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The Comic Annual By T . Hood . There is nothing like acting up to professions of goodwill , and of all the people who wish a " merry Christmas , " we know of none who give better proofs of their sincerity than Mr . Hood . He makes what he wishes . His present volume is , we think , one of the best , graphically , but in its letter-press sketches not equal to some of its predecessors , although we can scarcely find in our hearts to say so . The reader , however , will judge , for having had one view of the volume he will be sure to re-view it .
Oceanic Sketches . By T . Nightingale . A slight but amusing account of the author ' visit to several of the South Sea Islands . He takes a much more favourable view of the effects of the residence and labours of missionaries upon the manners of the natives than some travellers have done . While we are thankful for the facts which lie details from personal observation , we cannot subscribe to the soundness of his reflections . The savage state proves nothing as to the " natural depravity of man , " because it is not the natural condition of man , but one into which he has sunk . Nor are " brute propensities and instincts " the summary of his being . The cannibal is no more the type of unchristianized man than the persecutor is the representative of religion .
The Political Almanack for 1836 . Wilson . At first we thought this Almanack was high-priced , remembering the taking off of the stamp duty ; but on opening it we found Seymour ' s stamp upon every month of the yelir , and forthwith repented us of our injurious thought towards the most generous publisher . Nothing can surpass the humour of these appropriate devices , especially the April Fools , and Saint Agony . Reversing the maxim , and going back from gay to grave , the book ends with political statistics , and commercial information . Land and Sea Tales . By the Old Sailor . Illustrated by
( jr . Gruikshank . lwo Volumes . Very excellent for winter evenings by the fire-side , or for summer afternoons in the shade , are these stories ; better for the former than the latter , because one cannot go to sleep over them . The author writes like an old sailor , he is fearless , and does not spoil a strong effect by a tame and conventional denouement . We perceive no reason for the apology in the preface for those tales of which the scene is on shore , and not upon the author ' s favourite element . He is apparentl y quite at home in the land service as well a » on board . In both lie is y ^ ry successful , and his volumes are a most acceptable Christmas offering for those who enjoy short stories , strong" interest , and nervous writing .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1836, page 64, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2653/page/64/
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