The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

NEW WORK by O. A. i BECKETT & JOHN LEECH.
Now pnanhei, peke One Minim, No. VU. of
THE

COMIC HISTORY of ENGLAND.
BY OILBERT ABBOTT k BECKk.TT.
Wm"' a cocotun Errnmo or Sat. AND minium,' lumrraa-
•o JOHN LEECH.

In announcing a Comic Ilistory of England It may be necessary to
observe that the levity implied in the title will relate to the manner,
but by no neer Mt the PAW of Ms work, oldie' will be collected
with tbe pomeet reseed to the aml asymeay tkat the ouldect
requires. The elm at Pm writer oil Mpoint a faithful naraUve,
for .lileb lbe best antboritlea will be due molt easefully consulted, and
so *reek up hare reader in • morn bow than has hitherto
been thous& emopetibte with the et Mowry. There la not
the aredhe Intention to sacrifice fidelity to tan in the forthcoming
peialflln which la designed to show that the utile et dolor are not
The advantages of blending amusement with instruc-
tion En ardeemilly allowed ; and there is an cod to the once favourite
big that food for the mind requires the uninviting flavour of physic.
The COMIC HISTORY of ENGLAND will not be a mere abridgment
of lop °dim mock, nor will it follow servilely In the steps of any former
Idelair. The oei don not aspire to walk in the gigantic oboes of
Hum. dr ow sllppen of Smeller, the goloshes of Goldsmith, or the
pied Niro& In literature the shoes of another are too sot to
run dew to the party attempting to make his way in a runtime
inlieb be on. never fitted. The Comic llistory of England will,
theme" be an entbely oclithal composition, the materials for which
wal he de eyed Mir • seraltation of all the bent histories already in
tWasinio. obsos esunisey will be tested by direct reference to the
mit eired antbsitot.
TM diet 'wow c 4 this ptellminary announcement is to guard
the pale seninet any misconception of the intended character of the
week in issiant of its title. A narrative may, it is hoped, be orrery
es r sore; for, no " truth is stranger than fiction," history is
samitanMs ninth more ludicrous ohm the fancies of the hutment.
Ibe pupae of the work being explained, it remains only to
announce the form of publication. It will appear in Monthly Parts,
price One Shilling cacti, handsomely printed in Bvo., and copiously
illustrated by JOHN Limn with One large Etching and from Ten
to Fifteen Wood Engearingii,
The COMIC HISTORY of ENOLOID will comprloe from Twelve
to Twenty Parts, and will appear regularly with the monthly maga-
zines until its completion.

OPINIONS OF THE PRES&
The public is dardy lidded to the erudite author of this new
Pisterlel history Swing bemerly treasisted Blackstone
late a style that may be and MOM a yawn, Ds has to the opening
wine of his History daatimillesierodaine
msservice fis the still drier
dirortstions with wW loo* sod the Arehmeitig4
eal gaieties are labeisedy sheoL —Baty News.
.That Iskeidlitlphie howsurtat, Mort k Begmt, has
commussol a saw Maw otrahtry. ifaviag Wwwmo that
gnms mg homed pamosego, the meniest mod wag
as meth. im sows lobe Remy Tasitio, awl heather
very sommlis high prisels of CilitrLirmi, ami_alle force deltaic
Fin morewle Ohm loto the and nest we.
bear spit bi arearsom lie is ear=oiSTrls 'work by the Bow
&rube Leech, who ghos p iris sod Marne is the airy mohbets
of k Beckett's brain. 'Ms lawdbm et Mho Omer' is a glider
°reception. The Illestrloos loam Mods m the piddle-hoz ad Ids
steamer, and there moms Ole invincible lowth legion wisiggig the
Sandwich Hats in the moot mikados mama. To do as mosolors
every justice, they wt re, waoralia to 0. A. I Beckett mg his Mier-
peeler Leech, as ass • m et sows as as dyed of tisk modes
without either eat or siristord. Thu Frotail INEms.walt Flit-
lem gami , be • maier ilmerlte with • gamy ' tam theless,
fables which go bflot mom, composed by aim; maths
rest.,—Yornbir
We predict ibr this work almost wile led
per silty. In It
historic truth end wit atlas polish Wassy tow sei MOM without
apparels effort. Inebnetine wed smammewt walk semlooms.
laughing, moralising, tewilief--ebe plomsalost of melts porlarits-
tics. As the author sop. '!teas Is ths goillest Mein to
seerifice fidelity to twe,_llwa=4:, Sodom that the wtik Iris
are not Inseparable. M. as har as lit lest pert of his
charming history goes, lies Wild design, aid gmemilitst ' there
m end to the once tammite brass Sot had Ibr So satod requires
the uninviting flavour et 111,12.• 710 busk h wed cleverly
illustrated by John licadd Ms wosahly parts
equal the first, the author will hay e persamolly his place is the
first rank dour wittiest writeres"—tell's Labi a.
" There were not wanting many gears proem awddered a
• Comic Blackstmee• mods at st~ ; stet ion slot be said of
• Comte at Ilaglaml t• Ws sto shoot WWI
dolor our History
heads Mew howstollis Fir, lot, set big ablatesomMes maketo
w a Merlons Me, he Ms the bosh of sir sod amen esetrdieo.
1M Ira part elm work is mew Mire on—thirty-two of flan,
Is
meeStlehlo sod Shernre. Usti Ulm
m,. emit she pate* In the
“Ilds k &Olga titthiptal —Weekly►
Chronicle.
me Mho abets of Mr. k Beckett's pen. It PP •
motsmassior amid, premies to become a general favourite. It
is alltothely MOMS bylLimi.“—Observer.
to
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bsitt hasmm at bat found a tonnes large
=MIMI Med billam and he appears revel in the
it permits him. AM Jobs Lerth's admirable harking of hi.
Iliad Is worthy of the bairava merits. The history does not let you
off with a mile, but Amu Fe Into • roar worthy of the Bridal.
Lion, who I. moot anterisembindy stirred up by author and artist.
We are glad to Whim ewe miss with some extracta"—Court
Journal.
" A Jocular wartathe d the gram events of Paella history, to
which bets are eared for as MI as fun. and batman set dbowarded
for drolleries. IL Leech's lodosque illustratiene are In dr merit ot
this facetious Mallory, but mare estregoresly absurd; sad both teat
and cuts say baginige."—Fgaseatar.
"No. simms& as were the re grads= modem It U one of
the hidi FM. I Beekates Itaawarkaa, amiwhea completed is
sere ID Nwe a pordsr vadows..--Obesmor.
•• We aro ustame list the osiditimi at • 'Mei of historical Wei-
der% la gralogne mg% my do MA to strip many royal
isslieliss Yids' trap is/as of esismotty Is width Inebriate.
lam +Meats asi impabi wpm public
watkawit:'
"If Mr. M•Farisne WAN To thlit It Is Os padre of Mr.
k Beckett to make us Irnsik over ibe Mabry et issikol. there are
ridiculous points enough lo all hlolahe Mr se whlmhal a palm to
'sweet laughter from, and Mr. I lialwat min to. Med of them in
tide Instance. But there tea purpme mar Ids Jokes; he always
makes his rooters laugh in the eight
" Merrily does Mr. I Beebe@ hi the gawk =We rattle through
the History of England lowa tic dip el Is Os or Wiliam
the Conqueror ; hut sod IF Yes troillalty. The
ilhotratave wood-cob agasiallry.”--taus.
•• If Mr. k Berbeit mid Ms prelim esislmpossid as they have
boron, the 'Oamhilislory silsellnir sminmently valuable
a. it Irreihtibby bomeoloo"—Lberre WiddY igeorMettet.
If laughter h pd Ise heath we My lines that b Beckett's His.
of Is a ells Ism& is English the healthiest
people efaVallasel.74::rors."—irstsne.
Tidrd the IMF' deal,lret-street; J. Mae-
OW; Was; J. limirsi Glaegow.