Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-10-20
A NEW PERIODICAL WORK.

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the United States, was issued from the New.
York press in the month OF July last, and i'm
October next, second volume viii rs.k. n.
| appearance.
| In the preface to the FIRST volume. The a,r.,n
announced it to be his attention 10 co,,;n,,.
the work quarterly, if the public pa,ron;1sS1
the undertaking. Since than he has had the.
most satisfactory proofs, that his efforts TO in.
crease the present stock of literary amusement
and instruction have been generally acceptable.
The following are few OF the Testimonies in
ITS iavor, which have appeared in different
| Journals
"From the examination our leisure has Der.
mitted US to give it, we think il quite an enter.
tanning volume for those who genersllv de,o,.
themselves to that branch of reading II i The
first of projected SERIES and purpor,s 10 r..
translated and compiled from the writings rs
different authors; and We infer thar the Jes;,rs
Of the editor is TO collect and prese M such ~.
ces as are really worthy of preservation h,,e
which, as they are scattered through ysr;ets,
OF publications, are fugitive and perishabie -
| The number before US (Which to the credit re
the editor, be itspoken. is on handsome paper
and very well printed,) contains eleven tsles.
pretty equal in merit. and SO selected ss 10 sn;e
diversity Of taste."- .Neg. York Stc,esr.on
ave have not had leisure to peruse the whole.
! but 'ich "uht VIC nave READ, We cnteftan M
doubt that the book will be sought after bv
| those readers who find in works of fiction. .
| relaxation from the labors and anxiety of bust.
| ness. The handsome style in which the volume
| IS got up, will powerfully recommend it TO the
| notice OF the ladies."-.Uercan.ile .qdvert,ser.
"The object of the editor, as he declares in
his preface, is TO preserve fugitive tales of mer
1t. that might otherwise sink into oblivion. and
also to communicate to the public such desery-
| ing original pieces as may come within His
| reach. lie appears 10 have made in the pre-
sent volume very interesting compilation and =
| We doubt not it will be read with great plea
sure .NeTv. York Gazette.
"a beautiful little volume entitled sNationa.
Tales" has just been published by the book
sellers OF this city. The compiler and editor
has shown considerable taste in the present
selection, and i he continues to be guided BY
the same discriminating spirit, he win confer o.
great boon on the public by his judicious labors.
There IS, perhaps, no species of writing so in
structive and amusing as little tales and stories
in which the manners and customs of foreign
nations faithfully embodied. To Young
persons they are peculiarly attractive. The in.
cdents Of the plots create an interest directly
in the mind ,sbut this interest is merely the en-
chantress that leads young ntelIects 10 JUS
apprehension of historical facts, or national .
/ iid6HCIS' -SNfIfo7t0 -1u10cGfe
"rhe editor intends, if sufficient encourage.
ment is given, to issue volume QUARTERLY
From cursory peIusai Of the FIST volume. we
think be is well qualified for the task he has
undertaken To some, it may seem no labor.
merely to select; but they little know what per.
severance It requires to druge through all the
works of fiction Which this fruitful age has pro-
duced. Setting aside this, it requires nee dis.
cfiminatlon to separate the worthless from thai
which Is valuable, and the moral from that
which is vicious. We would recommend this
volume to the patronage of The public. The
tales are selected with coed taste and judy,
ment--the ~ typographical execution of the WORK
IS neat, and moreover, il is offered at modra.
rate Price: three considerations that IRE impor.
tant--but in our day extremely rare. We hope
the editor will meet with sufficient encourage.
inent to enable him to go on with work which,
he seems so well qualified TO make interesting.
and instructive "-.Nt.e York Courier
"This selection Of entertaining tales, is the.
promising commencement Of q plan of no little
proprety and necessity, that of collecting and
combining ID a regular form the choicest ofmo-
Germ tales; species of writing which seems to
have become as popular in this eye ss polite es--
says have in others The present duodecmo
comprises eleven tales, combining seversl va
rIetIes OF style. Each may be read with vivid
interest, supplying with amusement or moral
instruction those occasional moments ofeisurer
winch count IS too many to be passed without
employment. and as too few TO allow OF an oc-
cupatIon that requires stretch of atten-
tion--.NesV- York National Adroease.
"The first volume of projected series of
tales, translated and compiled from the works
of different authors in every country, who have
acquired celebrity in that department otliiera-
ture, has Just been published in New-York-
1t contains eleven well written stories, some
fober and some gay. One of their best quail.
tics Cat least, Mat which will gain the popular
savoy is their breviy"--Boston Cataay.
"The selections, for the present volume, ares
The Freebooter, IransnIgratson, The IHessalias,
Loters, Mary Sfukees, The Fair .,farseilois, The
Crusaders. The Fortress Of Saglntu.n, Inaltia de-
Lamderta1-i, The .NOnks Of La Tratpe Good.
'ich Castle, and Master and Man. We have not
room for particular discussion ofthe merits OF
these tales; and shall therefore simply say, that
they appear, in the language OF physicians, to.
be well calculated to fulfil the;indications" hin.
ted at by us above. They are short, well ina
gined, in different les, and of various merits.
Some people, we are aware, make II q point to-
set up against this sort OF writing. a most OBJ
streperous and pertnacious clamor, which is
either sheer stiectation, the fruit of dull
and unexctable fancy. We insist that there is
more true talent, more originality, more geni-
US, required for the invenuon of really good
tale. aye, even Of "Tale for the Nursery" than
is wanted for the connection of volumes of the
solemn quackery, which passes in these days
of humbug for science and philosophy .Nc.0
York Reue1o.
Having offered premium for original do
nestle tales, the editor calculates on giving a
considerable portion of these in the progress
the work. Already several competitors have