Handbook of Familiar Quotations,

FROM ENGLISH AUTHORS.

A New Edition. With an Index. Fcp. 8vo.

58.

"This very useful little manual was originally intended for the amusement of a family circle, without any idea of publication, but the author was induced to give it to the world on finding that many well-read persons were at a loss to name the source from which An apology, however, is scarcely necessary for the apthey had stolen their thunder. pearance of a work, the usefulness of which none, we apprehend, will be prepared to question. The quotations are collected with taste and judgment, and an alphabetical Concordance is annexed by which the reader can at once refer to the passage he requires. No library will be complete without the volume."-Morning Post,

A Popular History of Greece.

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE ROMAN CONQUEST, WITH SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE AND ART

FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS.

By William Smith, LL.D.,

Classical Examiner in the University of London.

With 100 Woodcuts. 12mo. 78. 6d.

"We are very glad to receive with the welcome which it deserves, a History of Greece, by Dr. William Smith, a man eminently fit for the task he has undertaken. This is to give, in the compass of a small octavo volume, a readable, interesting, and authentic History of Greece, of sufficient literary merit to attract the sympathies of youthful students. We think he has accomplished this; by dwelling at some length on the more important events and characters, and dismissing with brevity, or omitting altogether, unimportant transactions. Life is thus imparted to the narrative, and subjects which deserve it receive a treatment not altogether (as in most summaries) disproportionate to their importance. There are separate chapters, and very good ones, upon the language and literature of Greece, full of information and sound criticism."-Guardian.

"Dr. Smith shows himself to be not only thoroughly acquainted with his subject, but, what is a much rarer merit, possessed of that practical skill which is indispensable to the production of a good school-book. The logical skill manifested in the arrangement of this book is only equalled by the happy tact with which the attention is kept alive, now by an apt and striking quotation from some ancient or modern poet; now by a characteristic anecdote, or by a just and appropriate reflection, in which the sound judgment and the enlightened views of the author are unequivocally displayed. And here we may mention that the style adopted by Dr. Smith is just what such a work requires-simple, easy, and idiomatical, yet perfectly accurate, and in good taste throughout.-Journal of English Education.

"Several excellent school histories of Greece have been of late years published, but we have no hesitation in pronouncing this far the best. In its plan it is more comprehensive than any other, special chapters being devoted to the history of Greek literature and art. In the narrative of historical events Dr. Smith has had the advantage of consulting the latest works, among which that of Mr. Grote is pre-eminent. In the account of Greek literature the work of Colonel Mure has been of great assistance. Dr. Smith's name, as a learned and accomplished scholar, is sufficient guarantee for the research and accuracy."-Literary Gazette.

MR. MURRAY'S LIST OF NEW WORKS.

Handbook for Travellers in Greece.

THE IONIAN ISLANDS, ALBANIA, THESSALY, AND MACEDONIA.

Maps and Plans. Post 8vo.

"The American or Englishman who shall desire to moralise upon the sites of old Greek cities may now go properly equipped with a 'Murray's Handbook.' The volume of that series just issued is devoted to the classic and historic ground of Greece and the Ionian Islands, and the next will be upon Turkey. The Greek Handbook is crammed with practical information, is most interesting even apart from its practical uses, and appears to include a most ably compiled tourist's summary of Greek antiquities."—Examiner.

Handbook for Travellers in Turkey.

CONSTANTINOPLE, ASIA MINOR, ARMENIA, MESOPOTAMIA, &c.

Maps. Post 8vo.

History of Yucatan,

FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE CLOSE OF THE XVIITH CENTURY.

By Charles St. John Fancourt, Esq.,

Recently H.M. Superintendent of the British Settlements, in the Bay of Honduras.

With Map. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

"The public are now very much interested in the country of which Mr. Fancourt supplies us with a history. It embraces the celebrated territories of Mosquito and Honduras, and may become the site of more than one route to the Pacific. The present

work embraces a very important part of the history of Cortez, one of the earliest Europeans who penetrated into and across the country. It depicts the exertions, the trials, and the sufferings of the conquistadors, and is an excellent pendant to Robertson and Prescott."-Economist.

Sunlight through the Mist;

OR, PRACTICAL LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE LIVES OF GOOD MEN,

INTENDED AS A SUNDAY BOOK FOR HER CHILDREN.

By a Lady.

With Woodcuts. 16mo. 33. 6d.

"The life of Luther, told in a simple manner by a lady to her children and a nephew. The framework not only produces pauses in the story, but gives rise to relief by the introduction of little incidents. It is primarily intended for Sunday reading."--Spectator.

The German, Dutch, Spanish, and
French Schools of Painting.

TRANSLATED, IN PART, FROM KUGLER'S HANDBOOK.

The Ancient Egyptians;

A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THEIR MANNERS AND CUSTOMS.

CONDENSED FROM HIS LARGER WORK, WITH SOME NEW MATTER.

By Sir J. G. Wilkinson.

Illustrated with 500 Woodcuts. 2 Vols. Post 8vo. 12s.

"If this were only an abridgment of Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson's larger work it would be an invaluable boon to a very large class of readers; but it is more than this. The author has added other matter in consequence of having revisited Egypt, and later discoveries having been made since the year 1836, when the original work appeared. Several new woodcuts have been added; and as an index is more useful than a mere list of contents, a very copious one will be found containing all the most important references. Considering the great importance of a knowledge of Egypt to the illustration of the Scriptures, we beg to thank both Sir J. G. Wilkinson and Mr. Murray, on behalf of the great body of Biblical students, for this fine collection of archæological knowledge and art."-Journal of Sacred Literature.

"In his previous work on the Ancient Egyptians, Sir Gardner Wilkinson gave a most complete account of the manners and customs of that remarkable people. It immediately became a standard book, indispensable to the scholar who felt an interest in the Egyptians and Israelites, or Greeks and Romans, since it brought before him not only the life of those who anciently inhabited Egypt, but also illustrated the Bible, and the writings of classical authors. Through several years it has retained its position. Yet its great cost and large size have prevented many a student from purchasing it, and many an ordinary reader from undertaking its perusal, so that it has been long wished that its author, the only fit person, should put the most important part of its contents into a popular form. This he has now done, and in the best possible manner."-Literary Gazette.

Leaves from my Journal,

DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1851.

By Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.

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The Progress and Present Position of

Russia in the East.

AN HISTORICAL SUMMARY.

Third Edition. With Map by Arrowsmith of the Encroachments. 8vo. 68. 6d.

"The ambition of Russia is an old story. Seventeen years ago the author of the above volume undertook to describe the stealthy advances she was making towards Constantinople, Khiva, and India, and to warn the nations of Western Europe against possible consequences. Two editions of the book were demanded in 1836 and 1838. A third is now issued in consequence of recent events, and a supplemental chapter is added, working up to the latest dates the facts and arguments."—The Press.

The Designs of Russia.

By Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P.

Second Edition. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

The Turkish Question.

SPEECHES DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

By Austen H. Layard, M.P.

8vo. 18.

Religious Liberty in Turkey.

A SPEECH DELIVERED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH, ON THE MANIFESTO OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.

By Lord Shaftesbury.

Second Edition. 8vo. 18.

Essays on Agriculture.

CONTAINING CATTLE AND SHEEP-DRAINAGE-ANCIENT AGRICULTURAL

LITERATURE-HIGH FARMING.

By the late Thomas Gisborne, M.P.,

Of Yoxall Lodge, Staffordshire.

Third Edition. Post 8vo. 53.

Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A.,

WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES.

By Mrs. Bray.

With Portrait and Illustrations. Fcp. 4to. 21s.

"Stothard holds a place of his own amongst Royal Academicians and painters at large. His was a fine mind condescending to things of low estate. Flaxman honoured his genius, yet it was a genius that busied itself often with the smallest labours, and deemed nothing too humble for the lofty purposes of art. There was no limit to the resources and achievements of his luxuriant and creative pencil. At his death ten thousand different designs remained to testify to the facility of his invention, and to the extraordinary extent of his range. It is difficult to say what subject he did not illustrate in the course of his labours. In the well-ordered print-room of the British Museum the student may pass an apprenticeship in the profitable study of his designs. Amidst that countless variety, there is not a drawing which is not stamped with originality and graced with the touch of elegance and refinement; and certainly a more amusing employment could not be found than a visit to the scenes to which this singular, but devoted artist, stooped to select his subjects.

"This brief notice of the works of a man who, to the most gentle of all spirits, and to the most childlike simplicity, added a vigour of understanding that has seldom been surpassed, has been extorted from us by the appearance of a volume which is certainly among the most charming of recent publications. The illustrations, drawn with great care, are printed in a perfectly new style-in sepia-which gives them the effect of drawings. It is difficult at times to escape the conviction that the pencil of Stothard himself has been employed to adorn the volume."-Times.

A Second Series of Deeds of Naval

Daring;

BEING ANECDOTES OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

By Edward Giffard, Esq.

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Memoirs and Correspondence of Francis Horner.

By Leonard Horner, Esq.

Second Edition, with additions. Portraits. 2 Vols. 8vo. 30s.

"In this new and greatly-enlarged edition of the Memoirs and Correspondence of the late Francis Horner,' a further obligation has been conferred on society by his surviving brother. It is now ten years since the original edition appeared, and we know not any work of its class which during that interval can have contributed more powerfully to raise the tone, and to give a fitting direction and elevation to the thoughts and pursuits of young Englishmen devoting themselves to public life."-Examiner.