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Now Publishing, By How And Parson' S, 13...
NOW PUBLISHING , BY HOW AND PARSON ' S , 132 , FLEET STREET , LONDON In MONTHLY PAHTS , each to contain Two Engravings of Scenery upon Steel , mid generally an . engraved Map of a County or District—carefully revised , according to the latest surveys — with about Fifteen Engravings on . Wood It is intended to complete the Work in Twenty Parts , forming Two Yolumcs , imperial Svo ., containing Forty Landscape Illustrations , and Maps ofthe several Counties , on Steel , and about Three Hundred Wood Engravings :
IRELAND, ITS SCENERY , CHARACTER , & c , & c . BY MR . AND MRS . S . C . HALL . The reader will be presented with the general results of five several tours made by the Authors , ( the latest of which took place during the autumn of the present year , ) and of a still earlier acquaintance with the country , and the character of its people .
2 . In Weekly Nunbers , price Three-halfpence , and in Monthly Parts , THEENGLISHJOURNAL. But the ENGLISH ; JOURNAL will take higher ground than the other cheap publications now extant . For this end it is intended by the Proprietors to present the reader with
articles from writers who are well known to the public by the hold which they have upon the literature of the day , and whose productions have hitherto been seen only in a much more expensive form . Such articles will be written expressly for the present publication , which will thus assume a character distinct from others of the same cheapness , and afford an increased attraction for every class of readers . Besides the acknowledged articles , one of which will appear every week with the author ' s name affixedother oriinal papers will be given topics of passing interest
, g upon , written expressly for the work . Literature in its most extended sense , the Sciences , and Pine Arts , will constitute prominent objects of attention . New Publications , both English and Foreign , will be analyzed and occasionally criticised . Poetry—the Drama—Music , and Musical Works—Statistics—Mechanical Inventions—Geography of the past and present time—Manners—the Social State of Nations and of Localities—Chemical , Mincraloyical , and Geological Discoveries—Improvements in Navigation , Economy , Commerceand Agriculture—vi \\\ receive unwearied attention Copious
, . Selections from Scientific or Literary Works constitute a portion of the plan ; and , in fact , every adjunct which can contribute to a publication designed to elevate the mind , cultivate the taste , and contribute to social good , by a cheerful healthiness of tone anil soundness of principle , whether in morals , literature , or the sciences . It must be added , that no portion of the work will be devoted to theological or political controversy . No . 1 . published Jan . 2 nd , contains an Original Story by Miss MITFOBD .
3 . IN MONTHLY NUMBERS , PRICE SIXPENCE , Each embellished by some new or celebrated Flower , drawn and coloured in the best manner , THEFLORIST'SJOURNAL,
OB , MONTHLY RECORD OF THE BEST FLOWERS , Adapted to all varieties of Soil and Situation . The First Volume , for 1840 , price 6 s ., bound in cloth , is now ready .
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Now Publishing, By How And Parson' S, 13...
NOW PUBLISHING , BY HOW AND PARSON ' S , 132 , FLEET STREET , LONDON In MONTHLY PAHTS , each to contain Two Engravings of Scenery upon Steel , mid generally an . engraved Map of a County or District—carefully revised , according to the latest surveys — with about Fifteen Engravings on . Wood It is intended to complete the Work in Twenty Parts , forming Two Yolumcs , imperial Svo ., containing Forty Landscape Illustrations , and Maps ofthe several Counties , on Steel , and about Three Hundred Wood Engravings :
IRELAND, ITS SCENERY , CHARACTER , & c , & c . BY MR . AND MRS . S . C . HALL . The reader will be presented with the general results of five several tours made by the Authors , ( the latest of which took place during the autumn of the present year , ) and of a still earlier acquaintance with the country , and the character of its people .
2 . In Weekly Nunbers , price Three-halfpence , and in Monthly Parts , THEENGLISHJOURNAL. But the ENGLISH ; JOURNAL will take higher ground than the other cheap publications now extant . For this end it is intended by the Proprietors to present the reader with
articles from writers who are well known to the public by the hold which they have upon the literature of the day , and whose productions have hitherto been seen only in a much more expensive form . Such articles will be written expressly for the present publication , which will thus assume a character distinct from others of the same cheapness , and afford an increased attraction for every class of readers . Besides the acknowledged articles , one of which will appear every week with the author ' s name affixedother oriinal papers will be given topics of passing interest
, g upon , written expressly for the work . Literature in its most extended sense , the Sciences , and Pine Arts , will constitute prominent objects of attention . New Publications , both English and Foreign , will be analyzed and occasionally criticised . Poetry—the Drama—Music , and Musical Works—Statistics—Mechanical Inventions—Geography of the past and present time—Manners—the Social State of Nations and of Localities—Chemical , Mincraloyical , and Geological Discoveries—Improvements in Navigation , Economy , Commerceand Agriculture—vi \\\ receive unwearied attention Copious
, . Selections from Scientific or Literary Works constitute a portion of the plan ; and , in fact , every adjunct which can contribute to a publication designed to elevate the mind , cultivate the taste , and contribute to social good , by a cheerful healthiness of tone anil soundness of principle , whether in morals , literature , or the sciences . It must be added , that no portion of the work will be devoted to theological or political controversy . No . 1 . published Jan . 2 nd , contains an Original Story by Miss MITFOBD .
3 . IN MONTHLY NUMBERS , PRICE SIXPENCE , Each embellished by some new or celebrated Flower , drawn and coloured in the best manner , THEFLORIST'SJOURNAL,
OB , MONTHLY RECORD OF THE BEST FLOWERS , Adapted to all varieties of Soil and Situation . The First Volume , for 1840 , price 6 s ., bound in cloth , is now ready .