“Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co., of Cornhill, have just published the first volume of a New Edition of the works of this gentleman, which has the advantage of the latest revisions and corrections of the author. The writings of James are so well-known to the readers of fiction that it is unnecessary to call their attention to them, or to say anything as to their merits or defects, which previous criticism may have left unsaid. The present edition is well got up, there are few errata, the type is clear, sharp, and legible, and the size of the volumes convenient for the reader and appropriate for the shelves of a book-case. The frontispiece of the first volume illustrates that scene in the novel of the Gipsey, in which Lord Dewry is astounded in the prosecution of his villanous plot to destroy Pharhold, by the unexpected appearance of the person who passes under the name of Sir William Ryder. The book, as it is, will form a pleasing addition to the collections of readers of modern literature, of the class to which it belongs.” TIMES, August 17, 1844. “We are glad to see our prognostication respecting the New Edition of Mr. James’ Works, more than fulfilled by the rapid absorption of a very large first edition, and a second in the course of speedy disappearance. This is as it should be, with a writer whose vraisemblance is always so perfect; and even what he invents so like truth, that we can never fancy we are reading fiction, nor, indeed, are we, in the historical portions of his publications,--and these form the far greater division,--which are all drawn from diligent research, deep study, and elaborate comparison.” LITERARY GAZETTE, August 8, 1844. “Mr. James is a pure and pleasing writer, and we are glad to see that his Works are now to be thrown into a handy, handsome, and accessible shape.” SCOTSMAN, July 13, 1844. “This is a most admirable edition of the Works of this popular author, convenient in size, and handsome in appearance. It, moreover, possesses the advantage of being revised and corrected by the author,--no small recommendations, since, the generality of Mr. James’ Works being connected with history, a careful perusal of his productions, increases their value, and renders them a source of amusement, through the medium of instruction.” ATLAS, October 20, 1844. Just Published. In post 8vo, price 10s. 6d., handsomely bound in a new kind of cloth, silver gilt, or 9s. boards, IMAGINATION AND FANCY; Or, =SELECTIONS= from the =ENGLISH POETS=, illustrative of those First Requisites of their Art: with Markings of the best Passages, Critical Notices of the Writers, and an Essay in Answer to the Question, “What is Poetry?” By LEIGH HUNT.