APPLETON'S LITERARY MISCELLANY.
A NEW SERIES OF CHOICE BOOKS.
NOW READY,
No. 1.—GERTRUDE, a tale by the author of “Amy Herbert.”
Edited by the Rev. W. Sewell, M. A. 50 cents, cloth 75 cents.
“The author of this narrative has unfolded a profound acquainta be with the
human heart; and has successfully adapted her knowledge to the illustration of the
various principles of female conduct as developed in ordinary life. We now of but
few books of this class which are more worthy of attentive perusal by young women,
than Gertrude.
—Courier and Enquirer.
Nos. 2 and 3.—I PROMESSI SPOSI, OR THE BETROTHED,
translated from the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni. 2 vols.
$1. cloth $1 50.
“A work of the fame of which all have heard, who know any thing of Italian
iterature; and this new translation of it is given to us in a style and form which can
searcely fail to extend that fame throughout the great body of English readers. It is a
work considered quite as remarkable, by the world of letters, as the novel of Waverly
in our own land. Manzoni, in fact, is the Sir Walter Scott of Italy; and some go as
far as to say that this work is even more bewitching, and has a higher tone, than any
of the productions of our northern wizard.”
—The Critic.
No. 4.—MEMOIRS OF AN AMERICAN LADY, with sketches
of manners and Scenery in America, as they existed previous to
the Revolution, by Mrs. Grant. 50 cents. cloth 75 cents.
“It is not a Romance nor a Tale partly founded on reality, but it is an authentic
detail of facts.” A volume of intrinsic worth to all who are desirous to behold a
genuine picture of our ancestors prior to the changes made in our country by the Revolution
and our subsequent independence; therefore, to the women of the Republic,
and especially the “American Lady,” it is confidently recommended.
No 5.—THE LIFE OF F. SCHILLER, embracing an examination
of his works—by Thomas Carlyle; from the new English
edition, revised by the author. 50 ets. cloth 75 cents.
“No man, perhaps, is better qualified than Thos. Carlyle to write Schiller's Life,
and reveal to the world the exhaustless treasures of his mighty spirit. The work
before us needs no commendation. All lovers of German Literature will read it.”
Golden Rule.
Nos. 6 and 7.—SKETCHES OF MODERN LITERATURE AND
LITERARY MEN, (being a Gallery of Literary Portraits,) by
George Gilfillan. Reprinted entire from the London edition.
Paper cover $1, or two volumes in one, cloth, $1 25.
“Though the name of the author of this work is not familiar to us, his book is
one which cannot fail to be read with a keen and general relish. It contains sketches,
personal and intellectual, of the most eminent literary men of the past and present
age, embracing twenty-six literary portraits, of Jeffrey, Hazlitt, Carlyle, De Quincy,
Coleridge, Wordsworth, Lamb, Macaulay, and others of that stamp, who have become
very widely known, as authors and literary men, but of whose personal history
and character comparatively little has been known.”
—Cour, and Eng.
Nos. 8 and 9.—HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION
of 1640; commonly called the Great Rebellion. From the accession
of Charles I. to his death. By F. Guizot, the Prime
Minister of France, etc.
“We need not say that it is a work of thrilling interest, relating to some of the
most important and stirring events in English History. It will be read with great
avidity.”
—Tribune.
Nos. 10 and 11.—A GENERAL HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
IN EUROPE, from the fall of the Roman Empire, to the French
Revolution. By F. Guizot, the Prime Minister of France, &c.
A new edition, with notes by C. S. Henry, D. D., Professor of
History and Philosophy in the University of New-York. Two
volumes, paper cover, 75 cents, or one vol. cloth, $1.
F. Guizot, in this volume of Lectures, has given an epitome of modern history,
distinguished by all the merit which, in another department, renders Blackstone a
subject of such peculiar and unbounded praise—a work closely condensed, including
nothing useless, omitting nothing essential, written with grace, and conceived and
arranged with consummate ability.
