Star.
London, England, 1823-09-26 00:00:00

THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO.

On Santrday, September 15, was published, price only Twopence,
No. 1, of

LIM BI RD'S BRITISH NOVELIST.—In ccmmenc-
ins a new edition of those standard Novels which have long
ago passed the ordeal of criticism, and are now ranked among the
gems of Literature, the Proprietors of The BRITISH NOVEL
IST do not think it necessary to otter any other aFology than tha-
while their work will rival in elegance the best and most expensive
editions, it will be enriched with illustrative embellishments, and
will be published at one-third of the price of the cheapest. In
many cases, indeed, a copy of a Novel will cost little mom fhan the
expense of the loan of it from a Circulating Library.
The merits of the British standard Novels are well known;
in the librariei of the wealthy they always occupy a distinguished
place, and if they are not yet to be fouud on the humbler shelves of
the,artisan and the cottager, it is, because they have hitherto been
published at a price which placed them beyond his reach. To ob-
viate this disadvantage, and to publish at the lowest price possible
works which ought to be in the library of every licglishman, is the
object of the Proprietors of The British Novelist ; who will com-
mence their work with Mrs. Radcliffe'r celebrated and justly ad-
mired Romance of
THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPIIO.
This Romance, the usual price of which is Twenty-eight
Shillings, will be published at about Four Shillings in the British
Novelist. Other popular Novels will follow, proportionably cheap,
The British Novelist will be published in Weekly Numbers, price
Twopence each. Each Number will contain 32 columns, elegantly
printed on fine paper, and embellished with Illustrative ngravings,
from original and approved designs, by the best Artists.
Ilse British Novelist will be piloted from the most correct copies,
and with each work will be given an original Memoir of the Author,
with critical and explanatory remarks.
While the British Novelist will collectively form a complete
library of this branch of Literature, each Novel will be complete
in Itself, and may be purchased separately. ' The minor Novels,
many of which will not cost more than from Elghtpenee to Eighteen
Pence are now in progress, and will be published complete at once,
I particularly, The Vicar of Wakefield; the Devil on Two Sticks;
Nourjabad; Rasselas; Paul and Virginia, &c. but they may also
be purchased in Numbers, at the option f the purchaser.
The Proprietors of the British Novelist, also beg leave to state,
that in a short time they will commence a New Edition of . The
BRITISH CLASSICS, which 'will be printed uniformly with,
the present work, and equally enriched with Engravings.
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INSTRUCTION ; and
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World Displayed (published every Wednesday).
last published,
POEMS on Ms Domestic CireUmitantes, by Lord Byron, with
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The SAT! RES, ODES,•and other POEMS, of the Right Hon.
George Canning, with an original Biographical Memoir, and spi-
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