THE FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. LXIX, JUST PUBLISHED, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS. EDITED BY THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A., F.S.A., CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE. 糖 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY FREDERICK WILLIAM FAIRHOLT, F.S.A. EACH NUMBER WILL CONSIST OF FIVE SHEETS OF TEXT, POST QUARTO, Interspersed with numerous Woodcuts, and Five Plates of Antiquities, one of which CONTENTS of No. II, published MARCH 1. Harbledown-The Black Prince's Well-Conclusion of the Meeting-Observations OBSOLETE PUNISHMENTS.-The cucking-stool-- Meaning of the word-Different stang. OLD MANSION IN HOUNDS DITCH.-Conservation of monuments recommendedDescription of the mansion--Its history-Anecdotes of the progressive enlargement of the metropolis. HISTORY OF ART IN THE MIDDLE AGES.-Illuminated MSS.-Meaning of the word illumination-Varieties of works illuminated-Division of the subject. 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IN WEEKLY NUMBERS, PRICE THREE HALFPENCE, AND IN MONTHLY PARTS, Consisting of sixty-four large pages, handsomely printed, double columns, price Sevenpence, stitched in a Wrapper, THE EDINBURGH TALES, A Series of Stories and Novelettes, Illustrative of English, Irish, and Scottish Character, Domestic Manners, and Social Duties, by Mrs. JOHNSTONE, Mrs. GORE, MARY HOWITT, and other well-known Writers of Fiction. PART I. published on 31st January, contained, YOUNG MRS. ROBERTS' THREE CHRISTMAS DINNERS.MARY ANNE'S HAIR; a London Love Story.-GOVERNOR FOX. By MRS. JOHNSTONE. PART II. published on 28th February, contained, GOVERNOR FOX.-LITTLE FANNY BETHEL.-FRANKLAND, THE BARRISTER. By MRS. JOHNSTONE. PART III. published on 31st March, contains, FRANKLAND, THE BARRISTER; and THE SABBATH NIGHT'S SUPPER; by MRS. JOHNSTONE. THE COUSINS; a Tale of Edinburgh County; by MRS. FRASER.-THE RENOUNCED TREASURE; TRANSLATED FROM THE SWEDISH OF NICANDER, BY WILLIAM HOWITT. PART IV. to be published on 30th April, will contain, THE RENOUNCED TREASURE; FROM THE SWEDISH, by W. HOWITT. -THE MAID OF HONOUR; by MRS. GORE. THE RANGERS OF CONNAUGHT; by EDWARD QUILLINAN, ESQ.—THE ELVES; from the German of TIECK, by THOMAS CARLYLE. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "We must give a word of hearty and unreserved praise to the Edinburgh Tales, a weekly issue of stories and novelettes, conducted by Mrs. Johnstone. The first monthly part is before us, containing two complete tales by Mrs. Johnstone, and a prefatory sketch of their imaginary narrator. It is amazingly cheap, but that is its least merit. The tales are delightfully told; naturally, cheerfully, with great refinement of feeling, and a skilful variety of manner. The character of "Richard Taylor" has touches Charles Lamb might have given; and the prudent heart of Miss Edgeworth would rejoice in "Young Mrs. Roberts' Three Christmas Dinners." We shall watch the progress of this undertaking with interest. The beginning is of the best promise.”—Examiner. "Why, this is a more exquisite song than the other l' sixty-four 8vo double-columned pages for seven-pence; containing tales, original or selected, and strung together by means of a framework which will give place even to the selected stories, and unity and character to those which are original. The first part of the Edinburgh Tales consists of three stories, "The Experiences of Richard Taylor, Esq.;" an elderly humorist, whose personal prototype might perhaps have been seen about town some years since, and whom leisure, a cool head, and a benevolent heart, make acquainted with the history of many families. The remaining histories are "Young Mrs. Roberts' Three Christmas Dinners," and "Mary Anne's Hair." The first is a clever and rational inculcation of the moral, “Live according to your station, and within your means;" in the course of which middle-class life and character are admirably depicted. The second is a story of woman's devoted love."-Spectator. "Mrs. Johnstone is in every way qualified to conduct a periodical consisting of a variety of tales. Whether we peruse those stories penned by her own hand, or selected by her good taste and discernment, we are sure to be gratified and amused. Fidelity, truth, and a moral purpose, are found in all she writes. We cordially welcome this Serial, and wish it all the success its merits deserve."-Atlas. "Mrs. Johnstone has already most justly established for herself a name of worthy import in our literature, made instructive through the medium of fiction. Her characters are strictly drawn from life; and every act in which they are involved is at once simply and naturally tending to impress a useful lesson of worldly wisdom and judicious conduct. Strong good sense is her prominent quality; and a very clever method of applying its considerations to the circumstances in which people are placed in society, her distinguished talent. In Part I. of the new design before us, we have a very original personage introduced under the name of Richard Taylor, whose "Experiences" connect the reader with two excellent stories, and the beginning of a third; which, whether we regard the mode of telling, or the moral, we very conscientiously recommend to the public. They are genuine, amusing, and full of right principle and sensible advice."Literary Gazette. CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186, STRAND. 5 |