June, 1824.

THE FOLLOWING

IMPORTANT WORKS,

WILL BE

PUBLISIIED IN THE COURSE OF THE PRESENT MONTH,

BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, BROWN, AND GREEN,

LONDON.

1.

MEMOIRS of the LIFE of J. P. KEMBLE, Esq. including a History of the Stage from the Time of GARRICK to the present Period. By J. BOADEN. In 2 Vols. 8vo.

2.

MEMOIRS, ANECDOTES, FACTS, and OPINIONS, collected and preserved, by L. M. HAWKINS. In 2 vols. Small Svo.

3.

A TALE of PARAGUAY. By ROBERT SOUTHEY, LL.D. &c.

&c. In 1 Vol. 12mo.

4.

An INTRODUCTION to ENTOMOLOGY; or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects. By WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. & L.S.; and WILLIAM SPENCE, Esq. F.L.S. In 8vo. Illustrated by coloured Plates, and Portraits of the Authors. Vols. III. and IV. to complete the Work.

This Work is intended as a general and Popular History of Insects, and contains an Account of the Injuries they occasion, (" including an Account of those Insects which cause Diseases in the Human Frame, and of those which are noxious to the Farmer and Agriculturist,") the benefits derived from them, the metamorphoses they undergo, their affection for their young, their various kinds of food, and the means by which they procure it, a description of their habitations, &c.

5. By

DECISION. A TALE. BY MRS. HOFLAND, Author of Inte

grity, Patience, &c. In 1 Volume 12mo.

Frontispiece.

6.

SPECIMENS (selected and translated) of the LYRIC POETRY of the MINESSINGERS, of the Reign of FREDERICK BARBAROSSA and the succeeding Emperors of the SUABIAN DYNASTY; illustrated by similar Specimens of the TROUBADOURS, and other contemporary Lyric Schools of Europe. With historical, critical, and biographical Remarks. One Vol. 8vo.

7.

QUEEN HYNDE. An EPIC POEM.

By

BY JAMES HOGG, Author

of the Queen's Wake, Poetic Mirror, Pilgrims of the Sun, &c. &c. &c. 1 Vol. 8vo.

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Works to be published in the Course of June,

8.

TESTIMONIES to the GENIUS and MEMORY of RICHARD WILSON, R. A.; together with some Account of his Life, and Remarks upon the Style of his Landscapes, and upon Landscape Painting in general. In which are exhibited the Pleasures and Advantages to be derived from the Study of Nature and the Fine Arts. Collected and arranged by T. WRIGHT, Esq. 1 Vol. with Plates.

PUBLISHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.

9.

CONVERSATIONS on GEOGRAPHY and ASTRONOMY,

illustrated with Plates, Wood Cuts, &c. 1 Vol. 12mo.

10.

The PERSONAL NARRATIVE of M. DE HUMBOLDT's Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent. During the Years 1799---1804. Translated by HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS, under the immediate Inspection of the Author. Vol. 6.

11.

The HISTORY, &c. of WELLS CATHEDRAL, No. IV. 12s. Medium 4to.; and 11. Imperial 4to. The Volume will be illustrated by 22 Engravings, by J. LE KEUX, &c. from Drawings by G. CATTERMOLE. To be completed in 4 Ňumbers.

12.

The

PRIVATE MEMOIRS and CONFESSIONS of a JUSTIFIED SINNER. Written by HIMSELF, and found in his Grave 112 Years after his death, with a relation of curious traditionary Facts and other Evidences by the Editor.

13.

A COMPENDIUM of MEDICAL THEORY and PRACTICE,

founded on Dr. Cullen's Nosology, which will be given as a Text Book, and a Translation annexed. To which will be prefixed, a brief Dissertation on the Nature and Objects of Nosology; with a Succinct Account of the Treatment of each Disorder, an Estimate of Modern Improvements in Pathology, and an Enumeration of the best Authors for the Student of Medicine to consult; to the whole will be added, a List of Doses of Medicines, with a few of the best Formulæ, and an Alphabetical Index to Diseases; intended for the Use of Students, and as a Work of general Reference. By D. UWINS, M.D. In 1 Vol. 12mo.

14.

MUSCOLOGIA BRITANNICA; containing the Mosses of Great Britain and Ireland systematically arranged and described; with Plates illustrative of the Character of the Genera and Species. By WILLIAM JACKSON HOOKER, F.R.S. A.S.L. &c. and THOMAS TAYLOR, M.D. M.R.I.A. and F.L.S. &c. In 8vo. with Plates.

15.

An INTRODUCTION to the GEOGRAPHY of the NEW TESTAMENT; principally designed for young Persons, and for the Sunday Employment of Schools. By LANT CARPENTER, LL.D. The 5th Edition, with Corrections and Additions, 12mo.

16.

An ESSAY on the BENEFICIAL DIRECTION of RURAL EXPENDITURE. BY ROBERT A. SLANEY, Esq. 1 Vol. 12mo.

By Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.

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17.

BIBLIOTHECA BRITANNICA; or, a general Index to the

Literature of Great Britain and Ireland, Ancient and Modern, with such foreign Works as have been translated into English, or printed in the British Dominions; including also a copious Selection from the Writings of the most celebrated Authors of all Ages and Nations. By ROBERT WATT, M.D. Part XI. which will complete the Work. Price 11. 1s.

18.

An ENCYCLOPÆDIA of AGRICULTURE; or the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Improvement, and Management, of Landed Property; and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, including all the latest improvements: a general History of Agriculture in all Countries, and a statistical view of its present state, with suggestions for its future progress in the British Isles. By J. C. Loudon, F.L.S. H.S. &c. Author of the Encyclopedia of Gardening. Illustrated with upwards of 600 Engravings on Wood, by Branston.

19.

HISTORY of ROMAN LITERATURE, from its earliest Period to the Augustan Age. By JOHN DUNLOP, Esq. Author of the History of Fiction. The Second Edition, in 2 Vols. 8vo.

Also may be had, by the same Author,

The HISTORY of FICTION. Three Volumes, Post Octavo. 21. 2s. Boards.

20.

CHRONOLOGICAL and HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS of the ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE of GREAT BRITAIN. To consist of Eighty Prints, with ample Letter-press. It will be published in Ten Numbers, Nine of which have already appeared, at 12s. per Number, Medium 4to.; and 11. Imperial 4to.

The Volume will be completed this Season.

21.

A SYSTEM of UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY. By M. MALTE BRUN, Editor of the Annales des Voyages, &c. Price 7s. 6d. Part IX.

The Work is to be completed in fourteen Parts, forming seven 8vo. Volumes.

"M. Malte Brun is probably known to most of our readers as the Author of a Systematic Work on Geography; he is besides the Editor of Nouvelles Annales des Voyages; the first is as much superior to the compilations of our Guthries and Pinkertons, as the other is to the garbled productions of our Truslers and Mavors.”—Quarterly Review, No. 52.

22.

ELEMENTS of ALGEBRA; compiled from GARNIER'S French

Translation of LEONARD EULER, and arranged so as to form a complete System of Elementary Instruction in the First Part of Algebra. To which are added, Solutions of several Miscellaneous Problems, with Questions and Examples for the Practice of the Student. By CHARLES TAYLOR, Downing College, Cambridge. Ï Vol. 8vo.

23.

An APPENDIX to the PHARMACOPÆIA LONDINENSIS, comprising a Concise History of the Materia Medica, as well as of the preparations contained therein, with a brief notice of their Doses, Virtues, and Uses. By R. MAUGHAM, Author of the Pupil's Pharmacopæia, printed uniform with the small edition of the Pharmacopæia Londinensis. Nearly ready.

24.

GIBBON'S HISTORY of the DECLINE and FALL of the ROMAN EMPIRE, adapted for Families and Young Persons, by the Omission of objectionable Passages. BY THOMAS BOWDLER, Esq. F.R.S. &c. Editor of the Family Shakspeare, &c. &c.

25.

The LIFE of the RIGHT HON. R. B. SHERIDAN. THOMAS MOORE, Esq. Author of Lalla Rookh, &c

By

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Works to be published in the Course of June.

26.

DOMESTIC DUTIES; or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies, on the Management of their Households, and the Regulation of their Conduct in the various Relations and Duties of Married Life. By Mrs. FRANCES PARKES.

27.

The HISTORY and ANTIQUITIES of EXETER CATHEDRAL. To be illustrated by at least Twenty-two Engravings, from very elaborate Drawings. In Four Numbers. By JOHN BRITTON, F. S. A., &c.

28.

The HISTORY and ANTIQUITIES of BATH ABBEY CHURCH: with Eight Engravings. By J. and H. LE KEUX, from Drawings by MACKENZIE, &c. Imperial 4to. By JOHN BRITTON, F. S. A., &c.

By the same Anthor,

BEAUTIES of WILTSHIRE. Vol. III. with copious Indexes, &c &c. a Map of the County, and Ten Engravings.

29.

The ART of FRENCH COOKERY. By A. B. BEAUVILLIERS,

Restaurateur, Paris.
ERY."

In 1 Vol. 12mo. printed uniformly with the "DOMESTIC COOK

30.

The SISTERS of NARSFIELD, a Tale for Young Women. By

the Author of the "Stories of Old Daniel,” &c. In 2 Vols. 12mo.

31.

The PRINCIPLES of MEDICAL SCIENCE and PRACTICE, deduced from the Phenomena observed in Health and Disease. By HARDWicke Shute, M.D. Physician to the General Infirmary and Lunatic Asylum, Gloucester. In 1 Vol. 8vo.

32.

A TREATISE on the STEAM ENGINE; Historical, Practical, and Descriptive. By JOHN FAREY, Jun. Engineer. One Vol. 4to. with Illustrative Plates and Cuts.

33.

A GUIDE to the SCENERY and CURIOSITIES of DERBYSHIRE. By E. RHODES, with Itineraries, and a General Map. In 1 Vol. 8vo.

34.

FIVE YEARS RESIDENCE in the CANADAS: Including a TOUR through the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, in 1823. By F. A. TALBOT, Esq. of the Talbot Settlement, Upper Canada. In 2 Vols. 8vo. Price 21s. in Boards.

35.

of

The EMIGRANT'S NOTE BOOK, with Recollections Upper and Lower Canada during the late War. By LIEUT. MORGAN, H. P. late 2d Battalion, R. M. In 1 vol. 8vo. With a Map.

36.

A VOYAGE to COCHIN CHINA. By JOHN WHITE, Lieut.

in the United States Navy.

37.

PEAK SCENERY, or the DERBYSHIRE TOURIST. Second Edition; containing a revision of the 4to. Edition; with a preliminary chapter; a Series of Road Sketches, for the use of Travellers; and a Map of the County, with the routes of the different excursions. By E. RHODES, Esq. 1 Vol. 8vo.