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Show LEA & BLANCHARD'S NEW PUBLICATIONS. SOMERVILLE'S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. New Edition, much improved. Now Ready. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. BY MARY SOMERVILLE, AUTHOR OF "THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES,'' ETC. ETC. SECOND AMERICAN EDITION, Prom ll•e Second and Bet>iud London BdiUon. WITH AMERICAN NOTES, GLOSSARY, &c. In one neat royal 12mo. volume, extra cloth, of over 500 pages. The great success of this work, and its introduction into many of the higher schools and academies, have induced the publishers to prepare a new and much improved edition. In addition to the corrections and improvements of the author bestowed on the work in its passa10e through the press a second time m London, notes have been ~~r:::r~h~~s\~ea~j~~s~~;~':s fb!~n 1~d~he~,P~[~~~~\~;otfe"~Juc:!~~o~~u~~i'u~:l~~l; suited to educational purposes. The amount of these additions may be understood from the fact, that uot only has the size of the page been increa~ed, but the volume itself enlarged by over one hundred and fifty pages. At the same time, the price has not been increased. VVhile reading this work, we could not help thinking how interesting, as well as useful. geography as a branch of education might he made in our schools. In many of them however, this is not accomplished. It is to be hoped that this defect will be remedied; and that in all our educational institutions Geography will soon he taught in the proper way. Mrs. Somerville's work may, in this respect, be pointed to as a model.-Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Our praise comes lagging in the rear, and is well-nigh superfluous. But we are anxious to recommend to our youth the enlarged method of studying geography which her present work demonstrates to be as captivating as it is instructive. Nowhere, except in her own previous work, "The Connection of the Physical Sciences," is there to be found ro larll"e a store of well-selected information so lucidly set forth. In surveying and groupmg together whatever bas been seen by the eyes of others, or detected by their laborious investigations, she is not surpassed by any one. We have no obscurities other than what the imperfect state of science itself involves her in; no dissertations which are felt to interrupt or delay. She strings her beads distinct and close together. With quiet perspicacity she se1zes at once whatever is most interesting and most captivating in her subject. Therefore it is we are for the book ; anti we hold such presents as Mrs. Somerville has bestowed upon the public, to be of incalculable value, disseminatillg more •ound information than all the litenry and scientific institutions will accomplish in a whole cycle of their existence.-.Riacktoood's Mag. HERVEY'S COURT OF GEORGE II. MEMOIRS mr THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE SECOND, From his Accession to the Death of Queen Caroline. BY JOHN LORD HERVEY. EDITED, FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, AT ICKWORTH1 BY THE RIGHT HoN. JOHN WILSON CROKER, LL.D., F.R.S., &c. In two handsome volumes, royal 12mo., extra cloth. PARDOE•S FRANCIS THE FIRST.-Now READY. THE COURT AND REIGN OF FRANCIS THE FIRST, KING OF FRANCE. BY MISS P .ARDOE, AUTHOR OF "LOUIS THE FOirnTEENTH,'' "CITY OF THE SULTAN,'' &c. &c. In two very neat volumes, royal 12mo., extra cloth. |