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"In the many works upon Australia that have been produced, few seem to touch upon the far north, and none give an idea even partial and indistinct of the actual life upon the interior boundaries of the Colony, where the advancing wave of civilization is gradually but surely driving back, step by step, the Aborigines, who, there at least, uncontaminated by long contact with the whites, are not the spiritless, crushed beings, that may be supposed from the descriptions that have hitherto been drawn of the natives."-Preface. "These adventures are narrated in a very graphic and spirited manner; the author's perils begin almost directly, for he is shipwrecked off the Australian coast, and has to swim for his life, he is saved, however, and makes his way into the interior, of which he gives a faithful but certainly not a very tempting description. The book has its merits.-British Banner. OLIVER CROMWELL, a Biography; compiled from Contemporary and other Sources. By WILLIAM HAZLITT. Fcap. cloth, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d. CONTENTS : CHAP. 1. The Family of Cromwell; | CHAP. X. The Second Civil War; II. Cromwell in Parliament; Resi- XI. The Agitators of the Army; III. Progress of Puritanism. IV. Cromwell at Ely. XII. Cromwell in Ireland. V. The Short and Long Parlia- XIII. Cromwell again in Scotland. ments. VI. The First Civil War; Cromwell Commences his Military Career. XIV. Charles II. Enters England XV. The Dismissal of the Long XVI. The Barebones' Parliament; VII. The Fight at Marston Moor; XVII. The Lord Protectorate. VIII. Cromwell in the West; Battle XVIII. Cromwell's Third Parlia of Naseby. IX. The Struggle for Dominion between the Parliament and the Army. ment; The Humble Petition and Advice. XIX. From the Inauguration of Cromwell as Lord High Protector to his Death. VAGABOND LIFE; or, a WANDERER'S ADVENTURES IN MEXICO. By GABRIEL FERRY, for seven years resident in that country. Second edition. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, 5s. "We have not met for a long period with a more entertaining work than this volume. May be read for pleasure or for profit."-Tait. "This is an amusing volume, furnishing vivid sketches of life, manners, and morals in Mexico. These sketches appear to be faithful to reality."-Daily Scotsman. "Mr. Ferry, the author of the lively and spirited sketches before us, spent seven years in Mexico, and has made good use of his time and opportunities." "He possesses a fine eye for the picturesque, great powers of description and a fluent and agreeable style; he also possesses the rare art of bringing vividly before his readers the results of his observation and experience, and many of his descriptions of Mexican manners and scenery are the best and most animated we have met with."-London Quarterly Review. London: JAMES BLACKWOOD, Paternoster Row. A Tale. BY M. E. HAMMOND. I saw her upon nearer view, A Spirit, yet a Woman too! Her household motions light and free, A countenance in which did meet For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles. WORDSWORTH. LONDON: JAMES BLACKWOOD, PATERNOSTER ROW. The right of Translation is reserved. 1873 249. V. 561. |