memorable in our history, is greatly enhanced; but in this connection we should not omit to mention that the chief merit belongs to the original work, which has long been ranked among the highest ornaments of our earlier literature. We are highly pleased to see this new series leading off with this valuable work, and, in the main, so judiciously filled up. We cannot, however, commend the entire selection; in some respects it wants adaptation to its purpose, otherwise we see not an objection to be made to it.

17. The Old Oak Tree. By the Author of "John Hardy, the Footman." New York: 1841. D. Appleton, and Co.

We notice this little volume, chiefly for the purpose of expressing our satisfaction at knowing that there is such a medium, through which moral and religious works may come to the public eye-a Committee of the Society for the promotion of Christian Knowledge. If all publications intended for the benefit of the juvenile portion of our community were subjected to proper inspection, they might more frequently be read to their edification. "The Old Oak Tree" contains conversations for thirteen Sundays, or the experience of one purified by suffering, whose career exemplifies the distinction between nominal and true religion, contrasting the Christian's patient endurance of suffering here, his bright hopes of a heavenly inheritance, with the scoffer's contemptuous disregard of punishment, until approach to the shroud, and charnel house, subduing his pride, extorts a confession of remorse and despair.

18. The Poems of JOHN G. BRAINARD. A new and authentic collection, with an original Memoir of his Life. Hartford: 1842. Edward Hopkins.

FEW handsomer volumes than this, so far as typographical execution is concerned, have come from the American press, and we are glad that a publisher has been found to do this justice to one of the most pleasing of our poets. The biographical memoir prefixed, is a well-written sketch of the author, whose early death was deeply lamented not only by his friends, to whom his amiable character had rendered him very dear, but also by the community at large, which had hoped much from his fine poetical talents.

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NOTICES OF REPRINTS AND NEW EDITIONS.

THE reprints of foreign works which have issued from the American press during the present quarter, have been, for the most part, of a higher class of literature than our publishers have usually selected. We here subjoin a short notice of such of them as we have had an opportunity of examining.

The Works of Lord Bacon, with a Memoir, and a Translation of his Latin Writings. By BASIL MONTAGUE, Esq. Philadelphia: 1841. Carey and Hart. 3 vols. 8vo.

THE lovers of good books among us will be very unreasonable if they are not thankful to these enterprising publishers for enabling them to enrich their libraries with a copy of this choice edition of Bacon at less than one fifth of the London price. We delight in the smooth paper and clear type of an English book, but we shall hereafter cheerfully forego the luxury, and apply the savings to increase the number of our volumes, if we can have as fair substitutes as we have in the Philadelphia Bacon.

History of the War in the Peninsula, and in the South of France, from the year 1807 to the year 1814. By Colonel F. W. P. NAPIER, C. B. Philadelphia: 1841. Carey and Lea. 4 vols. 8vo.

ANOTHER important work from the same publishers, got up in a still more commendable style than Bacon, and comparatively advantageous to the purchaser.

The Student Life of Germany. By WILLIAM HOWITT. Philadelphia: 1841. Carey and Hart.

THIS is a very recent work of that agreeable writer, describing, as its title implies, that singular being called a German student. It is a full-length portrait, faithfully drawn from the life by an impartial hand. To enable him to do this, the author took up his residence at Heidelberg for several months, and there acquired that personal knowledge of his subject which gives such freshness and spirit to his sketch.

The Letters of HORACE WALPOLE, Earl of Orford, with a Portrait. Philadelphia: 1841. Lea and Blanchard. 4 vols. 8vo.

THERE are few more amusing books in our language than the correspondence of Horace Walpole; in epistolary talent he is

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scarcely surpassed by the liveliest of the French letter writers; from no other source can one get such a knowledge of the men, occurrences and manners of his times, as from him. We would choose this work for a companion on a dull day before almost any book in our language, and we thank the American publisher for bringing it within the reach of an American purse.

Critical and Miscellaneous Writings of HENRY LORD BROUGHAM. Philadelphia: 1841. Lea and Blanchard.

THESE volumes are not strictly a mere reprint, for, as a collection, they are issued for the first time from our press, the various papers and treatises of which they are composed, having been published in England only in disconnected works, and at long intervals. They contain several of the most eloquent of his lordship's reviews, and most valuable of his political and scientific essays.

Ancient Spanish Ballads, Historical and Romantic. Translated, with Notes. By J. G. LOCKHART, Esq. New York: 1841. Wiley and Putnam.

THIS is a very beautiful book, in every sense, and although it has not the splendor, it has every other excellence of the last London illustrated edition, enriched with an introductory essay on the Ballads of Spain, from the Edinburgh Review, and for use is preferable to that matchless specimen of typographical luxury.

History of the Life of Richard Caur de Lion, King of England. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. New York: 1842. J. and H. G. Langley. MR. JAMES is one of the most agreeable, as well as most prolific writers of the age, and if less known as a historian than as a novelist, it is not because his historical writings are destitute of merit. Middle age and modern history seems to have been his favorite study, and he has turned his knowledge of it to great account in the long series of romances he has produced; but in thus framing romances out of history, he has not, as it might be feared, reversed the operation, and filled his histories with romance; on the contrary, they are distinguished by their fidelity, and this, his most recent, we regard as the most valuable that has come from his pen.

Miniature Classical Library. New York: 1842. D. Appleton and Co. 9 vols. 32mo.

WITH the exception of the three volumes of poetry- all ordinary this miniature collection may rightly take the name of classical, the several works which compose it having long borne that stamp; and for typographical neatness and beauty of exterior it may challenge a comparison with the bijoux of the press any

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QUARTERLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

(Reprints of Foreign Books are marked with an asterisk.)

AGRICULTURE.

* Poultry Yard; a Practical View of the best Method of selecting, rearing and breeding the various species of Domestic Fowl. By P. Boswell. New York: 1841. Wiley and Putnam.

ANNUALS.

The Gift; a Christmas and New Year's Present. ings, from original Paintings by American Artists. and Hart.

With 8 splendid EngravPhiladelphia: 1841. Carey

The Violet; a Juvenile Annual for 1842. With 8 beautifully engraved Plates. Philadelphia: 1811. Carey and Hart.

The Carcanet; a Musical Album. By J. De Begnis. New York: 1842. The Rose of Sharon; a Religious Souvenir. By Miss Sarah C. Edgarton. With 5 Plates.

The Lady's Book of Flowers and Poetry. By Lucy Hooper. 10 Plates. The Friendship's Offering. Edited by Mrs. C. H. W. Esling. With Plates. The Amaranth; a Gift for all Seasons. Published by the American Sunday School Union. With 9 Engravings.

The Lady's Cabinet Album. With 21 Engravings.

The Mignonette; or, Graces of the Mind.

New York: 1841. D. Appleton and Co.

With 8 elegant steel Plates.

The American Juvenile Keepsake. Edited by Mrs. Hofland. With 9 Plates. Ladies' Annual Register for 1842. By Mrs. Hale, of Boston.

BIOGRAPHY.

Lives of the Ancient Philosophers; from the French of Fenelon. By the Rev. John Cormack. New York: 1811. Harper and Brothers. American Biography. By Jeremy Pelknap. With Additions and Notes by F. M. Hubbard. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. 3 vols. 18mo. By Mrs. Cornwall Barry Memoirs of Harriet, Duchess of St. Albans. Wilson. Philadelphia: 1841. Carey and Hart. 2 vols. 12mo.

EDUCATION AND SCHOOL BOOKS,

A System of Natural Philosophy; designed for the Use of Schools and Teachers. By Walter R. Johnson, M.A. Philadelphia: 1841. E. C. Biddle. An Elementary Treatise on Chemistry, together with Treatises on Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Geology, etc. By Walter R. Johnson. Philadelphia; 1841. E. C. Biddle.

An English Spelling-Book; containing Rules and Reasons for Orthography and Pronunciation, derived from a complete Analysis of the Language. By A. B. New Haven: 1841. Durrie and Peck. Chapin, M.A.

By T. H.

The School and Family Dictionary, and Illustrative Definer. Gallaudet, and Horace Hooker. New York: 1841. Robinson, Pratt, and Co. Popular Technology; or, a Concise View of the Professions and Trades. By Edward Hazen. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

Principles of Eloquence. By the Abbé Maury. With an Introductory Essay

by the Rev. Dr. Potter. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

The History of Philosophy; being the work adopted by the University of France, for Education in the Colleges and High-Schools. From the French, with Additions by Dr. C. S. Henry. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. 2 vols. 12mo.

The School District Library. Fourth Series. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

A System of Latin Prosody and Metre; from the best Authorities, ancient and modern. By Charles Anthon, L.L.D. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

HISTORY AND STATISTICS.

American Antiquities, and Researches into the Origin and History of the Red Race. By Alexander W. Bradford. New York: 1841. Dayton and Saxton. Boston: Saxton and Pierce.

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians. By Geo. Catlin. With numerous Engravings. New York: 1841. 2 vols. 8vo.

Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern; being a History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, comprehending a Description of these Countries, etc. With Illustrations of their Natural History. By Andrew Crichton, L.L.D., and Henry Wheaton, L.L.D. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. 2 vols. 18mo. History of Michigan, from its earliest Colonization. By James St. Lanman. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

History of Louisiana, from its first Discovery. By E. Bunner. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

History of Napoleon. From the French of M. Laurent de l'Ardèche. With 500 Illustrations, after designs by Horace Vernet. New York: 1841. D. Appleton and Co.

* History of the Expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon. By General Count Philip de Segur. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. History of the War in the Feninsula, and in the South of France, from the year 1807 to the year 1814. By Col. F. W. P. Napier. Philadelphia: 1841. Carey and Hart. 4 vols. 8vo.

* Ruins of Ancient Cities, with a General and Particular Account of their Rise, Fall, and Present Condition. By Charles Bucke. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. 2 vols. 18mo.

* Lectures on Modern History. By Prof. W. Smyth. Edited by J. Sparks. Cambridge: 1841. J. Owen. 2 vols. 8vo.

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History of the Life of Richard Coeur-de-Lion, King of England. By G. P. R. James, Esq. New York: 1841. J. and H. G. Langley. 2 vols. 12mo.

LAW.

American Criminal Trials, By Peleg W. Chandler. Boston: 1841. C. C. Little, and J. Brown.

MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE.

Letters of John Adams, addressed to his Wife. Edited by his Grandson, C. F. Adams. Boston: 1841. C. C. Little, and J. Brown.

The Glory and the Shame of England. By C. Edwards Lester. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers. 2 vols. 18mo.

Democracy. By George Sydney Camp. New York: 1841. Harper and Brothers.

Tales and Souvenirs of a Residence in Europe. By a Lady of Virginia. Philadelphia: 1841. Lea and Blanchard.

Conjectures and Researches concerning the Love, Madness, and Imprisonment of Torquato Tasso. By R. H. Wilde. New York: 1842. A. V. Blake. 2 vols. 12mo.

Slavery, as it is in the United States. By the Rev. T. C. Thornton.

Wild Western Scenes. By J. B. Jones. Baltimore: 1841. N. Hickman.