politicians of all parties and denominations. In its pages, the
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profligate tory; the democratical declaimer; the pompous, empty
man in office; and though last, not least, the surfeited and
satisfied high churchman; all figure in their most ludicrous
phrases--nor should we omit to mention, that the conceited
utilitarian comes in for his share of ridicule; which, though
brief, is of a pleasant pungency. Such a book is much to our
tastes, as we infinitely prefer laughing at the extravagancies of
the world, to bewailing them.”--_London Magazine._
15. THE GERMAN NOVELISTS: Tales selected from ancient and modern Authors
in that Language, from the earliest period to the close of the Eighteenth
Century; with Critical and Biographical Notices. By THOMAS ROSCOE, Esq.
In 4 vols. post 8vo. 38s.
16. DE VAVASOUR: a Tale of the Fourteenth Century, 3 vols. post 8vo. 31s.
6d.
“We feel confident in stating that this tale is the production of
Lord Blessington.”--_Literary Gazette, May 1826._
“His Lordship has chosen a remote era, and has carried to his
investigation the light-hearted, and, we were about to say,
insolent spirit of curiosity which characterizes the modern
temper; and accordingly he has drawn a picture, which we feel
to be unusual, but are inclined to suspect may be true.”--_New
Monthly Magazine, June, 1826._
17. SANDOVAL; or, the Freemason. A Tale of the Spanish Revolution. By the
Author of “Don Esteban.” In 3 vols. post 8vo. 28s. 6d.
This Work is the production of a Spanish gentleman, who was
personally concerned in the scenes he describes. The private
history of the Court at Madrid--the Amours of its imbecile
Monarch--the Lives and Luxuries of the Monks--the Atrocities of
the Magistracy, and the horrible system of Espionage--are all
unmasked with great dramatic effect.
18. RICHMOND; or, SCENES in the Life of a BOW-STREET OFFICER; drawn from
his private Memoranda. 3 vols. post 8vo. 28s. 6d.
“Some be’th of war and some of woe,
And some of fun and fudge also,
Some of escapes and guile and death;
Also of Love forsooth there be’th.”
19. A NEW SERIES of ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS, selected from the
original Oriental MS., and now first translated into English by the Rev.
GEORGE LAMB. 3 vols. small 8vo. 18s.
“The Arabian Tales possess other charms to recommend them,
besides the abundance of the marvellous and supernatural which
they contain, namely, the vivid picture they present of the
customs, manners, prejudices, and every thing in the slightest
degree referring to the nations among whom the wondrous incidents
they relate are supposed to have occurred. Will it not, then, be
a sufficient recommendation of these volumes to state that they
fall by no means short of their greatly admired predecessors
in this respect? Indeed, several of these Tales are more than
either works of fiction, or pictures of the customs, manners, &c.
of the nations of which they treat. Some of them will be found
to contain much excellent moral instruction and philosophical
reflection. The imaginative and descriptive parts will be found
equally interesting and beautiful.”