“The story in itself is replete with interest. We are taught by the Book of Sacred History, that the disobedience of our first parents entailed on our globe of earth a sinful and a suffering race; in our time there has sprung up from the most abandoned of this sinful family--from pirates, mutineers, and murderers--a little society, which, under the precepts of that sacred volume, is characterized by religion, morality, and innocence. The discovery of this happy people, as unexpected as it was accidental, and all that regards their condition and history, partake so much of the romantic, as to render the story not ill-adapted for an epic poem.”--_Author’s Preface._ FAIRY LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTH OF IRELAND. By T. CROFTON CROKER. _With numerous Cuts._ Fairy Tales epitomize the customs, and manners, and superstitions of a people in by-gone times, and are therefore valuable as auxiliary to the interpretation of history. Mr. Croker’s Irish Legends are rich in that racy humour that characterizes his countrymen, and appear to have exhausted the traditionary treasures of the Emerald Isle. The Illustrations are also redolent of Hibernian wit and genius,--they are spirited designs, and in the happiest manner of Messrs. Brooke and Maclise, with whose merits the public are familiar. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RICHARD I. SURNAMED CŒUR-DE-LION, KING OF ENGLAND. By WILLIAM E. AYTOUN, _Author of “Bothwell,” a Poem_. None of our monarchs has achieved a wider fame than Cœur-de-Lion, yet his personal history is of all others least studied or understood. All men know that he rebelled against his father, but comparatively few are aware of the cause. All know that he conducted a crusade, and encountered Saladin; but few are acquainted with the extent of his conquests, or the causes which drove him back a fugitive to Europe. No period of the romantic ages is more interesting, or better entitled to a close examination. NARRATIVES OF PERIL AND SUFFERING. By R. A. DAVENPORT. _2 Vols._ This wide field for the display of taste, talent, and general acquaintance with the history of man in his social character, has been occupied by Mr. Davenport, a veteran in elegant literature; and the popularity which his selections from the children of sorrow has acquired, is equal to that of his most successful labours. In collecting so many tales of woe and of enterprise, the author disclaims the mere vanity of having produced a work of amusement; he seeks to inculcate the salutary lesson, “that there are few things that may not be accomplished by perseverance and courage, accompanied by self-command and presence of mind.” THE LIFE OF BRUCE, THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER. By Major Sir FRANCIS B. HEAD, _Author of “Rough Notes,” &c._