POPULAR NOVELS BY MRS. GORE, TO BE HAD AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. PROGRESS AND PREJUDICE. 3 VOLS. "This entertaining and particularly clever novel is compounded with admirable tact. Progress and Prejudice' is not a novel to be analyzed, but to be praised, and that emphatically, as a piece of unexceptionable light reading."-Examiner. "This story will interest all classes of readers, and add not a little to the reputation which Mrs. Gore enjoys as one of the most popular of our novelists."-Morning Post. "The latter half of the title of this novel, from the talented pen of Mrs. Gore, represents the outgoing generation, full of the prejudice of class and the pride of caste. The former half is illustrated by the youthful descendants of those starched progenitors who make love and marry without any reference to Burke's Peerage and the Court Guide. The clashing of these two principles-the obstructiveness of the former vainly setting itself against the active ingenuity of the latter-furnishes the author with materials for a great variety of interesting situations. In the working out of the details of her plot, and in the delineation of her characters, Mrs. Gore has, in this new production of her fertile imagination, displayed her usual tact and delicacy of touch. The numerous admirers of her writings will recognize in this work an additional title to their favour, while among youthful readers, the exquisite treatment of the tender passion will insure to the fair author a fresh accession of well-earned popularity."-John Bull. THE DEAN'S DAUGHTER; OR, THE DAYS WE LIVE IN. 3 VOLS. "The Dean's Daughter' is a creation of singular delicacy and charm. Round her are grouped with admirable arrangement the accessory characters requisite to work out an exciting tale of the days we live in-all the personages wearing, in sooth, a most vivid aspect of living and bustling actuality. As usual with whatever is traced by the pen of Mrs. Gore, the sparkling diamond-dust of subtle sarcasm, ingenious allusion, or brilliant irony, is sprinkled over every line."-Globe. "The novel reader who intrusts a few hours of his leisure to Mrs. Gore, makes a safe venture. He is sure to be pleased. A brilliant style, an intimate acquaintance with the mode of life of the classes she describes, a dashing flow of dialogue, with a skilful juxtaposition of incidents, make three volumes from this authoress's pen a luxurious treat for a literary sybarite. The 'Dean's Daughter' abounds in all those beauties which have hitherto distinguished Mrs. Gore's novels, and is equal, if not superior, to them in many other respects. The management of the incidents of the story is as clever as ever. The style is as brilliant, the satire as keen, and the conversation as flowing as in the best of her works."-Daily News. HURST AND BLACKETT, PUBLISHERS, SUCCESSORS TO HENRY COLBURN, 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. 13, GREAT MARLBOROUGH ST., LONDON. JANUARY 1855. NEW AND INTERESTING WORKS PUBLISHED BY MESSRS. HURST AND BLACKETT, SUCCESSORS TO MR. COLBURN. 2 HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS. THE MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES; LATE CANON RESIDENTIARY OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL, RECTOR OF BREMHILL, &c. By JOHN BOWLES, D.D., ASSISTED BY ALARIC A. WATTS. 3 vols. post 8vo. with Portrait, &c. (In the press.) Among the Correspondents of the Poet of Bremhill, including many of the most distinguished persons of his time, may be enumerated the following:Byron-Wordsworth-Southey-Coleridge-Moore-Campbell—R. B. Sheridan -Crabbe-Rogers-Milman - Warton - Heber - James Montgomery - The Marquess of Lansdowne-Lord and Lady Holland-Lord Brougham-Sir G. and Lady Beaumont-Sir T. N. Talfourd-Dr. Parr-Archdeacon Cox-Archdeacon Nares-Sir H. Davy-Dugald Stewart-Sir R. Colt Hoare-James Dallaway-Joseph Jekyl-W. Sotheby-W. Giffard-J. G. Lockhart-Professor Wilson-W. Roscoe-W. S. Landor-Madame de Stael-Joanna Baillie-Mrs. Opie-Mrs. Southey, &c. &c. LORD GEORGE BENTINCK: A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY. By the RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI, M.P. Fifth and cheaper Edition, Revised. Post 8vo. 10s. 6d. "This biography cannot fail to attract the deep attention of the public. We are bound to say, that as a political biography we have rarely, if ever, met with a book more dexterously handled, or more replete with interest. The history of the famous session of 1846, as written by Disraeli in that brilliant and pointed style of which he is so consummate a master, is deeply interesting. He has traced this memorable struggle with a vivacity and power unequalled as yet in any narrative of Parliamentary proceedings.”—Blackwood's Mag. "Mr. Disraeli's tribute to the memory of his departed friend is as graceful and as touching as it is accurate and impartial. No one of Lord George Bentinck's colleagues could have been selected, who, from his high literary attainments, his personal intimacy, and party associations, would have done such complete justice to the memory of a friend and Parliamentary associate. Mr. Disraeli has here presented us with the very type and embodiment of what history should be. His sketch of the condition of parties is seasoned with some of those piquant personal episodes of party manœuvres and private intrigues, in the author's happiest and most captivating vein, which convert the dry details of politics into a sparkling and agreeable narrative.”—Morning Herald. LORD PALMERSTON'S OPINIONS AND POLICY; AS MINISTER, DIPLOMATIST, AND STATESMAN, during more than Forty Years of Public Life. 1 vol. 8vo with Portrait, 12s. "This work ought to have a place in every political library. It gives a complete view of the sentiments and opinions by which the policy of Lord Palmerston has been dictated as a diplomatist and statesman."-Chronicle. "This is a remarkable and seasonable publication; but it is something more-it is a valuable addition to the historical treasures of our country during more than forty of the most memorable years of our annals. We earnestly recommend the volume to general perusal."--Standard. HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 3 MEMOIRS OF THE COURTS AND CABINETS OF GEORGE THE THIRD, FROM ORIGINAL FAMILY DOCUMENTS. By the DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS, K.G., &c. Second Edition, Revised. 2 vols. 8vo., with Portraits. 30s. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "These volumes contain much valuable matter. The letters which George, first Marquis of Buckingham, laid by as worthy of preservation have some claim to see the light, for he held more than one office in the State, and consequently kept up a communication with a great number of historical personages. He himself was twice Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, first, under Lord Rockingham, and secondly, under Pitt; his most constant correspondents were his two brothers, William and Thomas Grenville, both of whom spent the chief part of their lives in official employments, and of whom the former is sufficiently known to fame as Lord Grenville. The staple of the book is made up of these family documents, but there are also to be found interspersed with the Grenville narrative, letters from every man of note, dating from the death of the elder Pitt to the end of the century. There are three periods upon which they shed a good deal of light. The formation of the Coalition Ministry in 1783 the illness of the King in 1788, and the first war with Republican France. Lord Grenville's letters to his brother afford a good deal of information on the machinations of the Prince's party, and the conduct of the Prince and the Duke of York during the King's illness."The Times. "A very remarkable and valuable publication. The Duke of Buckingham has himself undertaken the task of forming a history from the papers of his grandfather and greatuncle, the Earl Temple (first Marquis of Buckingham), and Lord Grenville, of the days of the second Wm. Pitt. The letters which are given to the public in these volumes, extend over an interval commencing with 1782, and ending with 1800. In that interval, events occurred which can never lose their interest as incidents in the history of England. The Coalition Ministry and its dismissal by the King-the resistance of the Sovereign and Pitt to the efforts of the discarded ministers to force themselves again into office-the great constitutional question of the Regency which arose upon the King's disastrous malady-the contest upon that question between the heir apparent and the ministers of the Crown-the breaking out of the French Revolution, and the consequent entrance of England upon the great European war,-these, with the Union with Ireland, are political movements every detail of which possesses the deepest interest. In these volumes, details, then guarded with the most anxious care from all eyes but those of the privileged few, are now for the first time given to the public. The most secret history of many of the transactions is laid bare. It is not possible to conceive contemporary history more completely exemplified. From such materials it was not possible to form a work that would not possess the very highest interest. The Duke of Buckingham has, however, moulded his materials with no ordinary ability and skill. The connecting narrative is written both with judgment and vigour-not unfrequently in a style which comes up to the highest order of historical composition-especially in some of the sketches of personal character. There is scarcely a single individual of celebrity throughout the period from 1782 to 1800 who is not introduced into these pages; amongst others, besides the King and the various members of the royal family, are Rockingham, Shelburne, North, Thurlow, Loughborough, Fox, Pitt, Sheridan, Burke, Portland, Sydney, Fitzwilliam, Tierney, Buckingham, Grenville, Grey, Malmesbury, Wilberforce, Burdett, Fitzgibbon, Grattan, Flood, Cornwallis, the Beresfords, the Ponsonbys, the Wellesleys, &c." -Morning Herald. "These memoirs are among the most valuable materials for history that have recently been brought to light out of the archives of any of our great families."-Examiner. "These volumes are a treasure for the politician, and a mine of wealth for the historian." Britannia. 4 HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS. MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF MAJOR GENERAL SIR W. NOTT, G.C.B., COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF CANDAHAR AND ENVOY AT THE COURT OF LUCKNOW. EDITED BY J. H. STOCQUELER, Esq., at the request of the Daughters of the late General, from Private Papers and Official Documents in their possession. 2 vols. 8vo., with Portrait. 28s. bound. "One of the most valuable and interesting books that can ever claim a permanent place in a British library."-Standard. "These highly interesting volumes give a valuable contribution to the history of India and an admirable portrait of a most distinguished officer."—John Bull. "These Memoirs with the Correspondence included in them will do that justice to the part played by Sir W. Nott in the Affghan war, which it is undeniable preceding works have failed to do."-Athenæum. "These memoirs of General Nott, whom the editor very justly describes as a 'model officer,' have been given to the world at the instigation of the hero's surviving daughters. A more graceful tribute of dutiful affection to the memory of a departed parent it would be difficult to name. It is at once a graphic picture of the soldier's career, and a noble monument of his fame. The work issues from the press at a very fortunate moment. The life of an officer who followed in the footsteps of Wellington, making the Despatches of that illustrious warrior his continual study, will be welcomed by many an aspirant for military renown at this exciting crisis. The volumes form a valuable contribution to the biographical stores of the age. To the young soldier, in particular, they will form a most valuable guide, worthy to be placed by the side of the Despatches of the great Duke of Wellington.”—Messenger. "When the late General Nott died, the Quarterly Review' expressed a hope that some means would be taken for giving publicity to his private letters and official correspondence, because they so completely illustrated his high and chivalrous character, while a memoir of his life would hold out so admirable a lesson to British statesmen, and so good an example to young officers. We are happy, therefore, to find that, under the able editorship of Mr. Stocqueler, the whole of the most valuable portion of the general's correspondence has just been published in two handsome volumes, which comprise also a most interesting memoir of the gallant hero of Candahar, giving a complete account of the stirring campaign in Affghanistan, and throwing much light upon many important points hitherto left in obscurity. The work will be eagerly welcomed by all-more particularly by military readers and those interested in our Indian dominions."-Globe. 1 "A biography of a first-rate soldier, and a highly honourable man. The book will often be appealed to as a standard authority. A valuable and most authentic addition is here furnished to the true history of transactions which will ever hold a prominent place in the annals of our Indian rule."-Dublin University Mag. "We know not a book after the Wellington Despatches, more deserving of the study of a young officer. It might be made one of the standard manuals of military education.”Literary Gazette. "This book is one of the most interesting records of military life that we possess, and a genuine memorial of one who has achieved a right to be reckoned among England's greatest men."-Daily News. NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE AT NEPAUL. BY CAPTAIN THOMAS SMITH, late ASSISTANT POLITICAL-RESIDENT AT "No man could be better qualified to describe Nepaul than Captain Smith; and his concise, but clear and graphic account of its history, its natural productions, its laws and customs, and the character of its warlike inhabitants, is very agreeable and instructive reading. A separate chapter, not the least entertaining in the book, is devoted to anecdotes of the Nepaulese mission, of whom, and of their visit to Europe, many remarkable stories are told."-Post. |