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THE FAMILY HISTORY OF ENGLAND.
By the Rev. GEORGE R. GLEIG, M.A.;
With an extensive Series of PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS.

Price 78.,

A HISTORY OF LONDON,

From its Foundation by the Romans to the Accession of Queen Victoria ; with some Account of the Progress of its Institutions, and Sketches of the Manners and Customs of the People, from the early Ages. By CHARLES MACKAY.

Price 4s. 6d.,

READINGS IN ENGLISH PROSE LITERATURE; Containing choice Specimens of the Works of the best English Writers, From LORD BACON to the Present Time.

With ESSAYS on the PROGRESS of ENGLISH LITERATURE.

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READINGS IN POETRY;

A Selection from the Works of the best English Poets, from SPENSER to the present times; with Specimens of the American Poets; Notices of the Writers; and Explanatory Notes.

Price 4s. 6d.,

READINGS IN BIOGRAPHY;

A Selection of the LIVES of EMINENT MEN of all NATIONS.

With many Engravings, price 5s.,
READINGS IN SCIENCE;

Being familiar EXPLANATIONS of some of the most interesting
Appearances and Principles in NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.

Price 7s.,

UNIVERSAL MYTHOLOGY;

An Account of the most important Mythological Systems, and an Inquiry into their Origin and Connexion; with Considerations on the KORAN and the TALMUD.

By the Rev. HENRY CHRISTMAS St John's Coll. Cambridge.

OF JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.

Two Volumes, with Engravings, price 7s.,

A FAMILIAR HISTORY OF BIRDS;
Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts.

By the Right Rev. E. STANLEY, D.D., Lord Bishop of Norwich,
President of the Linnæan Society.

With Engravings, price 3s. 6d.,
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS

Considered with reference to Civilization and the Arts.
By MARY ROBERTS.

Also, by the same Author, with Engravings, price 3s. 6d.,
WILD ANIMALS;

Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts; with Incidental Notices of the Regions they inhabit.

Price 2s. 6d.,

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN;

Or, Popular Illustrations of the Structure and Functions of the Human Body,

Edited by T. C. GIRTIN.

"I am fearfully and wonderfully made !"

With Eugravings, price 2s. 6d.,
MINERALS AND METALS;

Their Natural History and Uses in the Arts; with incidental Accounts of
MINES and MINING.

With numerous Engravings, price 2s.,

THE BOOK OF TREES;

Describing the principal Timber Trees, and the larger species of Palms.

Price 1s. 6d. each; all with numerous Engravings,

The BOOK of ANIMALS.

The BOOK of BIRDS.

The BOOK of FISHES.

The BOOK of REPTILES.

The BOOK of SHELLS.

Small Octavo, price 3s, with Engravings,

THREE WEEKS IN PALESTINE AND LEBANON.

With Engravings, price 5s.

TWO YEARS AT SEA:

Being the Narrative of a Voyage to the Swan River and Van Diemen's Land; thence, through the Torres' Straits, to the Burman Empire; and return by way of India, South America, St. Helena, &c.

By JANE ROBERTS.

With Engravings, price 2s. 6d.,
COOK'S VOYAGES,

With an Account of Pitcairn's Island and the Mutiny of the Bounty.

Price 2s. 6d.,

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

AND HIS DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD.

A New Edition, Enlarged and Improved, and with many Cuts, price 2s., THE ELEMENTS OF BOTANY.

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POPULAR POEMS FOR YOUNG PERSONS.
Selected by ELIZABETH PARKER.

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CONVERSATIONS ON GARDENING

AND NATURAL HISTORY.

By the Author of the Elements of Botany.

OF JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.

With upwards of Two Hundred Engravings, price 7s. 6d., PETER PARLEY'S UNIVERSAL HISTORY, On the Basis of Geography.

With many Cuts, price 3s. 6d.,

THE HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON; Written by THOMAS DAY, for the Use of Young Persons. Modernized and Abridged by ROSINA MARIA ZORNLIN.

Price 1s. each, with Engravings,
PERSIAN FABLES, for Young and Old;

PERSIAN STORIES:

Illustrative of EASTERN MANNERS and CUSTOMS.
By the Rev. H. G. KEENE, M.A.

With Engravings, price 2s. 6d.,

SISTER MARY'S TALES in NATURAL HISTORY.

Price 6d.,

THE OLD AND NEW POOR LAW;

WHO GAINS AND WHO LOSES?

Price 6d.,

A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY GOT.

A A Village Tale, founded on Facts.

By Mrs. F. SULLIVAN, Authoress of the RECOLLECTIONS OF A CHAPERON

MRS. GODWIN'S TALES FOR YOUNG PERSONS

Printed uniformly, and illustrated by Wood-cuts; price 2s. each,

1. COUSIN KATE; or, the Punishment of Pride.

2. BASIL HARLOW; or, Prodigality is not Generosity.

3. ESTHER MORE; or, Truth is Wisdom.

4. LOUISA SEYMOUR; or, Hasty Impressions.

5. ALICIA GREY; or, to be Useful is to be Happy. 6. JOSEPHINE; or, Early Trials.

Price 2s.,

FRENCH POETRY; WITH ENGLISH NOTES.

By the late Professor L. T. VENTOUILLAC.

Price 3s. 61.,

LE BOUQUET LITTERAIRE.

Recueil de Beautés Religieuses et Morales, de divers Auteurs.
Par feu L. T. VENTOUILLAC,

Professeur de Littérature Française au Collège Royale à Londres.

THE FRENCH SCHOOL CLASSICS.

Edited and Abridged, with an especial view to their fitness for Families and Schools,

By MARIN DE LA VOYE,

French Master in the East India College, Addiscombe.

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THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE.

GREAT care and attention are bestowed in adapting this cheap and popular Magazine to all classes of Readers, so that it may with propriety be introduced into Families and Schools, and among Young People in general. Its contents are at once instructive and entertaining; Religious, Moral, and Social, Principles are combined with Useful Information, and a Christian character and tendency is given to Popular Knowledge. Its pages are exten. sively illustrated by Engravings on Wood, which comprise Portraits, Views, remarkable Objects in Antiquity, Science, and Manufactures, the various branches of Natural History, and indeed whatever is curious and interesting in Nature and in Art.

LONDON: JOHN W. PARKER, PUBLISHER, WEST STRAND.

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