The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-03-11

ISALANDER AND THE DRAGON; A Romance Of
the Hartz Prison By Frederick William
shelton, A NJ Rector of st Johns Church,
Huntington, l. | | vol 12mo Illustrated
Full cloth, 81 90; vol 18mo sunday school
edition so cents.
NAPOLEON AND HIS IsDIsTINGUIsHED MARsHALs
BY Rev Headley vol 12mo Illustrated
full cloth 81
RAMBLEs AND SKETCHES By Rev. Head
ley | vol 12mo Illustrated, full cloth 81
LETTERS FROM THE BACKwooDs AND THE AD-
RoNDACK BY Rev Ileadley vol 12mo
full cloth so cents
SHANTY, THE BLACKSMITH A Tale of Other
Times By Mrs Sherwood l vol 1Smo Illus
trated 80 cents
LILY OF THE VALLEY By Mrs Sherwood vol
18mo Illustrated so cents
IIERoINEs OF SACRED IIIsToRY BY Mrs Steele
Illustrated with splendid engravings l vol
12mo; new enlarged and revised edition S. !;
gilt edges, extra 81 so
THEoPNEUsTy, on THE PLENARY INsPIRA-
TIoN OF THE Holy SCRIPTURES BY Pro-
fessor Gaussen ofGeneva Translated by Rev
4 N Kirk A new and enlarged edition l vol
12mo 40 pages 81
LUTHER AND CROMWELL By Rev J 7 Headley
l vol 12mo Illustrated, full cloth 81
The SACRED MoUwTAINs By the Rev T
Ieadley l vol 1Smo 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
J 7 Headley l vol 18mo without the plates
sunday school edition so cents.
ursropv or THE prpercIrr,o~s MN Y r,r1 + (
OF THE WALDENsSs By Rev 7 IIeadley
l vol 18mo Illustrated, full cloth so cents.
History OF THE WALDENsEs BY Rev J Z
Headley 1vol l8mo sunday school edition
81 cents
The BEAUTIES OF Rev T HEADLEY With
his Life, l vol 1Smo Illustrated so cents
gilt edges, extra, rs cents
Extracts from, Opinions Of the Press:
The collection is one of which no author need
be ashamed 1t consists, indeed Of some of
Mr.. 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 a word-painter and
thinker.-[See N York Tribune, Dec. 10, 1849
Sacred Scenes and Choracters-By the Rev
J Headiey. This work may very properly be
considered a companion to the g Sacred Noun
tains," by the same author. Its object is to il
lustrate and s'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-
quainted and perfectly familiar with it's 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
Of fha To- MI
Sacred Scenes and Characters-By Rev J
L Headley, author of the Sacred Mountains,
sc. This wolk will add greatly to the reputa-
tion of the author. In literary merit it more
than equals his Sacred Mountains Mr. Head
ley excels in his glowing style and vivid descrip-
tions. His works are rich treasury of all the
sublimity of thought, moving tenderness of pas
sion, and vigorous strength of expression, which
are to be found in all the languages by which
mortals declare their minds-[Daily GlobeJan5
Rambles and Sketches-By Rev t Head
ley. We have not for long time sat down to a
book with more pleasing anticipations, or found
those anticipations more fully realized than in
the perusal of the work before us, and we know
it will be hailed with qualification by the many
admirers of the talented author His 'Napo-
leon and his Marshals' was, perhaps, as popular
and found at least as many enthusiastic readers
as any Do0k that can be mentioned. We think
the Rambles and Sketches are destined to be as
i popular at least as any of his previously pub
lshed works. There is not dull chapter in
the work, filled as it is with an infinite varie.
ty.' The author has ample room and verge
enough for the employment of his fine talents to
great advantage, and most successfully has he
accomplished the task. The bograpbical
sketch of the author is interesting and well
considered and adds much to the value of the
book, which is got up in very neat style by
the publishers-[Portland Transcript, Dec is
MIR Headley is one of the most prominent
writers OF this country, and we have here one
OF his best bOoks-one on which he can safely
rest his fame 1t possesses the unfatiguing
charms OF perfect simplicity and truth There
is graceful frankness pervading the compost
ton which engages the interest of the reader in
the author as well as in the subject His ram
bles about Rome, Paris and London exhibit a
thousand lively traits of an ingenious nature,
upon which man of taste will delight to linger
We predict for this sale equal to that of any
of the authors works. New York News
Mr. IIeadley's peculiarities as an author are
universally known He is ene of the most Wig
orous and sprit-stiring writers of the day. es-
pecially graphic and powerful in narratives of