The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

NEW LOCAL NOVEL,

Just published, i7d may IT)Wildida7ihe Booksellers,
THE SL.AVE CAPTAIN,
A LEGEND OF LIVERPOOL.

By JOHN DIGNAN,
Author of "A Romance of Liverpool Lifer" with Illustrations

by Lauidells,

" We had occasion to speak—inViarm terms of Mr. Dignan's
Romance of Liverpool Life,' but the present work of fiction
far transcends, in our opinion, the former one."—Albion.
" The editorial habits of Mr. l)ignan have. nsured condensa-
tion and a striking brevity of detail, while the hand of the
practised litterateur is to be traced in the clever setting of the
ornaments and the elaborate polish of the entire work."—
Liverpool Journal.
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" do not often read books through ; but we have this—
really and truly. The beauty of the book, added to its local
interest, is its on Lion.
" Our practical knowledge of Mr. Dignan's talents and style
of composition induces us to recommend him to prosecute his
present career in imaginative literature."—European Times.
" The Slave Captain' is written in a graceful, pleasing style ;
the plot of it is interesting and well developed, and the hand
of the practised literary man is to be traced throughout"—
Liverpool Mail.
" Mr. Pigeon has displayed all the requirements of a no-
velist ; skill in construction, great power of conception and
delineation of character, combined with perfect purity of taste
and expression. Above all, the moral conveyed throughout
the work is excellent."—Liverpool Standard.
London T. C. NEWSY; Liverpool : JOHN DIGNAN, at his
Newspaper and Publishing-office, 21, South John-street, where
all the London Papers are supplied, and at the Chronicle-office,
Lord-street.

SEVENTH 'EDITION.
UNDER THE OF
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SPECIAL PATRONAGE e HER MAJESTY,

AND THY PUBLIC OFFICES.

ST„ATER'S, LATE PIGOT AND CO.'S,
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY
OF THE

NORTHERN COUNTIES,
Comprising evert City, Town, and Principal Village in Che-
shire, Cumberland, %Ourlitrm, Lancashire, Northunaerland,
Westmoreland, and Yorkshire.

The Counties selected for this Volume form the most impor-
tant manufacturing arid commercial district of the kingdom.
Thirteen years have elapsed since the last edition was issued,
which attained to so high a degree of popularity as to have been
some time out of print.
The Cities, Towns, and Villages of each will appear in alpha-
betical order in their respective Counties, enlivened by topo-
graphical descriptions, exhibiting the present state of the Ma-
nufactures and Commerce ; their Municipal Government,
Courts of Law, Public Institutions, and Y•cliools ; and the period
of holding Markets and Fairs. Public Buildings, Antiquities,
and every object of immediate interest, will receive due atten-
tion. The proximate Villages will be incorporated with the
nearest town. _

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fessional Gentlemen, Manufacturers, and Traders, will be dis-
played in classified lists.
Full Prospectuses are in the course of delivery by the Pro-
prietor's Agents.
Any information will be received by Mr. G. W. PETTEFER,
147, Duke-street.

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