 | The knights of England, France, and Scotland |  |
J. S. REDFIELD,
CLINTON HALL, NEW YORK,
HAS JUST PUBLISHED:
EPISODES OF INSECT LIFE.
By Acheta Domestica. In Three Series: I. Insects of Spring.—
II. Insects of Summer.— III. Insects of Autumn. Beautifully
illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, gilt, price $2.00 each. The same
beautifully colored after nature, extra gilt, $4.00 each.
“A book elegant enough for the centre table, witty enough for after dinner, and wise
enough for the study and the school-room. One of the beautiful lessons of this work is
the kindly view it takes of nature. Nothing is made in vain not only, but nothing is
made ugly or repulsive. A charm is thrown around every object, and life suffused
through all, suggestive of the Creator's goodness and wisdom.”
—N. Y. Evangelist.
“Moths, glow-worms, lady-birds, May-flies, bees, and a variety of other inhabitants of
the insect world, are descanted upon in a pleasing style, combining scientific information
with romance, in a manner peculiarly attractive.”
—Commercial Advertiser.
“The book includes solid instruction as well as genial and captivating mirth. The
scientific knowledge of the writer is thoroughly reliable.”
—Examiner.
MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
By Arsene Houssaye, with beautifully Engraved Portraits of
Louis XV., and Madame de Pompadour. Two volume 12mo.
450 pages each, extra superfine paper, price $2.50.
Contents.—Dufresny, Fontenelle, Marivaux, Piron, The Abbé Prevost, Gentil-Bernard,
Florian, Boufflers, Diderot, Grétry, Riverol, Louis XV., Greuze, Boucher, The Vanloos,
Lantara, Watteau, La Motte, Dehle, Abbé Trublet, Buffon, Dorat, Cardinal de
Bernis Crébillon the Gay, Marie Antoinette, Made de Pompadour, Vadé, Mlle. Camargo,
Mlle, Clairon, Mad. de la Popelinière, Sophie Arnould, Crébillon the Tragic,
Mlle. Guimard, Three Pages in the Life of Dancourt, A Promenade in the Palais-Royal,
the Chevalier de la Clos.
“A more fascinating book than this rarely issues from the teeming press. Fascinating
in its subject; fascinating in its style: fascinating in its power to lead the reader into
castle-building of the most gorgeous and bewitching description.”
—Courier & Enquirer.
“This is a most welcome book, full of information and amusement, in the form of
memoirs, comments, and anecdotes. It has the style of light literature, with the usefulness
of the gravest. It should be in every library, and the hands of every reader.”
Boston Commonwealth.
“A Book of Books.—Two deliciously spicy volumes, that are a perfect bonne bouchs
for an epicure in reading.”
—Home Journal.
CLOVERNOOK;
Or, Recollections of our Neighborhood in the West. By Alice
Carey. Illustrated by Darley. One vol., 12mo., price $1.00.
(Third edition.)
“In this volume there is a freshness which perpetually charms the reader. You seem
to be made free of western homes at once.”
—Old Colony Memorial.
“They bear the true stamp of genius—simple, natural, truthful—and evince a keen
sense of the humor and pathos, of the comedy and tragedy, of life in the country.”
—J
G Whittier.
DREAM-LAND BY DAY-LIGHT:
A Panorama of Romance. By Caroline Chesebro'. Illustrated
by Darley. One vol., 12mo., price $1.25. (Second edition.)
“These simple and beautiful stories are all highly endued with an exquisite perception
of natural beauty, with which is combined an appreciative sense of its relation to
the highest moral emotions.”
—Albany State Register.
“Gladly do we greet this floweret in the field of our literature, for it is fragrant with
sweet and bright with hues that mark it to be of Heaven's own planting.”
—Courier and
Enquirer.
“There is a depth of sentiment and feeling not ordinarily met with, and some of the
noblest faculties and affections of man's nature are depicted and illustrated by the skilful
pen of the authoress.”
—Churchman.
LAYS OF THE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS.
By William E. Aytoun, Professor of Literature and Belles-Lettres
in the University of Edinburgh and Editor of Blackwood's
Magazine. One vol., 12mo. cloth, price $1.00.
“Since Lockhart and Macaulay's ballads, we have had no metrical work to be compared
in spirit, vigor, and rhythm with this. These ballads imbody and embalm the
chief historical incidents of Scottish history—literally in `thoughts that breathe and
words that burn.' They are full of lyric energy, graphic description, and genuine feeling.”
—Home Journal.
“The fine ballad of `Montrose' in this collection is alone worth the price of the book.”
Boston Transcript.
THE BOOK OF BALLADS.
By Bon Gaultier. One volume, 12mo., cloth, price 75 cents.
“Here is a book for everybody who loves classic fun. It is made up of ballads of
all sorts, each a capital parody upon the style of some one of the best lyric writers of
the time, from the thundering versification of Lockhart and Macaulay to the sweetest
and simplest strains of Wordsworth and Tennyson. The author is one of the first
scholars, and one of the most finished writers of the day, and this production is but the
frolic of his genius in play-time”
—Courier and Enquirer.
“We do not know to whom belongs this nom de plume, but he is certainly a humorist
of no common power.”
—Providence Journal.
CHARACTERS IN THE GOSPEL,
Illustrating Phases of Character at the Present Day. By Rev. E.
H. Chapin. One vol., 12mo., price 50 cents. (Second edition.)
“As we read his pages, the reformer, the sensualist, the skeptic, the man of the
world, the seeker, the sister of charity and of faith, stand out from the Scriptures, and
join themselves with our own living world.”
—Christian Enquirer.
“Mr. Chapin has an easy, graceful style, neatly touching the outlines of his pictures,
and giving great consistency and beauty to the whole. The reader will find admirable
descriptions, some most wholesome lessons, and a fine spirit.”
—N. Y. Evangelist.
“Its brilliant vivacity of style forms an admirable combination with its soundness of
thought and depth of feeling.”
—Tribune.
LADIES OF THE COVENANT:
Memoirs of Distinguished Scottish Females, embracing the Period
of the Covenant and the Persecution. By Rev. James Anderson.
One vol., 12mo., price $1.25.
“It is a record which, while it confers honor on the sex, will elevate the heart, and
strengthen it to the better performance of every duty.”
—Religious Herald. (Va.)
“It is a book of great attractiveness, having not only the freshness of novelty, but
every element of historical interest.”
—Courier and Enquirer.
“It is written with great spirit and a hearty sympathy, and abounds in incidents of
more than a romantic interest, while the type of piety it discloses is the noblest and
most elevated.”
—N. Y. Evangelist.
TALES AND TRADITIONS OF HUNGARY.
By Theresa Pulszky, with a Portrait of the Author. One vol.,
price $1.25.
The above contains, in addition to the English publication, a new Preface, and
Tales, now first printed from the manuscript of the Author, who has a direct interest
in the publication.
“This work claims more attention than is ordinarily given to books of its class. Such
is the fluency and correctness—nay, even the nicety and felicity of style—with which
Madame Pulszky writes the English language, that merely in this respect the tales here
collected form a curious study. But they contain also highly suggestive illustrations of
national literature and character.”
—London Examiner.
“Freshness of subject is invaluable in literature—Hungary is still fresh ground. It
has been trodden, but it is not yet a common highway. The tales and legends are very
various, from the mere traditional anecdote to the regular legend, and they have the
sort of interest which all national traditions excite.”
—London Leader.
SORCERY AND MAGIC.
Narratives of Sorcery and Magic, from the most Authentic Sources.
By Thomas Wright, A. M., &c. One vol. 12mo., price $1.25.
“We have no hesitation in pronouncing this one of the most interesting works which
has for a long time issued from the press.”
—Albany Express.
“The narratives are intensely interesting and the more so, as they are evidently written
by a man whose object is simply to tell the truth, and who is not himself bewitched
by any favorite theory.”
—N. Y. Recorder.
THE NIGHT-SIDE ON NATURE;
Or, Ghosts and Ghost-Seers. By Catharine Crowe. One vol.,
12mo., price $1.25.
“In this remarkable work, Miss Crowe, who writes with the vigor and grace of a
woman of strong sense and high cultivation, collects the most remarkable and best authenticated
accounts, traditional and recorded, of preternatural visitations and appearances.”
—Boston Transcript.
“An almost unlimited fund of interesting illustrations and anecdotes touching the
spiritual world.”
—New Orleans Bee.
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE;
Complete in Three Volumes, with a Portrait, a Memoir by James
Russell Lowell, and an Introductory Essay by N. P. Willis; edited
by Rufus W. Griswold. 12mo., price $4.00.
“We need not say that these volumes will be found rich in intellectual excitements,
and abounding in remarkable specimens of vigorous, beautiful, and highly suggestive
composition; they are all that remain to us of a man whose uncommon genius it would
be folly to deny.”
—N. Y. Tribune.
“Mr. Poe's intellectual character—his genius—is stamped upon all his productions,
and we shall place these his works in the library among those books not to be parted
with.”
—N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
“These productions will live. They bear the stamp of true genius; and if their reputation
begins with a `fit audience though few,' the circle will be constantly widening,
and they will retain a prominent place in our literature.”
—Rev. Dr. Kip.
CHAPMAN'S AMERICAN DRAWING-BOOK.
The American Drawing-Book, intended for Schools, Academies, and
Self-Instruction. By John G. Chapman, N. A. Three Parts
now published, price 50 cents each.
This work will be issued in Parts; and will countain Primary Instruction and Rudiments
of Drawing: Drawing from Nature — Materials and Methods: Perspective —
Composition — Landscape — Figures, etc.: Drawing, as applicable to the Mechanic Arts:
Painting in Oil and Water Colors: The Principles of Light and Shade: External Anatomy
of the Human Form, and Comparative Anatomy: The Various Methods of Etching,
Engraving, Modelling, &c.
“It has received the sanction of many of our most eminent artists, and can scarcely
be commended too highly.”
—N. Y. Tribune.
“But so clearly are its principles developed in the beautiful letter-press, and so exquisitely
are they illustrated by the engravings, that the pupil's way is opened most invitingly
to a thorough knowledge of both the elements and application.”
—Home Journal.
“The engravings are superb, and the typography unsurpassed by any book with
which we are acquainted. It is an honor to the author and publisher, and a credit to
our common country.”
—Scientific American.
“This work is so distinct and progressive in its instructions that we can not well see
how it could fail to impart a full and complete knowledge of the art. Nothing can vie
with it in artistic and mechanical execution.”
—Knickerbocker Magazine.
ISA, A PILGRIMAGE.
By Caroline Chesebro'. One vol., 12mo., cloth, price $1.00.
“The Pilgrimage is fraught throughout with scenes of thrilling interest—romantic,
yet possessing a naturalness that seems to stamp them as real; the style is flowing and
easy, chaste and beautiful.”
—Troy Daily Times.
“Miss Chesebro' is evidently a thinker—she skims not the mere surface of life, but
plunges boldly into the hidden mysteries of the spirit, by which she is warranted in
making her startling revelations of human passion.”
—Christian Freeman.
“There comes out in this book the evidence of an inventive mind, a cultivated taste,
an exquisite sensibility, and a deep knowledge of human nature.”
—Albany Argus.
“It is a charming book, pervaded by a vein of pure ennobling thought.”
—Troy Whig.
“There is no one who will doubt that this is a courageous and able work, displaying
genius and depth of feeling, and striking at a high and noble aim.”
—N. Y. Evangelist.
“There is a fine vein of tenderness running through the story, which is peculiarly
one of passion and sentiment.”
—Arthur's Home Gazette.
LECTURES AND MISCELLANIES.
By Henry James. One vol., 12mo., cloth, price $1.25.
“A series of essays by one of the most generous thinkers and sincere lovers of truth
in the country. He looks at society from an independent point of view, and with the
noblest and most intelligent sympathy.”
—Home Journal.
“This is the production of a mind richly endowed of a very peculiar mould. All
will concede to him the merit of a vigorous and brilliant intellect.”
—Albany Argus.
“A perusal of the essays leads us to think, not merely because of the ideas which
they contain, but more because the ideas are earnestly put forth, and the subjects discussed
are interesting and important to every one.”
—Worcester National ægis.
“They have attracted much attention both here and in Europe, where the author is
considered as holding a distinctive and prominent position in the school of modern
philosophy.”
—Albany Atlas.
“The writer wields a masterly and accurate pen, and his style is good.”
—Boston
Olive Branch.
“It will have many readers, and almost as many admirers.”
—N. Y. Times.
NAPIER'S PENINSULAR WAR.
History of the War in the Peninsula, and in the South of France,
from the Year 1807 to 1814. By W. F. P. Napier, C. B., Col.
43d Reg., &c. Complete in one vol., 8vo., price $3.00.
“We believe the Literature of War has not received a more valuable augmentation
this century than Col. Napier's justly celebrated work. Though a gallant combatant in
the field, he is an impartial historian.”
—Tribune.
“Napier's History, in addition to its superior literary merits and truthful fidelity,
presents strong claims upon the attention of all American citizens; because the author
is a large-souled philanthropist, and an inflexible enemy to ecclesinstical tyranny and
secular despots.”
—Post.
“The excellency of Napier's History results from the writer's happy talent for impetuous,
straight-forward, soul-stirring narrative and picturing forth of characters.
The military manœuvre, march, and fiery onset, the whole whirlwind vicissitudes of
the desperate fight, he describes with dramatic force.”
—Merchants' Magazine.
LYRA, AND OTHER POEMS.
By Alice Carey. In one volume, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cts.
“Whether poetry be defined as the rhythmical creation of beauty, as passion or eloquence
in harmonious numbers, or as thought and feeling manifested by processes of
the imagination. Alice Carey is incontestably and incomparably the first living American
poetess — fresh, indigenous, national — rich beyond precedent in suitable and sensuous imagery—of
the finest and highest qualities of feeling, and such powers of creation as the
Almighty has seen fit to bestow but rarely or in far-separated countries.”
—Bost. Trans.
“The genuine inspiration of poetic feeling,... replete with tenderness and beauty,
earnestness and truthful simplicity, and all the attributes of a powerful imagination and
vivid fancy. We know of no superior to Miss Carey among the female authors of this
country.”
—New York Journal of Commerce.
“Alice Carey's book is full of beautiful thoughts; there is draught after draught of,
pure pleasure for the lover of sweet, tender fancies, and imagery which captivates
while it enforces truth.”
—New York Courier and Inquirer.
“`Lyra and other Poems,' just published by Redfield, attracts everywhere, a remarkable
degree of attention. A dozen of the leading journals, and many eminent critics,
have pronounced the authoress the greatest poetess living.”
—New York Mirror.
LILLIAN, AND OTHER POEMS.
By Winthrop Mackworth Praed. Now first Collected. One
Volume 12mo. Price One Dollar.
“A timely publication is this volume. A more charming companion (in the shape of
a book) can scarcely be found for the summer holydays.”
—New York Tribune.
“They are amusing sketches, gay and sprightly in their character, exhibiting great
facility of composition, and considerable powers of satire.”
—Hartford Courant.
“There is a brilliant play of fancy in `Lillian,' and a moving tenderness in `Josephine,'
for which it would be hard to find equals. We welcome, therefore, this first collected
edition of his works.”
—Albany Express.
“As a writer of vers de societe. he is pronounced to be without an equal among English
authors.”
—Syracuse Daily Journal.
“The author of this volume was one of the most fluent and versatile English poets that
have shone in the literary world within the last century. His versification is astonishingly
easy and airy, and his imagery not less wonderfully graceful and aerial.”
—Albany
State Register.
THE CAVALIERS OF ENGLAND;
Or, the Times of the Revolutions of 1642 and 1688. By Henry
William Herbert. One vol., 12mo., price $1.25.
“They are graphic stories, and in the highest degree attractive to the imagination as
well as instructive, and can not fail to be popular.”
—Commercial.
“These tales are written in the popular author's best style, and give us a vivid and
thrilling idea of the customs and influences of the chivalrous age.”
—Christian Freeman.
“His narrative is always full of great interest; his descriptive powers are of an uncommon
order; the romance of history loses nothing at his hands; he paints with the
power, vigor, and effect of a master.”
—The Times.
“They bring the past days of old England vividly before the reader, and impress upon
the mind with indelible force, the living images of the puritans as well as the cavaliers,
whose earnest character and noble deeds lend such a lively interest to the legends of
the times in which they lived and fought, loved and hated, prayed and revelled.”
—Newark
Daily.
| The knights of England, France, and Scotland | |