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ESSAYS, REVIEWS, AND LECTURES.

Emerson.

ESSAYS, BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON,

First Series, in one volume, 12mo. Price, $1. Second Series,
in one volume, 12mo. Price, $1.

It is too late to present any labored analysis of the writings of Emerson, — too
late to set down any eulogy. Whoever loves to deal with first principles, and is not
deterred from grappling with abstract truths, will find in these essays a rare pleasure
in the exercise of his powers. The popular ridicule which was heaped upon
the so-called transcendental literature, at least so far as Emerson is concerned,
has passed away; and these volumes are universally admitted to be among the
most valuable contributions to the world's stock of ideas which our age has furnished.
Every page bears the impress of thought, but it is thought subtilized,
and redolent of poetry. Obscurity there is none, save to the incapable or the
prejudiced, or to those averse to metaphysical speculations.

NATURE; ADDRESSES AND LECTURES,

By R. W. Emerson. In one volume, 12mo. Price, $1.

REPRESENTATIVE MEN,

Seven Lectures, by R. W. Emerson. In one volume, 12mo
Price, $1.

Carlyle.

CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS,

By Thomas Carlyle. In one volume, octavo, with Portrait
Price, in muslin, $1.75.

This vigorous and profound writer has been chiefly known to the public at
large from the caricatures of his style published by those to whom drapery and
ornament are of more consequence than vital force. The faults of Carlyle are
sufficiently obvious; they lie upon the very surface; but for nicety of analysis,
power, and closeness of logic, manliness of utterance, and genuine enthusiasm
for what he deems the good and true no critic is more justly entitled to admiration

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THE LATER ESSAYS OF THOMAS CARLYLE,

(Latter Day Pamphlets.) In one volume, 12mo. Price, in
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Macaulay.

ESSAYS, CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS,

By Thomas Babington Macaulay, author of a History of England.
In one volume, octavo, with Portrait. Price, in muslin,
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Whoever wishes to gain the most extensive acquaintance with English history
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of information, and the pertinency of his illustrations, render his writings as
fascinating to every thinking mind as the most splendid work of fiction. More
scholars and critics of the present day owe their first impulse to self-culture to
Macaulay than to any other writer.

“Undoubtedly the prince of the English essayists.”

Sydney Smith.

THE WORKS OF REV. SYDNEY SMITH,

(Consisting principally of articles contributed to the Edinburgh
Review.) In one volume, octavo, with Portrait. Price, in
muslin, $1.25.

The Edinburgh Review, so long known as the leading Quarterly of Great Britain,
perhaps owed its existence and its reputation more to Sydney Smith than to
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sense and simplicity of his style, no less than his vigorous logic and bristling wit,
have rendered his name known wherever the English language is spoken. The
interest in his writings will outlive the occasions which called them forth, and
they may now be placed among the British classics.

Jeffrey.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,

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In these articles of Jeffrey, the curious reader may see a history of English literature
for the last fifty years. Now that Scott, Campbell, Wordsworth, Byron,
and a few others are immortal beyond cavil or peradventure, with what interest
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their contemporary and reviewer! Aside from his learning, vigor, acuteness,
and general impartiality, Jeffrey will be read for many years to come for his association
with the eminent names which have made the early part of this century
so illustrious.

Wilson.

THE RECREATIONS OF CHRISTOPHER NORTH,

(Contributed to Blackwood's Magazine.) By John Wilson. In
one volume, octavo, with Portrait of “Christopher in his Shooting
Jacket.” Price, in muslin, $1.25.

The fame of Wilson, under his chosen pseudonyme, Christopher North, is universal.
The wonderful vigor, the wit, satire, fun, poetry, and criticism, all
steeped through in his Tory prejudices, with which his contributions to Blackwood
overflowed, commanded the attention of all parties, and have left a deep if
not a permanent impression in the literature of the age. These articles are full
of the author's peculiar traits. Humor and pathos succeed each other like clouds
and sunshine in an April day. The character of the Scottish peasantry in some
of the Recreations, is depicted with as much power as in the author's famous
“Lights and Shadows of Scottish Life.”

Mackintosh.

THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR
JAMES MACKINTOSH,

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This edition contains all the miscellanies of the author, reprinted from the London
edition of his works. The topics are various, from literature to politics. The
Revolution of 1688. it is well known, had engaged much of the author's attention,
and his articles upon that subject are among the most important and valuable in
the language.

Alison.

MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS,

By Archibald Alison, F. R. S., author of a History of Europe
during the French Revolution. In one volume, octavo, with
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articles, mostly upon modern historical, subjects, has apparently given to the world
many of the studies upon which his great work is based. These Essays will be
read with profit by every student of European history.

Talfourd, Stephen.

THE CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS OF
THOMAS NOON TALFOURD.

Author of “Ion,” a Tragedy, &c., with a Portrait, and

THE CRITICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS OF JAMES
STEPHEN,

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The author of “Ion” may surely claim a place among the classic writers of
Britain. The essays here collected, though lacking the force and splendor of
style that belongs to Macaulay, are among the most elegant and attractive in the
language. They refer generally to lighter literary topics, instead of the severe
subjects with which Mackintosh, Alison, or Carlyle choose to grapple.

Mr. Stephen, also, has long been known as among the ablest of the great modern
essayists.

THE MODERN BRITISH ESSAYISTS,

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Prescott.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES.

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MODERN PILGRIMS:

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The idea of this work was suggested to the author by the inimitable “Celestial
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of the pilgrimage of some cultivated and piously disposed people, in which they
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WOLFSDEN. A New England Novel.

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Rural life in New England was never more graphically painted. And such is
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COLOMBA; A Novel founded upon the “Vendetta.”

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A story of Corsica, of intense interest, and wholly free from the prevailing
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BERENICE. An Autobiographical Novel.

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EDITH HALE. A New England Story.

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The conception of character, and the general conduct of the story, would indicate
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THE NEW AGE OF GOLD;

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No description would give an idea of this work without spoiling the interest of
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and in the style, which is singularly animated.

ENGLISH TRAITS.

By Ralph Waldo Emerson. In one volume, 12mo. Price $1.

The many admirers of Mr. Emerson will welcome this long-expected volume.
The work has not grown to a large size by the length of time it has been in
preparation; revision has rather winnowed it. The publishers confidently expect
that this will be the most widely popular of the author's books.

THE EARNEST MAN.

A Sketch of the Character and Labors of ADONIRAM JUDSON,
First Missionary to Burmah. By Mrs. H. C. Conant
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To meet the general demand for a Life of the great Missionary in a more popular
form than that of the elaborate work of President Wayland, this volume has
been prepared with the approval of the family and friends of the lamented subject.

CASTE: A STORY OF REPUBLICAN EQUALITY.

By Sydney A. Story, Jr. In one volume, 12mo. Price $1.25.

The title would lead the reader to infer that it has somewhat to do with the
question of Slavery; and such is the case — its tendencies are powerfully against
the institution. But it is, nevertheless, in the best sense, a Novel, and not merely
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which only genius can impart to ideal creations; and whoever commences the
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CASTE is not a “sectional” book. Its blows fall as much upon Northern as
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intense interest of the story, it will awaken thinking men to a new phase of the
all-absorbing question.

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