OF LITERATURE, ANCIENT AND MODERN, WITH SPECIMENS.

" 18.--ENTERPRISE, INDUSTRY, AND ART OF MAN.

" 19.--MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS.

" 20.--THE WORLD AND ITS INHABITANTS.

--> These works are designed to exhibit, in a popular form, SELECT
BIOGRAPHIES, ANCIENT AND MODERN; the Wonders and Curiosities of
HISTORY, NATURE, ART, SCIENCE, AND PHILOSOPHY, with the Practical
Duties of Life.

It cannot be deemed invidious to say, that no similar work has met with
equal favor at the hands of the public, as the following testimonials,
among many others, will show:--

_The Hon. H. G. Otis, of Boston, says_,

I view it as the best compendium of useful learning and
information, respecting its proposed contents, _for the use of
young persons and schools_, that has fallen within my knowledge. It
abounds in illustrations of the history of the world, and the
customs and manners of nations, that _may be read by general
scholars of any age_, with pleasure.

_The Rev. Dr. Sprague says, Albany_,

I regard the Cabinet Library as a most important accession to the
means of intellectual and moral culture, especially in respect to
the rising generation. But while it is peculiarly adapted to the
young, it may be read by persons of any age with both pleasure
and profit. To men of business, who have not leisure to read
extensively, and indeed to all who would keep up with the times,
the work is invaluable. It is also suited to the various members of
the family circle, --> and is _among the very best of the libraries
for public schools_. I learn that it is introduced into the public
schools of this city, (Albany,) and various other places, and I
cannot doubt that it will ultimately be adopted in our seminaries
of learning generally.

_Charles Sprague, Esq., of Boston, says_,

I have read, with both pleasure and profit, all the numbers of your
very instructive Cabinet Library. My friend and namesake, the Rev.
Dr. Sprague, has so exactly expressed my opinion of the work, that
I need only adopt his language, in recommending it, as I cheerfully
do, to the favorable attention of both teachers and learners.

_From the Quincy Patriot_,

We recommend it (Parley's Cabinet Library) as peculiarly valuable
to families. We often see one young man taking precedence of others
in the race of life. If we could read hi