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London, England, 1827-12-14 00:00:00

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WHIMS and ODDITIES, in Prose and
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By THOMAS fIOOD.
e have been favoured with a sight of this Second
ii.u'un'e, which if possible, exceeds the first in Wit and
:n"r• The wood-cuts are the most laughable of the
."°,lrolunies."--Sunday Times.
unction present is in no degree inferior to his former pro-
with"----New Literary Gazette.
regard to the embellishments.of this merry tome,
/7,Y are very whimsical, ingenious, and lauhable."—
t,erary Gazette. g
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bn is an entertaining, we may say, instructive,
artel,; the scene is new, and the manners are new. We
: glad that the author,
Zi who last year published an emus-
isTour in Jamaica, has selected that island for his scene.
faorrnhaunmoofuor.bsmation and talent, and has moreover a
"—Westminster Review,
the
No writer has described so well as the author of Hamel,
~manners and the climate of the country of the Antil-
les. —London 'Magazine.
ti•, Scotsman.
s,Tharisvii.soatownsork of considerable power. The coneep-
; the incidents are striking ; the manners
The descriptions of scenery are alive and striking; the
portraits of character are true and vigorous ; the sketches
aretiller lively and instructive. Many of the situations
Waohdil:let:lived'
and produce a deep interest in the reader,
of thetlie effect of the whole is heightened by the novelty
eq. The author is on entirely new ground,
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'lit co "1,11 great pleasure that we see the literature of
\re (hsh? enriched by an English version of this novel
convietseot know "the class of'English readers to whom so
qforde ,an acquaintance with Chinese manners, al, is
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Th
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'llto the labyr
inths of the heart
vheartant(ilanmainadf .
n.
',edge of society; in his keen obsera
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(i resentations of familiar and
oft. Neenes His characters are well drawn ; and he
440;114„,:ltremely successful in the pathetic."—Morning
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Iv, have here a production of original, and often very
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aheThe whole is conceived in a spirit of moderation
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.uke p I'ORY of the FRENCH REVOLUTION.
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