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reading the Hatti Scheriff of 1839 to the Ambassadors and Great Officers of State. "The narrative is so well arranged and so agreeably diversified by occasional remarks on individual and national character, as to render history attractive even to the very young; and the information is conveyed in a style remarkable for its unaffected simplicity and clearness."--_Morning Post._ "The leading features of Turkish manners, laws, and policy, are accurately and forcibly pourtrayed, while the narrative is distinguished for simplicity, perspicuity, and completeness." _Conservative Journal._ THE HISTORY OF ITALY AND SWITZERLAND; 3_s_. 6_d_. cloth, lettered; with a Map, and three elegant Historical Engravings. 1. Pope Martin V, riding through the streets of Rome, the Emperor and Elector leading his Horse. 2. Massaniello haranguing the Populace. 3. William Tell and the other Swiss Patriots holding their nightly meetings. "Brief, clear, and correct; well adapted for young persons."--_Leamington Spa Chronicle._ "Written with great care and ability."--_John Bull._ "A very useful educational book."--_Literary Gazette._ THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM; 2_s_. 6_d_. cloth, lettered, with a Map, and two elegant Historical Engravings. 1. Assassination of William of Orange. 2. Admiral Van Tromp shot whilst animating his sailors. "The present, like the preceeding histories from the pen of this intelligent lady, is distinguished for its conciseness, elegance of expression, and clearness of detail."--_Manchester Times._ "A condensed mass of knowledge, well put together, and prettily illustrated."--_Church and State Gazette._ "To a pleasing, fluent, narrative style, Miss corner unites a nice discrimination, and never suffers matters which sully the mind to appear in her pages."--_Surplice_. "We cannot too strongly recommend these admirable Histories, and we feel satisfied that no parent or preceptor can place better works in the hands of a youth."--_Academic and Collegiate Circular._ "Altogether we do not know of a more agreeable or instructive present for youth; and each history is illustrated with a map and engravings, which considering the price of the work, are of a superior description."--_Times_. "The authoress shows much discrimination in conveying in language suited to her readers the results of the laborious investigations of other scholars."--_Educational Times._ AN ACCURATE HISTOR
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