As the foundation of the American Republic is attributable to British error, its history is identified with our own. Those who have related the events of that memorable period, and drawn the character of the patriot-general, living too near the epoch, were dazzled, and discovered only the beauty of republican principles. Written when party-feeling had died away, and limited monarchy allowed to vindicate its superiority, Mr. Edmonds’s Life of Washington is free from that nationality which disfigures biography, and fearlessly defends British institutions against the advocates of democracy. The more voluminous memoirs of the virtuous republican chief abound with American prejudices; these volumes are English both in style and sentiment. THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. _With 15 Engravings on Steel and Wood, by_ FINDEN _and_ THOMPSON; _the Woodcuts from Designs by_ GEO. CRUIKSHANK. The fact that since the publication of this work, SEVEN-AND-TWENTY THOUSAND copies have been disposed of in this country, beside various editions in America,--will speak more in its favour than the most artful and high-flown praise. It is an epitome of all that has been _proved_ to be true concerning the career of the most extraordinary man of the last thousand years. We possessed no previous epitome of his history; and notwithstanding the smallness of space into which it is compressed, the narrative is clear. The Life of Napoleon, doubly interesting when relieved of the tediousness of useless detail, has never been better told. Volumes so rich in information will be devoured by youth, and are worthy to be consulted by the maturest reader. The work is written with fairness and impartiality, free from party-spirit, and the author has interwoven with his narrative all the new illustrations and anecdotes furnished by Bourrienne and the other fast-following memoirs of the French press. THE RUINS OF ANCIENT CITIES. By CHARLES BUCKE. 2 Vols. _Illustrated._ Cities, like men, flourish and decay, and each possess their annals. The poetic conception of personifying these broken records of natural grandeur originated with the editor himself; but, in carrying out his design, he acknowledges Rollin as his guide. This elegant and accurate writer confesses that he does not hesitate to rifle the cabinets of others to enrich his own; that he often transcribed without quoting, and introduced solid reflections borrowed from the sterling works of others. This compilation is also a beautiful bead-roll, the precious production of many minds: it is a fair fabric of costly materials raised by a literary architect, whose industry, experience, and candour, are already acknowledged by the public. SALMAGUNDI; OR, THE WHIM-WHAMS AND OPINIONS OF LAUNCELOT LANGSTAFF, ESQ. _With numerous Cuts by_ GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.