The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-03-25
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Just Published:
SALANDER AND THE DRAGON; A Romance of
the Hartz prison By Frederick William
Shelton, A M Rector of st Johns Church,
Huntington, L l vol 12mo Illustrated
Full cloth, 81 90; vol 1Smo sunday school
edition so cents.
NAPOLEON AND HIsDIsTINGUIsHED MARsHALs
By Rev I Headley vol 12mo Illustrated
full cloth 81
RAMBLEs AND SKETCHES By Rev. Head
ley l vol 12mo Illustrated, full cloth 81
LETTERS FROM THE BAcKwooDs AND THE Ap-
IRoNDAcK By Rev Headley vol Emo
full cloth so cents
SHANTY, THE BLACKSMITH A Tale of Other
Times By Mrs Sherwood l vol 18mo Illus
trated so cents
LILY OF THE VALLEY BY Mrs Sherwood vol
18mo Illustrated so cents
Illustrated with splendid engravings l vol
limo; new enlarged and revised edition 81 !;
gilt edges, extra 81 so
THEoPNEUsTY, OR THE PLENARY INsPIRA-
TIoN OF THE~HoLY SCRIPTURES BY Pro-
fessor Gaussen of Geneva Translated by Rev
Kirk A new and enlarged edition vol
12mo 410 pages 81
LUTHER AND CROMWELL By Rev Headley
vol limo Illustrated, full cloth 81
The SACRED MOUNTAINS By the Rev T
Headley vol 18mo without the plates Sun
day school edition so cents
SACRED SCENES AND CHARACTERS By Rev
j L Headley / vol 12mo illustrated, full
cloth 81; gilt edges 81 so
SACRED SCENES AND CHARACTERS BY Rev
I Headley l vol 18mo without the plates
sunday school edition so cents
History OF THE PERsECUTIoNs AND BATTLES
OF THE WALDENsNs By Rev Headley
vol 18mO Illustrated, full cloth so cents.
HIsToRY OF THE WALDENsEs BY Rev T
Headley 1vol l6mo sunday-school edition
81 cents.
The BEAUTIES OF REV T HEApLEY With
his Life, l vol 18mo Illustrated, so cents
gilt edges, extra, IS cents.
Extracts from Opinions of the Press:
The collection is one of which no author need
be ashamed. 1t consists, indeed, of some of
MIR. Headley's most brilliant and highly finish
ed compositions, Of those specimens of his abili-
tiles by which he may be judged with the great
est safety to his fame as q word painter and
N. York Tribune, Dec. 10, 1S49
Sacred Scenes and Characters-By the Rev
Headiey. This work may very properly be
considered companion to the /" Sacred Noun
tains," by the same author. Its object is to IL
lustrate and "render more life-like" the sacred
writings 1t is not the authors design to SUPER
sede the Bible But his wish is to excite a So
licitude to obtain, and to become intimately ac-
quaihted and perfectly familiar with its history
doctrines and laws; to its truth, to imbibe its
spirit, feel its power and partake of its saliva
ton In word, to prize in some measure as it
deserves, this treasure which indeed is beyond
price. We predict for it a circulation far beyond
any OF the authors former wOrks-[News, j AM
Sacred Scenes and Characters-By Rev ]
Headley, author of the sacred Mountains.
&c. This work will add greatly to the reputa-
ton Of the author. In literary merit it more
than equals his sacred Mountains Mr. Head.
ley excels in his glowing style and vivid descrip-
tlons. His works are rich treasury of all the
suollmty OF thought, moving tenderness of pas
sion, and vigorous strength Of preston, which
are to be found in all the languages by which
mortals declare their minds-[Daily GlobeJan5I
Ram6les and Sketches-By Rev ] T Head.
icy; We have not for long time sat down to a
oook with more pleasing anticpations, or found
those anticipations more fully realized, than in
.ne Perusal OF the work before us, and we know
IL Will be hailed with qualification by the many
admirers of the talented author. His Nanc. |
leon and his Marshals' was, perhaps, as popular
and found at least as many enthusiastic readers
rs any book that can be mentioned. We think
The Rambles and sketches are destined to he rs
popular at least as any of his previously pub |
ished works. There is not a dull CHAPTER in
ne work, filled as it is with an iafinite yarie
y. The author has ample room and verge
nough for the employment of his fine talents to
reat advantage, and most successfully has he
ccomplished the task. The biographical
ketch of the author is interesting and Nswell
onsidered,' and adds much to the value of the
ook, which is got up in very neat style by
le publishers-[portland Transcript, Dec Is
Mr. Headley is one. of the most prominent
rlters of this country, and we have here one
his best books-one on which he can safely
e. l.