The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-22
Recent Publications.

The Life Of Christ, from The Nelo Testament. By h.
Req. Hastings Yield. Illustrated by ten splendid
lamentations ia Tint, by Desersaur. Philadel-
phia: Hogan x Thompson
| We have before one of the most beautiful books
of the season. The reverend author opens the sub
lime narratives with the ''anges song" in antici-
patton Of the holy reign about to commence; and
after tracing, with great simplicity and truthful
ness, every event in the life of the Saviour closes
by leaving him arrayed before PLATE and his &C
cusers. Works ofths description are the most APP
propriate gifts we can present TO our children al
this season. while the beauty of the illustrations at
tracts and interests, the lucid descriptions 50 happily
presented, often tend to the contemplation of vr-
tues incident to the Christian life.
This volume may be had of Taylor Maury
The History of Rasselas Prince of Abyssnia illus
hated. Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson. Wash
ton; Taylor Maury.
We believe that Rasselas has never before been
illustrated. The publishers, therefore, deserve the
highest credit in being the first to produce sucl
| highly illustrative decorations. 1t will be found
that the embellishments are in two distinct depart
mcnts, " tint engraving and illumination beau
tiful arts, recently introduced into this coun-
try, and owing much of their present perfection te
Mr.. DEvEREAUx. Their origin is French In this
valuable and artstical work there eight tint en-
Cravings and too Examinations, making ten coloreo
plates of exquisite beauty,
] Rasselas is of the most remarkable and popu.
lar works of DR.. JOHNSON, though it was written in
| the evenings of single week, to defray the ex-
penses Of his mothers funeral. II was first pub.
shed in 1859, and was Immediately translated into
! most, if not all, of the modern languages. Boswell
used TO read it through once year, and admired
| it that he could scarcely believe that he had the
honor to enjoy the intimacy of its author DR.
| YoUSo gave the shortest and best account of i,
when he said that 1T was a mass Of sense" The
publishers have done very sensible thing in bring
ing out this very beautiful edition of it, and in lay
ing out their labor and money on a Christmas book
| that may be classed among the Perennials.
Periodicals. new year presents a favorable
| time to commence subscription for periodicals
and We would refer our readers to the advertise
ment in another column of the English reprints,
| to see upon what reasonable terms they may pro-
vide themselves with rich store of valuable
reading.
LittePs Living 4Age gives good deal of the
| same matter, in admirably well selected mis-
cellany, furnishing much entertainment per
week can be crowded into the capacities OF
twelve and-a- half cents in any shape
Then we have the illustrated and embelished
| magazines Cooley, Sartain, and Graham. The
popularity of these works to incrcase-and
they are got up certainly at an expense that can
be justified only by their vast circulation. We
believe that something like hundred thousand
copies of these magazines are circulated monthly.
AgneS Grey, an autobiography, by the author Of
Jane Eyre; new cheap edition of WARREN's ad-
mirable Ten Thousand Year; GREELEy's Whig
almanac for 1850, may be found at SHILLISGToN's.
Panphists.-Our Acknowledgements due Jon
r. Tyson, esq, of Philadelphia, for copy of his
Discourse on History, Branch Of the National
Literature" delivered before the Bellies Lettres
Society of Dickinson College, Pennsylvania to
M. Hunt, esq, for his Letter to General Houston
and to the author for series of articles published
in the Louisville Journal, under the signature OF
Fiat Jtstiti9 upon the Wilmot proviso and the
introduction of the conquered territories into the
Union : States.