“In these days it is quite refreshing to come upon a narrative of
travel and wild adventure like this, which recalls to mind the exploits
of the old voyagers of Spain and England, when half of the
world was undiscovered and the other half unknown. The whole
forms a publication of singular interest and entertainment.”

“The public are indebted to Lea & Blanchard for a number of
valuable editions of valuable works, within a year or two past, got
up in a style reflecting credit on their enterprise, as well as on the
state of the mechanic arts in this country. The latest publication
that we have seen of this character is, the works of Washington
Irving, who, in this country, if not in Europe, stands first on the
list of Belles Lettres writers. This edition of his works is worthy
of the author. It is in two octavo volumes, containing upwards of
five hundred pages each, with double columns, printed in large
clear type, on fine white paper, embellished with an elegant engraving
of Geoffrey Crayon himself, and handsomely bound. It
contains his inimitable History of New York, Sketch Book, Bracebridge
Hall, Tales of a Traveller, Conquest of Granada, and The
Alhambra. This volume is indeed a treasure. Every American
should possess and read the writings of Washington Irving. There
is a purity about them; and while they delight the imagination and
enlighten the understanding, they strengthen and fortify the moral
feelings.”