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n, complete in one volume, foolscap 8vo., with an illustration. Bound in cloth, full gilt back, and emblematical design on side, 3s. 6d. "As a piece of literary work, we can award high praise to this Life of Mahomet. The narrative flows on without interruption from the first page to the last, and is brightened by passages of unusual beauty of diction and pictorial effect, in the grouping of ideas and of situations." --_Athenaeum_. The Sketch-book, and Bracebridge Hall; Or, Pictures of Life and Manners in England, by Washington Irving. A new edition, complete in one volume, foolscap 8vo., with an illustration. Bound in cloth, full gilt back and sides, 3s. 6d. "The Sketch-book is as quaint and amusing a work of light literature as exists. Bracebridge Hall is well known from its genuine merit, and has taken its place among the standard works in the English language." Tales of the Alhambra, Don Roderick, and Conquest of Granada. A new edition, complete in one volume, foolscap 8vo., with an illustration. Bound in cloth, full gilt back, sides, and edges, 3s. 6d. "There is a charm about this book to which the old and young, the educated and the simple, bear cheerful witness." Longfellow's Complete Poetical Works, Including his Translations, "The Spanish Student," and his new poem, "The Sea-side and Fire-side." Royal 24mo., beautifully printed, cloth extra, gilt edges, 2s. "Longfellow's Works are eminently picturesque, and are distinguished for nicety of epithet and elaborate scholarly finish. He has feeling, a rich imagination, and a cultivated taste."--_R. W. Griswold_. Willis's Poetical Works, Reprinted from the last revised American edition, in which the author has embodied poems never before published. Cloth extra, gilt edges, 2s. "The poetry of Mr. Willis is distinguished for exquisite finish and melody: his language is pure, varied, and rich; his imagination brilliant, and his wit of the finest description."--_R. W. Griswold_. Whittier's Poetical Works, Reprinted from the last American edition. Royal 24mo., beautifully printed, cloth extra, gilt edges, 2s. "His productions are all distinguished for manly vigour of thought and language."--_R. W. Griswold_. Bryant's Complete Poetical Works, With Life by Griswold, and Preface by F.W.N. Bayley, Esq. Royal 24mo., cloth extra, gilt edges, 2s. Sigourney's Poetical Works, With introductory Preface by F. W. N. Bayley, Esq. R
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