Prospectuses

OF NEW WORK S.

The New Review,

OR,

MONTHLY ANALYSIS, OF GENERAL LITERATURE.

THE Consideration of the number of Reviews, Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly, offered to the public, may produce a wonder at the sight of a Prospectus for an additional periodical work: but the slightest examination of the nature of the new publication will make wonder cease.

The present Reviews are not so much distinguished for an account of a new work, as for a critical examination of the subject on which it is written. What is called a Review of a political or religious publication, really consists of a declaration of the sentiments of the Reviewer: and the publication is generally extolled or depreciated, not according to its abstract merit as a composition, but according to the party or sect, which the Critic is disposed to follow.

Such has been, during more than half a Century, the conduct of the most respectable Monthly Reviewers. The Quarterly Reviews, lately established, have risen still higher in the scale of original disquisition. They have often taken the title of a book as a Motto to a Dissertation on a subject, which occupied the public mind, and scarcely hinted at the publication, which appeared at first sight as the object of their Criticism,

It is not intended to depreciate the merit of these Reviewers. Much learning, genius, and information have been thrown on the subjects, which they have undertaken to elucidate; their observations on Political Economy have, on some occasions, suggested useful hints to Government, and their Country has been informed, if not directed, by the result of their labors. From the collision of their opposite sentiments, and from the facts which they have brought to light in support of their opinions, the public mind has been illuminated, taste has been refined, knowledge has been increased, and perhaps it is not too much to say that the general manners have been improved.

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But we strongly feel the force of an objection, which has been frequently made, that it is necessary, in order to form an impartial opinion of a book, to read many Reviews of opposite principles, and that in consequence of the length, to which critical dissertations are carried, many books are not reviewed until their novelty their importance has ceased; and some are never noticed. To remove these objections, a new Periodical Work is proposed to the public, under the title of "THE NEW REVIEW, OR MONTHLY ANALYSIS, OF GENERAL LITERATURE," to be published on the 1st of January, 1813, and continued on the 1st of every Month, Price 2s. 6d.

1. To analyse every Publication, by giving a view of the Contents; the Preface, when it explains the subject; and Extracts of prominent and striking parts of the book; thus enabling the reader to exercise a judgment unprejudiced by the sentiments of the Reviewer.

2. To print a Supplementary Number at the end of the year, containing an Index of Subjects with reference to the Authors, who have treated on them; thus perpetuating a full and correct list of all Writers, and of the Subjects of their Publications.

3. To insert Literary Intelligence, and Notices of Works in hand; to mention Improvements made in new Editions of Works: and to admit Defences of Authors against Criticisms, without any expence to the public, but at a moderate charge to the writers.

4. To add the Table of Contents of the preceding number of every Review, thus enabling the public to ascertain at one view what has been noticed. This will be found particularly convenient for all those, who have not direct recourse to extensive libraries, where indeed every periodical Publication is not to be found; by the want of which many persons are ignorant of the review of their works. Thus, instead of heing a rival, this will be an Index and a Supplement to the established Reviews.

As it is intended to state what other Works each Author has Published, or Edited, it is required that a list of them may be sent with the Book to be noticed.

To prevent omissions, and an expence proportioned to the universality of the Notices, it is hoped that a copy of every Book will be lent to the Editor, to the care of Mr. A. J. Valpy, Tooke's Court, Chancery Lane, London, at whose Press, THE NEW REVIEW will be printed.To be had of all Booksellers.

ENTIRE NEW WORK.

Early in 1813 will be published, to be continued annually,

THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CALENDAR OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR THE YEAR 1812,

I. THE DICTIONARY of all LIVING AUTHORS, Male and Female (announced for some time past) specifying the date and place of their nativity, residence, and station in life, and the titles oftheir works in the order of their publication. II. A similar Dictionary of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors, and Musical Composers.

III. A Register of all the Universities and Public Schools, with lists of the Heads of Colleges, Professors, Tutors, Masters, &c. promotions and appointments; prize-questions, and other particulars relative to those seminaries.

IV. An account of all the Public Societies, Institutions, Libraries, and Exhibitions for the promotion of Literature, and the Arts and Sciences, not only in the metropolis, but in every part of the United Kingdom; their Officers; an abstract of their proceedings, lectures, &c. during the preceding year. y. Miscellaneous Articles of useful and interesting intelligence on every subject connected with Literature, Science, and the Arts; including new projects, improvements, inventions, patents, &c.

VI. Biographical Sketches of eminent Literary Characters, Artists, and Men of Science, deceased in 1812.

To which will be added a Catalogue of English Books, Music, and Prints, published during the year, and of new Foreign Works imported; a List of Reviews, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, &c. &c.-A List of the principal Booksellers, especially of such as possess valuable collections, also of the Music and Printsellers.

The friends to this undertaking are carnestly requested to assist the Editor with any authentic information they may possess, which should be addressed, as early as possible (free of postage) to the Publisher, Mr. Colburn, Public Library, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, London.

PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION.

CLASSICAL.

Titi Lucretii Cari de Rerum Natura libros sex, ad exemplarium MSS. fidem recensitos, longe emendatiores reddidit, commentariis perpetuis illustravit, indicibus instruxit, et cum animadversionibus Ricardi Bentleii, non ante vulgatis, aliorum subinde miscuit Gilbertus Wakefield, A. B. Collegii Jesu apud Cantabrigienses olim Socius. Editio Secunda. Quatuor voluminibus.-The scarcity of the original quarto edition of this work, is well known to every classical scholar, and the avidity with which a copy is bought up, when it occasionally makes its appearance in a catalogue, shows how highly the copious notes of the erudite Commentator are prized by the learned. These, and other considerations, have encouraged the publication of a second edition; and that it might become more extensively useful, by being more moderate in price, the publishers have printed it in octavo, and in such a manner, as to combine elegance with utility.

Mr. Frey has in the press his Hebrew and English Grammar. The author hopes to have succeeded in opening a way to obtain the knowledge of this most ancient and sacred language, in less time, and with far less difficulty and perplexity, than any other language, whether ancient or modern. The whole will be divided into distinct chapters, and each chapter followed by Exercises according to the principal rules, that practice and theory might go hand-in-hand. This work will be accompanied by the whole Book of Psalms in Hebrew. Price to Subscribers 8s. to Non-Subscribers 10s. 6d. and without the Psalms 7s. 6d. The names of Subscribers must be sent to the Author, Mount Street, Whitechapel Road, with a reference to a place in London, where the work can be delivered, and payment received.

Mr. Frey has also prepared for the press a Hebrew Dictionary, in two parts, on an entire new plan. The first part will contain all the Primitives and every Derivative, with its Prefixes, Suffixes, and divers variations, with a Latin and English translation; and the second, the principal words in the Latin and English lan guages with a Hebrew translation.

Mr. Howes (the translator of Persius) is proceeding in the work of translating and commenting on the Sutires and Epistles of Horace.

A gentleman of the University of Oxford is preparing for the press a splendid edition of Martyn's Eclogues of Virgil, with thirty-seven colored plates of Botanical subjects.

In one Voli me, Octavo, by JOHN MITFORD, A. B. the Achilleis of Statius: with the collations of several MSS. and some editions whose readings have not been given before, particularly two very scarce ones belonging to Lord Spencer. This work is intended to be followed by the Thebais.

Athenæus. Collections from the Deipnosophists; or Banquet of the Gods, of Athenæus. Translated from the original Greek. By Thomas Eagles, Esq. F.R.S. Beautifully printed in two volumes, post 8vo.

In the Press, uniform with Hoogeveen, Lamberti Bos Ellipses Græcæ cum priorum Editorum, suisque observationibus, edidit Godofredus Henricus Schæfer.

BIBLICAL.

The Rev. B. Brook, of Tutbury, has in the press, in three octavo volumes, the Lives of the Reformers, containing a biographical account of those divines, who distinguished themselves in the cause of religious liberty, from the Reformation, under Queen Elizabeth, to the Act of Uniformity in 1662. This work will contain a regular series of the History of Nonconformists during a period of one hundred years and is wholly collected from authentic historical records and numerous MS. documents, which will include a very large selection of interesting and curious information never before published.

The Bp. of Meath has in the press a volume of Sermons on important subjects. A volume of Sermons on subjects chiefly practical, by the late Dr. Munkhouse, is in the press.

The Lectures on the Collects by the Rev. Dr. Draper, in 3 vol. 8vo. are in the press, and will soon be ready for delivery to subscribers. Those who intend to

subscribe will please to forward their names to David Arnot, 17,

street.

Gracechurch

The Rev. R. Mant is printing two volumes of Parochial and Domestic Sermons, designed to illustrate and enforce the most important articles of Christian faith and practice.

The Rev. Mr. Lacey, of Salter's Hall, is about to publish two volumes of Family Discourses, crown octavo, price 12s. Each volume will contain twenty discourses of a moderate length, and written on subjects expressly adapted to domestic use.

Sermons, by the late Rev. W. B. Kirwan, Dean of Killala, with a Sketch of his Life, are printing in two octavo vòlumes.

Mr. Bruce, of Whitburn, will shortly publish a Series of Discourses on Evangelical and Practical Subjects.

Mr. Clapham is printing a new edition of the first and second volumes of his selected Sermons.

A work by the late Dr. Robertson, the celebrated historian, is in the press, on the Grounds of Protestantism; or the causes which contributed to the seces. sion of our forefathers from the errors and corruption of the church of Rome.

The Rev. Henry Baber has completed the publication of a Fac-simile of the Book of Psalms of the LXX Version, as its text is preserved in the Alexandrian MS. He has also issued Proposals for publishing a Fac-simile of the Pentateuch, after the same MS. which is intended to be comprised in Three Parts, printed in imperial folio, to correspond with the portions of the MS. already printed by himself and Dr. Woide. A few copies will be printed on vellum.

Mr. FREY is now publishing a fac-simile of Vander Hooght's HEBREW BIBLE, dedicated by permission to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of St. Davids. The work will be comprised in Twelve Parts each containing 128 pages, price 5s. 3d. common, 7s. 6d. royal. Seven parts have already appeared before the public, the sixth of which completes the first volume, and may be had, bound in boards, at 11. 11s. 6d. common, and 21. 5s. royal. The second volume will be accompanied by a lexicon containing all the Roots in the Hebrew language (upwards of two thousand) which will be delivered gratis to the subscribers. The Pentateuch also may be had by itself, bound in boards at 12s.

A new Edition of the Greek Testament, with Griesbach's Text. It will contain copious Notes from Hardy, Raphel, Kypke, Schleusner, Rosenmuller, &c. in familiar Latin: together with parallel passages from the Classics, and with references to Vigerus for Idioms, and Bos for Ellipses, 2 vols. 8vo. A few copies will be struck off on large paper. By the Rev. E. Valpy, B. D. Trinity College, Cambridge.

A small impression is reprinting, with a new Historical and Biographical Preface, of that extremely scarce book entitled "A Spiritual and most Preciouse Perle teachynge all Men to love and imbrace the Crosse as a most sweet and necessary thynge, with Preface, &c. by Edwarde, Duke of Somerset, Uncle to King Edward VI." It was printed in the year 1550, and an account of it may be found in Walpole's Royal and Noble Authors. It is a curious fact, that a large sum was offered some time ago for an old copy of this book by public advertisement in one of our Universities. A few copies will be taken off on large paper.

ORIENTAL.

Mr. Milburn's work on Oriental Commerce, in two quarto volumes, with numerous charts by Mr. Arrowsmith, is in such a state of forwardness, that it is expected to appear early in January.

Lieut. Col. Mark Wilkes has the second volume of his Historical Sketches of the South of India, nearly ready for publication.

Memoirs on European and Asiatic Turkey, from the Mannscript Journals of Modern Travellers in those Countries; by the Rev. Robert Walpole.

Geographical Memoir of the Persian Empire; interspersed with Accounts of Manners and Customs. By John Macdonald Kinnier, Esq. Political Assistant to Brigadier-General Malcolm, late Envoy to the Court of Persia. Handsomely printed in 4to. with a Map. Will be published in January.

JUST PUBLISHED.

CLASSICAL.

BROTIER'S TACITUS, which combines the advantages of the Paris and Edinburgh editions. With a selection of Notes from all the Commentators of Tacitus subsequent to the Edinburgh edition: The Literaria Notitia, and Politica, are also added; the French Passages are translated, and the Roman Money turned, into English. Edited and printed by Mr. A. J. Valpy, in 5 Vols. 8vo. Price in boards 41. 4s. A few copies also on royal 8vo. writing paper, at 61. 6s.— See The New Review, No. I.

CLASSICAL and BIBLICAL RECREATIONS; containing a Commentary, critical and explanatory, on the Germany of Tacitus; Remarks on the Hippolytus, and the Prometheus; Strictures on the editions of Professor Monk and Mr. Blomfield; an Application of the Doctrine of the Association of Ideas to the Illustration of the Classical Writers; Observations on the Byssus and the Serica as well as the Oriental Ethiopia and the Indi colorati of the Ancients, &c. &c. &c.; with a great variety of other Classical Matter, and much Biblical Criticism. By E. H. BARKER, Esq. of Trinity College, Camb. Vol. I. Price 8s. 6d. in boards.-See The New Review, No. I.

English Translations of four Comedies of Aristophanes, from the original Greek, with Notes, viz. the CLOUDS, by R. Cumberland, Esq.; the PLUTUS, by H. Fielding, Esq. and the Rev. Mr. Young; the FROGS, by C. Dunster, M. A.; and the BIRDS, by a Member of one of the Universities. To form one volume octavo. Printed by A. J. Valpy, Tooke's Court, Chancery Lane, for Lackington, Allen, and Co. Finsbury Square. Octavo, Price 128.-See The New Review, No. I.

P. S. This volume will be quickly followed by an English version of the following four Plays of the same author, viz. the ACHARNIANS, the WASPS, the KNIGHTS, and the PEACE. To be executed upon the same plan with the BIRDS. See The New Review, No. I.

A SKETCH OF THE GREEK ACCIDENCE, arranged in a manner convenient for Transcription; by means of which Learners may be assisted in committing it to memory. By J. Hodgkin. Price 3s. 6d.

The Fifth Volume of Stephen's Gr. Thes. is just reprinted, containing Glossaria duo; è situ vetustatis eruta: ad utriusque linguæ cognitionem et locupletationem perutilia. Item, de Atticæ lingua seu dialecti idiomatis, comment. Henr. Steph. utraque nunc primùm in publicum prodeunt.

Neatly printed in one volume Evo. Price 15s. boards, Henrici Hoogeveen, Doctrina Particularum Linguæ Græcæ in Epitomen Redegit Christianus Godofr. Schütz.

Hypocrisy, a Satirical Poem, in three books, by the REV. C. COLTON, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. With copious Notes and Anecdotes, political, historical, and illustrative, after the manner of the Pursuits of Literature, (See New Review, No. I.)