF INDIA , with EXTRACTS from a JOURNAL kept in tho PROVINCES Bv SIR ERSKINE PERRY . MJP ., late Chief Justice of Bombay . Fcap . 8 vo , 5 s . vr . HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS IN INDIA . Post 8 vo . [ In the Press . John Murray , Albemarle-street .
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"THE SUNDAY QUESTION . " New Edition , with Appendix , in 16 mo , price Is ., THREE LETTERS to a FRIEND on the ' SUNDAY QUESTION , " viewed chiefly in relation to its Social and Political Aspects : With a Parliamentary Speech which will not be found in any of the " Debates . " By N . M . P . New Edition with Appendix . London : Longman , Brown , Green , and Longmans .
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THE HEROES OF KARS . Just ready , in post 8 vo , with Two Illustrations , IDs . 6 d . O UR CAPTIVITY IN RUSSIA ^ With an Account of the Siege of Kara . By Colonel LAKE , CB . London : Richard Beium-ey , Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty .
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This day is published , post 8 vo , 10 s . 6 d ., SALAD for the SOCIAL . By the Author of " Salad for the Solitary . " THE INGREDIENTS . Bookcraft . The Humours of Law . The Modern Moloch . Tho Mute Creation . The Toilet and its Devotees . Pulpit Peculiarities . The Mysteries of Medicine . The Larcenies of Literature . The Cycle of tho Seasons . A Stray Leaf . London : Richard Bentiet , New Burlington-strcct .
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THE NEW NOVEL . Now ready , at all tho Libraries , XT ^ RLESMERE ; or , Contrasts of Character . XL / By L . S . LAVENU . In 2 vols . London : Smith , Eider , and Co ., 65 , Cornhill .
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This day , Vol . I . and II ., 8 vo , 11 . 6 s ., HISTORY OF ENGLAND , from the Fall of Wolsoy to tho Death of Elizabeth . By JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE , M . A ., late Fellow of Uxctor College , Oxford . London : John W . Parker and Son , "West Strand .
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Just published , fcap . 4 to , cloth gilt , prico 7 s . Od ., THE LAY OF THE STORK : A Poem . By Miss LOUISA STUART COSTELLO . "Almost as smooth and musical as Moore ' s , but neither 8 O voluptuous nor so clover : scanty in imagery , tender in feeling , graceful , flowing , and in good tasto . It is , in fact , a scrap of natural history , sot to a very well-tuned jimno , with an accompaniment of Gorman-RhoniHh sketches , nnu dashes of palm-tree and chibouque . This is tlio most ingenious adaptation of tho war to artistic purposes wo havo yet seen . "—Athenceum . " It is a romance , with much variety of Incident . Wit ¦ how much grace and tenderness of feeling it is tola lot «" extract testify . "—Exavxiner . "Tho Oriental scones and tho Oriental story introduced !" tho latter part of the poom give additional clmrm tj > « 1 ( l ' Lay , ' which is throughout lightly and pleasantly written . The volume is ono which will interest many renUois . Literary Gazette . " The name or Miss Louisa Stuart Costollo is a K ""™" , ''!; for smooth and flowing vorso , and tho graco , If not tnu urt and power , of pooBy . "—Spectator . " 'The Lay of the Stork' is a charming production , liai > l > y in design and framework , grncoful in expression . "" f *"' V ' , d cadence and rhythmic flow warm in feeling , olovaUid auu elevating in the casuistry of tho c-onsoienco , in tho < " « ;"" tho heart . Imagination inspires tho treatment of tho Hiory . while a sound practical purpose solidilloH its « y *™ ^ - ™' a pervading presence of relfgiouH fooling nanctHloH H * v « u being ' s end and aim . "—Bentley ' a Miscellany . London : W . and V . G . Cash , B , Uishopsgato Without-
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Leader (1850-1860), June 21, 1856, page 24, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21061856/page/24/
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