Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-05
NEW PROSPECTUS OF THE
Boston Notion,
THE FOLIO AND QUARTo EDITION.


THE FOLIO AND QUARTo EDITION.
Important Improvements Proposed.
ON the ninth day of October will be published
~ the first number of a new volume of the Bos-
TON NORTON, which will at that time be consdera
bly, enlarged and in every respect improved. IL
will thereafter be printed with new type Of the
most modern cut and beautiful finish, on paper Of
as fine a quality as is used in any newspaper es
adjustment in this country, and By press manu-
featured expressly for the purpose at the cclebra
ted foundry of r. Hoe a. Co., New York. in
which will be embraced all the most recent i'm
provement in that machine, enabling the printer TO
give perfect impressions and an undertaking regis
ter. -
THE BOSTON NOTION
is weekly gazette of original and selected li'cra-
ture and intelligence. 1t embraces Tales, Poems,
ESSAYS, Reviews of New Works, Biographical,
Historical and Humorous Sketches, Anecdotes, &c,
&c., selected from the widest range Of British and
American current and periodical literature. There
is no literary periodical in the English language
worthy of regard which the editors do not receive,
and select from as frequently as the character Of
the articles indicates to be proper.
THE ORIGINAL DEPARTMENT
of the BosroN Morton, besides the contributions
of the editor, will. as heretofore, embrace from
time to time contributions from Professor Long
fellow author of Hyperion, Voices ofthe Night
etc.; Rev. John Pierpont, outhor of Airs Of Palcs-
tine SC; Henry William Herbert Esq, author
of CROMWELL The Brothers, &c; Williom Gill
more Simms, Esq, author of Guy Rivers South
ern Passages and Pctures,' &c; Hon. Caleb Cush-
ing, NJ. e., author Of "reminiscences OF SPAIN
&c; Henry T. Tuckerman, Esq, author Of The
Italian Sketch Book &c; and many more of the
most distinguished authors now living. No weekly
gazette and but few monthly or quarterly periohi-
calls have ever possessed list Of more distin-
guished or able contributors than the BosroN No
TON. Those above mentioned have eacn been for
many months among its writers. new feature
of the next volume will be the publication of
new romance, written expressly for 1t, by HENRY
WILLIAM HERBERT, Esq, entitled
THE MAIDS REVENGE.
Critics who have examined the MS. of this work.
think it the masterpiece of its author. BY the first
critical journals of Great Britain, Mr.. HERBERT
is pronounced equal to any historical novel;
list except Sir Walter Scott who has written in the
English language. The purchase Of original
works of this description marks an era in the his.
tory of newspaper publication in America. The
next volume of the NorloN will also contain
NEW NOVEL BY BULWER,
The first romance writer of the age. The SPLEEN
did productions of this great author have hitherto
been almost inaccessible to those who reside in
small towns and in the country. In this paper
they will obtain his works, for about one tenth
of the price demanded for them by the booksellers
Another feature of the NoToN will be the publica
ton of
ORIGINAL DlSCOURSES
by the most eminent divines. Among those who
have hitherto contributed TO this department of the
NORTON, may be mentioned Rev. JOHN PIERpoNT.
Rev. S. X. LoTHRor, Rev. E. H. CHApGN, and 9th.
ers. The most important new romances published
in England will be re-published in the NORTON i'm
mediately after their reception in this country.
Heretofore the works of DICKENS, MARRYAT,
CocKToN and AINswORTn, printed in this gazette,
would have cost four times as much as the entire
subscription of The paper, if purchased separately
at the book stores. The BosToN NoTIoN will con.
inue TO be as rich in this department in previous
years,
COSTLY WOOD ENGRAVINGS,
imported from Europe. or designed BY JOHNSTON
will continue to illustrate and embesh its pages.
As gazette Of literary, dramatic, commercial, p0
litical and general
INTELLIGENCE,
the NoTIoN will be inferior TO no periodical row
or ever published III America. The FOLIO edition,
after the ninth day of October, will contain four
pages Of ten columns each.
THE QUARTO EDITION,
of which the first number will be published on the
9th of October, will be sold on the same terms a
the folio edition. 1t will be printed on a very
large sheet, of the finest quality, and each number
will embrace Sirteen pages, Of fire columns each.
The qunrto edition will contain every article which
appears IN the folio edition for the same week. and
at the end of each year from its commencement
will constitute splendid quarto volume OF EIGHT
HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWo PAGES, with an index
and an elegant title page. Certainly so large
work, embracing an equal amount and variety of
matter, of so great excellence, was never yet is
sued for 50 small price as THREE DOLLARS. The
QuARTo will not embrace the novels now in course
of publication in the Folio, but will contain all the
NEW WORKS before alluded to.
CONDITIONS.
The Price of the Folio Edition will remain as
now. Subscribers to that edition will not be al
lowed to transfer existing subscriptions to the new
form, as such course would be productive of much
confusion and Inconvenience in the publishing de-
partment. Indeed, as the Stories now being print.
ed in the folio edition, Old 81. Pairs and George
81. George Julian, will not be continued in this
Quarto, it is presumed that but few will wish to
change from one to the other; though it is expected
that many will obtain both editions. Those who
intend to subscribe for the QUARTo are requested
to send in their names before the first of October,
as it is intended to limit the edition to the proba-
BILE extent Of the demand.
Price Of Folio and Quario Editions: One copy,
year, Three Dollars; Two copies. Five Dollars;
Four copies Ten Dollars; Six copies Fifteen Dol.
lars; Nine Copies, Twenty Dollars. All remittan-
ces must he post-paid or free, and the inVariabe
rule Of the Office is to discontinue every subscrip.
ton at the expiration of the time paid for, unless
previously renewed by further payment in ad.
JancG. No subscription received without advance
payment. -
GEORGE ROBERTS,
Publisher and Proprietor.
Boston, September, lS4l.