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Nuts to crack; or Quips, quirks, anecdote and facete of Oxford and Cambridge Scholars
Gooch, Richard
University of Cambridge -- Anecdotes; University of Oxford -- Anecdotes
In Two Volumes, 12mo.
THE BLACK WATCH.
BY T. PICKEN.
By the Author of the "DOMINIE'S LEGACY."
"One of the most powerful and pathetic fictions which have recently
appeared."--_Times._
In Two Volumes, 12mo.
TALES OF A PHYSICIAN.
BY W. H. HARRISON.
Containing--THE VICTIM, THE CURATE, THE GOSSIP, THE FATE OF
A GENIUS, DISAPPOINTMENTS, THE NEGLECTED WIFE, THE JEW, THE
STRANGER GUEST, THE SMUGGLER, COUSIN TOMKINS THE TAILOR, THE
LIFE OF AN AUTHOR, REMORSE, THE SEXTON'S DAUGHTER, THE OLD
MAID, THE PREACHER, THE SOLDIER'S BRIDE, THE MORTGAGEE.
"We cannot withhold from these tales the praise which is due to
elegant composition, when intended to promote the cause of morality
and religion. In point of elegance, simplicity, and interest, few are
so attractive."--_Record._
"Graceful in language, displaying cultivated taste."--_Literary
Gazette._
"We welcome it with pleasure--they are told in a pleasant style, and
with great feeling."--_Athenæum._
"Evidently the production of an experienced essayist: there is not
only considerable power of invention manifested in them, but the
diction is always pure, and at times lofty. We should say, he will
occupy a very high station among the writers of the day."--_British
Traveller._
"We cannot withhold from the author of the work before us the warm
praise due to its pious design, and decidedly instructive character.
The 'Tales of a Physician' are written with very considerable talent.
The idea is a happy one."--_Eclectic Review._
"A vein of amiable and highly moral feeling runs through the whole
volume."--_Monthly Review._
"The book is well written--an amusing addition to the works of the
season."--_New Monthly Magazine._
"There is a high moral tone throughout."--_Spirit and Manners of the
Age._
(_Nearly ready_.)
THE HIGHLAND SMUGGLERS.
BY J. B. FRAZER.
Author of the "KUZZILBASH."
In One Volume, 12mo.
LETTERS AND ESSAYS,
IN PROSE AND VERSE.
BY RICHARD SHARP.
"Messrs. Carey & Hart have reprinted the Letters and Essays of Richard
Sharp, in a beautiful little volume. These excellent productions fully
deserve the distinction of neatest dress. They are _sterling
literature_."--_National Gazette._
"What a pleasant volume! It is the delightful and instructive writing
of a cultivated mind upon ordinary occasions and subjects; and the
sound sense and elegant literature with which they are treated afford
a great treat for judgment and taste to appropriate."--_Literary
Gazette._
In Two Volumes, 12mo.
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