The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-19 00:00:00

PUBLICATIONS.

In the Press, and will speedily be published,

T_
HE RHINE: LEGENDS, TRADITIONS,
HISTORY. FROM COLOGNE TO MAINZ.
by JOSEPH SNOWE, Esq.

The want of a work which should include all the " legends,
traditions, and history" of that most romantic and remarkable por-
tion of the Rhine lying between Cologne and Mainz has been long
felt by the European public. It is quite true that much has been
written on these subjects, in various languages ; and that a great
deal has been done towards elucidating them in several forms. In
so far the subject is not a new one. Rut still it is not less true,
that the wild and wondrous legends which appertain to each par-
ticular castle on that immortal river—the extraordinary traditions
which attach themselves to almost every spot on its shores—the
spirit-stirring histories connected with its cities and towns and
hamlets, through the long period when it was not alone th sole
highway of central Europe, but the centre of European civilisation
itself, have never been gathered together as yet, nor given zn any
thing like an entire form to the world. The present atteimpt is
made to supply, as far as possible, that desideratum in general
literature.

To those who have traversed the shores of that stream, and to
those who intend to travel thither, it is believed than this book
that there can be no more acceptable offering. It is fondly hoped
that it will again awaken in the minds of the one the dormant
beauties of the glorious scenes over which they have heretofore
wandered, and fix them more firmly in their memory by connecting
them with the fasts of history, or the poetry of romance ; while to
the others it is trusted that it will serve as a stimulant to quicken
their apprehension of coming pleasure, by exciting their reason,
their imagination, and their fancy. Thus recollection of the past,
and anticipation of the future, will, it is presumed, be blended by
it into one harmonious whole.

The pains bestowed on this production, and the time employed
in its completion, entitle the Author to hope for public favour.
No }ling has been left undone to secure it in a legitimate manner.
The whole will he complete in a series of twenty-four Monthly
Parts, forming two handsome octavo volumes. Each Part will
contain two sheets of Letter-press, with beautiful Wood-engra-
vings from Drawings by Mr. 13utler, illustrative of the Legends or
the Localities. Each successive Part will also contain a double
plate, forming a section of a most superior picturesque Panorama
of the shores of the Rhine between the two Cities which form the
termini.

Part I will be published on the Ist May, Price One Shilling.
Just ready, vol. Bvo. with Illustrations,
AERONAUTICA, or an Account of the Balloon. Also com-
prising the Details of the late Aerial Expedition to Germany, and
a Catalogue of all the Persons who have ascended at various times.
By Thomas Monck Mason, Esq.

Just published, small Bvo. with Maps of the Route, and authentic
Table of the Dave of Arrival and Departure of the Foreign
Steam-boats, the Distances, Prices charged, &c.
A GUIDE to TRAVELLERS ALONG the DANUBE7o
Constantinople, Smyrna, Ephesus, Athens, the Morea, and the
lonian Islands; returning by Venice, through Switzerland and
Paris, to London. Shown-1g how this most interesting and hitherto
most expensive Tour may be accomplished at an expense of 1201.,
in Four 'Months. By Richard Claridge, Esq. •
Lately Published, in I vol. post Bvo., with Plates,
A PEDESTRIAN SAUNTER IN BELGIUM. By G. ST.
GEORGE, Esq.
" A very agreeable account. We recommend this volume to our
readers,ly Belgic tourists."—Literary Gazette.
what has struck his imagination. The
arnepdrpesaerntitts.uflaairlyy
e n o
world will not receive the Saunter in Belgium' the less willingly
for absencet of political
agreeable,iti
"—Athenmum.
" is is a
very
well-written volume, full of that
o lal pr c
„seinn
.
sort of knowledge which a traveller is most in want of."—Sun.
44 Of the thousand and one volumes that form the library of
modern tour-takers, Mr. St. George has certainly contributed one
of the most agreeable, and one of the most instructive."—Consti
tutional.

Just published, prica Bs.,
TALES of the CONVENT. By a Protestant Lady.
F. C. Westley, 162, Piccadilly.