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es of Horace Walpole and of Wraxall."--_Athenaeum._ THE ROMANCE OF THE FORUM; OR, NARRATIVES, SCENES, AND ANECDOTES FROM COURTS OF JUSTICE. BY PETER BURKE, ESQ., BARRISTER-AT-LAW. 2 v. 21s. "These attractive volumes will be perused with much interest. They contain a great variety of singular and highly romantic stories."--_John Bull._ "Few who once take up these volumes will lay them down unread."--_Examiner._ "Nothing can be more deeply interesting or affecting than many of these narratives."--_Observer._ DARIEN; OR, THE MERCHANT PRINCE. BY ELIOT WARBURTON. Author of "THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS," &c., SECOND EDITION. 3 V. "The scheme for the colonization of Darien by Scotchmen, and the opening of a communication between the East and West across the Isthmus of Panama, furnishes the foundation of this story, which is in all respects worthy of the high reputation which the author of the 'Crescent and the Cross' had already made for himself. The early history of the Merchant Prince introduces the reader to the condition of Spain under the Inquisition; the portraitures of Scottish life which occupy a prominent place in the narrative, are full of spirit; the scenes in America exhibit the state of the natives of the new world at that period; the daring deeds of the Buccaneers supply a most romantic element in the story; and an additional interest is infused into it by the introduction of various celebrated characters of the period, such as Law, the French financier, and Paterson, the founder of the Bank of England. All these varied ingredients are treated with that brilliancy of style and powerful descriptive talent, by which the pen of Eliot Warburton was so eminently distinguished."--_John Bull._ LORD PALMERSTON'S OPINIONS AND POLICY; AS MINISTER, DIPLOMATIST, AND STATESMAN, DURING MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF PUBLIC LIFE. 1 v. 8vo., with Portrait, 12s. bound. "This work ought to have a place in every political library. It gives a complete view of the sentiments and opinions by which the policy of Lord Palmerston has been dictated as a diplomatist and statesman."--_Chronicle._ "This is a remarkable and seasonable publication; but it is something more--it is a valuable addition to the historical treasures of our country during more than forty of the most memorable years of our annals. We earnestly recommend the volume to general perusal."--_Standard._ FIVE YEARS IN THE WEST INDIES.
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