HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

FAMILY ROMANCE;

2 V.,

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21s.

OR, DOMESTIC ANNALS OF THE ARISTOCRACY. BY J. B. BURKE, ESQ., Author of "The Peerage," &c. Among the many other interesting legends and romantic family histories comprised in these volumes, will be found the following:-The wonderful narrative of Maria Stella, Lady Newborough, who claimed on such strong evidence to be a Princess of the House of Orleans, and disputed the identity of Louis PhilippeThe story of the humble marriage of the beautiful Countess of Strathmore, and the sufferings and fate of her only child-The Leaders of Fashion, from Gramont to D'Orsay-The rise of the celebrated Baron Ward, now Prime Minister at Parma-The curious claim to the Earldom of Crawford-The Strange Vicissitudes of our Great Families, replete with the most romantic details-The story of the Kirkpatricks of Closeburn (the ancestors of the French Empress), and the remarkable tradition associated with them-The Legend of the Lambtons-The verification in our own time of the famous prediction as to the Earls of MarLady Ogilvy's escape-The Beresford and Wynyard ghost stories, correctly told&c., &c.

"It were impossible to praise too highly as a work of amusement these two most interesting volumes, whether we should have regard to its excellent plan or its not less excellent execution. The volumes are just what ought to be found on every drawing-room table. Here you have nearly fifty captivating romances, with the pith of all their interest preserved in undiminished poignancy, and any one may be read in half an hour. It is not the least of their merits that the romances are founded on fact-or what, at least, has been handed down for truth by long tradition-and the romance of reality far exceeds the romance of fiction. Each story is told in the clear, unaffected style with which the author's former works have made the public familiar, while they afford evidence of the value, even to a work of amusement, of that historical and genealogical learning that may justly be expected of the author of 'The Peerage.' The aristocracy and gentry owe, indeed, a great debt to Mr. Burke as their family historian."Standard.

"The very reading for sea-side or fire-side in our hours of idleness."—Athe

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SPAIN

AS IT IS.

BY G. A. HOSKINS, ESQ.

2 vols. 21s.

"To the tourist this work will prove invaluable. It is the most complete and interesting portraiture of Spain that has ever come under our notice.”—John Bull.

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE:

A TREATISE ON SHIP-BUILDING, AND THE RIG OF CLIPPERS,

WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR A NEW METHOD OF LAYING DOWN VESSELS.

BY LORD ROBERT MONTAGU, A.M.

Second Edition, with 54 Diagrams. 6s.

"Lord Montagu's work will be equally valuable to the ship-builder and the ship-owner-to the mariner and the commander of yachts."-U. S. Magazine.

20 HURST AND BLACKETT'S NEW PUBLICATIONS.

SAM SLICK'S WISE SAWS
AND MODERN INSTANCES;

OR, WHAT HE SAID, DID, OR INVENTED.

Second Edition. 2 vols. post 8vo. 21s.

“We do not fear to predict that these delightful volumes will be the most popular, as, beyond doubt, they are the best of all Judge Haliburton's admirable works. The Wise Saws and Modern Instances' evince powers of imagination and expression far beyond what even his former publications could lead any one to ascribe to the author. We have, it is true, long been familiar with his quaint humour and racy narrative, but the volumes before us take a loftier range, and are so rich in fun and good sense, that to offer an extract as a sample would be an injustice to author and reader. It is one of the pleasantest books we ever read, and we earnestly recommend it.”—Standard.

"Let Sam Slick go a mackarel fishing, or to court in England-let him venture alone among a tribe of the sauciest single women that ever banded themselves together in electric chain to turn tables or to mystify man-our hero always manages to come off with flying colours-to beat every craftsman in the cunning of his own calling-to get at the heart of every maid's and matron's secret. The book before us will be read and laughed over. Its quaint and racy dialect will please some readers-its abundance of yarns will amuse others. There is something in the volumes to suit readers of every humour."-Athenæum.

"The humour of Sam Slick is inexhaustible. He is ever and everywhere a welcome visitor; smiles greet his approach, and wit and wisdom hang upon his tongue. The present is altogether a most edifying production, remarkable alike for its racy humour, its sound philosophy, the felicity of its illustrations, and the delicacy of its satire. Whether he is making love to Sophy, or chatting with the President about English men and manners, or telling ghost stories, or indulging in day-dreams, or sketching the characters of Yankee skippers, or poaching in our fisheries, or enticing a British man-of-war on to a sand-bar, he is equally delightful; charming us by the graphic vivacity and picturesque quaintness of his descriptions, and, above all, by his straightforward honesty and truth. We promise our readers a great treat from the perusal of these Wise Saws and Modern Instances,' which contain a world of practical wisdom, and a treasury of the richest fun.”Morning Post.

"As a work embodying the cynicism of Rochefoucault, with the acuteness of Pascal, and the experience of Theophrastus or La Bruyère, it may be said that, except Don Quixote, the present work has no rival.”—Observer.

TRAITS OF AMERICAN HUMOUR.

EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAM SLICK." 3 vols. 31s. 6d. "We have seldom met with a work more rich in fun or more generally delightful."-Standard.

"No man has done more than the facetious Judge Haliburton, through the mouth of the inimitable 'Sam,' to make the old parent country recognise and appreciate her queer transatlantic progeny. His present collection of comic stories and laughable traits is a budget of fun full of rich specimens of American humour."- Globe.

WORKS OF FICTION.

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THE

ROSES.

BY THE AUTHOR OF

"THE HISTORY OF A FLIRT," &c. 3 vols.

"The author of The Flirt' is ever welcome as a writer. The Roses' is a novel which cannot fail to charm."-Observer.

"The Roses' displays, with the polish always attending a later work, all the talent which appeared in 'The Flirt,' and 'The Manoeuvring Mother.' It is a book which no one would lay down unfinished."-Standard.

"In this charming novel the author has brought out the female character in three well-chosen contrasts. The whole tale is a history of sweet and tender hearts to which the reader cannot refuse his sympathy."-John Bull.

ELECTRA: A STORY OF MODERN TIMES.

BY THE AUTHOR OF

"ROCKINGHAM."

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY LORD GERALD FITZGERALD.

SECOND EDITION. 3 v.

FROM THE TIMES." The author of 'Rockingham' holds always a vigorous pen. It is impossible to deny him the happy faculty of telling a pleasing story with ability and power. His characters are the flesh and blood we meet in our daily walks; their language is natural, appropriate, and to the purpose. We are bound to extend our highest praise to the skill with which the several characters in Electra' are pourtrayed, and with which the interest of the story is sustained to the very last chapter. Lady Glenarlowe and her daughter, Lord Glenarlowe and Electra, are all finely-drawn pictures, and are full of touches by a master hand. We know not when we have seen more exquisite painting than in the character of Electra, or more convincing evidence of the knowledge of human nature, in its subtlest as well as most prominent features, than is revealed in the widely-distinct characters of Lady Glenarlowe and her stepson."

AILIEFORD: A FAMILY HISTORY.

BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN DRAYTON." 3 v.

"A work abounding in fascination of an irresistible kind."-Observer. "A delightful tale-full of affecting incident."-Standard.

"A most charming and absorbing story."-Critic.

"The book throughout excites the interest of reality."-Spectator.

"Ailieford' is the biography of the clever writer of John Drayton.' It is a deeply interesting tale."-Britannia.

CHARLES AUCHESTER.

DEDICATED TO THE RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI. 3 vols.

"The author has originality and a strong imagination."-Times.

"Music has never had so glowing an advocate as the author of these volumes. There is an amazing deal of ability displayed in them.”—Herald.

"The life of an enthusiast in music, by himself. The work is full of talent. The sketches of the masters and artists are life-like. In Seraphael all will recognize Mendelssohn, and in Miss Benette, Miss Lawrence, and Anastase, Berlioz, Jenny Lind, and another well-known to artist life, will be easily detected. To every one who cares for music, the volumes will prove a delightful study."— Britannia.

BY THE

SCOTTISH

LIFE.

AUTHOR OF "MARGARET MAITLAND."
SECOND EDITION. 3 vols. post 8vo.

"We prefer Harry Muir' to most of the Scottish novels that have appeared since Galt's domestic stories. This new tale, by the author of Margaret Maitland,' is a real picture of the weakness of man's nature and the depths of woman's kindThe narrative, to repeat our praise, is not one to be entered on or parted from without our regard for its writer being increased."—Athenæum.

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A picture of life, everywhere genuine in feeling, perfect in expression."Examiner.

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"This is incomparably the best of the author's works. In it the brilliant promise afforded by Margaret Maitland' has been fully realised, and now there can be no question that, for graphic pictures of Scottish life, the author is entitled to be ranked second to none among modern writers of fiction."-Caledonian Mercury.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

ADAM GRAEME

OF MOSSGRAY.

SECOND EDITION. 3 vols.

"A story awakening genuine emotions of interest and delight by its admirable pictures of Scottish life and scenery."-Post.

CALEB FIELD.

A TALE OF THE PURITANS.
CHEAPER EDITION. 1 v. 68.

"This beautiful production is every way worthy of its author's reputation in the very first rank of contemporary writers."Standard.

DARIEN; OR, THE MERCHANT PRINCE.

BY ELIOT WARBURTON. Second Edition. 3 vols.

"The scheme for the colonization of Darien by Scotchmen, and the opening of a communication between the East and West across the Isthmus of Panama, furnishes the foundation of this story, which is in all respects worthy of the high reputation which the author of the 'Crescent and the Cross' had already made for himself. The early history of the Merchant Prince introduces the reader to the condition of Spain under the Inquisition; the portraitures of Scottish life which occupy a prominent place in the narrative, are full of spirit; the scenes in America exhibit the state of the natives of the new world at that period; the daring deeds of the Buccaneers supply a most romantic element in the story; and an additional interest is infused into it by the introduction of various celebrated characters of the period, such as Law, the French financier, and Paterson, the founder of the Bank of England. All these varied ingredients are treated with that brilliancy of style and powerful descriptive talent, by which the pen of Eliot Warburton was so eminently distinguished."-John Bull.

THE FIRST LIEUTENANT'S STORY.

BY LADY CATHARINE LONG. 3 vols.

"As a tracing of the workings of human passion and principle, the book is full of exquisite beauty, delicacy, and tenderness."-Daily News.