The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-11-20
LITERARY NOTICES.

LITERARY NOTICES.
The WESTMINSTER REVIEW October, 1851. Re-
published by Leonard Scott CO., New York.
Taylor & Maury agents Washington, ID. c.
The opening article of the Westminster, ON
Western Africa, is exceedingly interesting and
piouant The writer is full of fun and fancy,
but communicates many Facts of grave import
s@ -, ,hn ,ssas., -
reviewed pretty thoroughly. The battle OF
Saratoga resulting in the capture of General
Burgoyne is classed by Mr. Greasy among the
decisive battles of the world for, in his opin-
ion. had it terminated in the triumph of Bur-
goyne, the Revolution would have been arrest
ed. and the colonies have rcmaipcd appendages
of England to this day. The reviewer justly
remarks that "no English victory could for
more IT, IN short time have turned back the
current of events that America, like Rus
STA, if she had not found her Pultowa in i777,
would have found it later
Lon QUARTERLY October 1851 Republished
and for sale above.
We have seldom been more interested than
in reading an article in this number of the
London Quarterly on the Suffice in India, par
ticuarly in the account it gives of the abolition
of this wicked practice, effected in two-thirds
Of the territory of India, not under the control
of Britain, in the course of four months. by the
well-drected labors of a single individual, an
officer of the British army, who was not only
unaided by his Government, but would have
been prohibited from acting, had his move
ments come to its knowledge.
There is an article on Revolutionary Lit
erature, in which Lamartine and the author
of Alton Locke come in for large share
| nf indignant eomment The reviewer is
alarmed at the Red Republican Literature
which is constantly issuing from the European
press.
KNIcKERBocKER. November, 1851. Samuel IIues-
ton, New York. For sale by W. Adam, Pennsyi-
vania avenue, Washington, d. c.
The publisher of this entertaining monthly
announces that it enjoys "a larger subscrip-
ton list, and pays better than it ever did be-
forer and for this reason he is enabled to
reduce its price from five dollars to three dol
lars a year after the LIST of January next.
Clubs of ten are charged at the rate of So 5Oa
year The thirty volume will begin
next January.
CHRISTIAN EXAMINER. November, 1851. Boston
Crosby Nichols. For sale by Taylor Maury,
avonua Wasbinyton II
The Examiner contains a spirited vindca-
ton of Elias Hicks and his followers attrib-
uting the division in the Society of Friends in
this country to the influence of the English
Quakers.
GThe Germans in America " is the title of
an article calculated to awaken serious specu-
lations respecting the influence Of foreign i'm
migration on the destinies of this country
The other articles of the Review treat of
topics of present interest.
SARTAIN's MAGAZINE December, 1851 For sale
by W. Adam, Pennsylvania avenue. Washington,
ID. G.
This number contains forty-two original
articles, and thirty-fve embellishments The
publishers seem determined to spare no pains
to make their Magazine attractive.
GRAHAMs MAGAZINE. For sale above.
Graham announces that the reading matter
of his Magazine for 1852 will be double that
of former volumes The embellishments and
contributions in this number are excellent
u.,arn. N.,,, Moxrutv Novombor 1881 For
sale by Taylor Maury
While Graham and Sartain are doing what
they can for native literature Harper is present
ing. in cheap form, the wealth OF foreign
literature 1t now contains regularly, accord
ing to its announcement one or more original
articles, copious selections from current peri
odical literature a lengthy record of foreign
and domestic events; critical notices Of new
books: monthly summary of literary intelli-
pcpce: an editors table: an editors drawer
Tar FIFTEEN DECISIVE BATTLES or THE WORLD
By r. \. Greasy, M. A. New York; Harper
BROTHERS. For sale by Franck Taylor, Pcnnsyl
vania avenue
This volume is suggestive, II nothing more
Ira views Of the fifteen decisive battles Of the
world are ingenious. sometimes just, some
times visionary 1t pleases the fancy, il it
| does not satisfy the Judgment, to trace the
dependency of great events upon causes so
insignificant as to have escaped the superficial
eye.
| Mopy DICK, OR THE WHALE. by HERMAN MEL
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