The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-01-31 00:00:00

This d■y sre pahlixherl, is Smi.ssarte 6s.7•trvd•,
lIISTORIC PROLOGUES; or, Characters
and E►ents, from the Compares to the Death of
George the Third, with Holm
By the Ws. JOHN DAVIES, A.M.
Of St. 111ary Halt, Oxford.
Printed for Gant W B. Whittaker, 13, Ave.llLria•lane.

• NEW NOVEL 'I 1•, vl Ir.
Just published, price SI..
SUCH IS THE WORLD: A Novel,io Three
Vols. Itoso.
" I hold the world, bat as the world, Gratis.*,
A stage where every man most play his part."
Illierrhaist of Venice.
"The Ammeters in this Novel, which embrace 'all ranks
and degrees of men,' from a Duke down to the Hostler of so
Ins, redrawn with a fidelity and correctness, which none
but a n wke.has liaised much in the world cash! have
AM./ sutra this Novel possesses, io which we
EOMti
k* moil work .f the kind relievable it;
K straw.! a good moral teadetscy. There are
so eouresi ' indemmt aliosioss—sso doable ea.
wider, Sts on the cheek of youthful iIIISOCIINO.
VirJue mid "ice are Lee faithfully pourtrayed, that weals out
l'Ottr our jar toile frit-sale ebeesiet the farmer Inc this.
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January 47,
Yawed fur G. and W. B. Whittaker, 13, AreAllaria.laae,
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THE DEATH OP CHKISTOPH B. • r"l!ol
This day is published, in three ruiner/is,
ZELICA, the CREOLE; or, The DEATH
of CHRISTOPHF—
s, Farewell! farewell! until Pity's sweet fonatair
Is lost is the heats of the fair and the brave,
They'll weep (..r the Lady oho died on the mountain,
nny'll weep for the lady who .letps in this gi are."
TIT it the production of Madame De MANSEE, 'bore
Nose's hare mule so much noise in America. The incident
in this Tale is 'weal to any of her CE nser Works; and the
Death of Chrisittpbe and the Catastrophe are described with
the greaten* degree ul interest.
Priateo fur W. rearmost, Library, 170, New Mad street.

This day was published, Is woe volume diaosliteitow, price
7s. 6d. board.,
THE SCRAP BOOK; containing • Collec•
1 ion of amusing sad striking Pieces is Prose and Verse,
chiefly seketed from the Stawdari sad Flostiag Literatiwe
tit the last Twelve or Fifteen Tears; together with sa tetra-
duction, and Occasional Notes and Contributioes.
Ily JOHN IIIeDIARAIID,
Author of the " Life of Williams Cowper."
ass The Scrap Book will be found to differ, Nish in smat-
ter and arraugement, from most works of a similar drsrrip.
thin now in correlation. The pieces Worried have all bees
glausied from new mod urigiust sonrces; sod they have berm
so arranged, es he suable the trailer to pass from the descrip-
tive to the pathetic, or from the pathetic to the beiesocons,
without cress the trouble of referring to an lode:. As
massy similar compilations, otherwise of great merit, have
been rendered heavy sad unattractive by adhering too rigidly
to what is elegant sod imposing, rather thou to what is sew
and striking, the Compiler has endeavoured to avoid this
fault ; and lee trusts that the majority of the pieces admitted
Tutee she Scrap Book will be fossil to peeress other and
higher claims to attention. than can ever be derived fruits
mire elegance or faeltleasuess of style. Upon the utility
of mesh publications it would be superfluous to remark at
Ike presrut day. To barrow sit observation from Ilse Edi-
tor's Preface, by mesas of such works " thousands became
acquainted wish authors to whose inertia they were previa
(mealy entire strangers; sod, by being presented with A fe-
stnerahle sample, are often led to exmosiire the whole stock ;
5,4 that** CSltectlom, like a Review, may he said to afford
us au opportunity of falling is love with tlestinEriabetl
writers, :rod of exteudiug that very circle which it appears to
sierra.,"
Priatrl for Oliver sad Boyd, Edinburgh; sad G. and
W. B. Whittaker, 13, Aer-lolaria-lsise, Loottkos.

PUBLIC OFFICE, QUEEN-SQUARE, EiTMINSEF.II
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY GUINEAS

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REWARD.
runGuoy.—STOKF. PARK., BUCKS.
fIN the NNW of the 93,1 of Novetiiher, 1320,
IV the STABLES brliaoging to JOHN PENN, E.q.
were broke open, mid the following solicits stoleu:—
A dnit livery mat, alitiped Wilmette waistcoat, • paw of
Tight drab tweeeties, two pair of high shoes, two pair of
worsted slot kings, awl • nab braille.
And on Wednesday Miortosig, the 10111 of January, 1821,
the bl ANOR HOUSE of J. PENN, Esq. was also bersta•
moiety broke upon, and the inalcr-mtutiosed articles molest:
A salver gilt suk.stand, a coronet with the Otitis,. HA-P.
engraved tin it ; a silver alio°, smaller, with the crest, a lion
ratopaiii ; an eigiowlay table chiek—atmker's name, Mudge,
Loudon; three pair of Wellington bout., a pair of Awe.,
spiked—the bouts marked us the inside, John Peas, E.q ;
anew round hat—Lnek, maker; also a grass military cloak,
mid souse bowed books.
Whoever will give sorb istformatior as 0141 lead to the
ramvietiou or Me *fender or offender., shall remise the
above Rammed, aproxplying to J. Pena. Esq. stoke Park
' sir 14. J. Court:, vs. at the abilve Office.
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