The World's Fair: Or, Children's prize gift book of the Great Exhibition of 1851 : describing the beautiful inventions and manufactures exhibited therein : with pretty stories about the people who have made and sent them : and how they live when at home.Anonymous
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The World's Fair: Or, Children's prize gift book of the Great Exhibition of 1851 : describing the beautiful inventions and manufactures exhibited therein : with pretty stories about the people who have made and sent them : and how they live when at home.
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Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) -- Juvenile literature
3_s_. 6_d_. cloth, lettered; with a Map, and three elegant Engravings.
1. Selim II., receiving the Ambassadors of Maximilian, Emperor of
Germany. 2. Mahomet expounding the Koran at Medina. 5. Reschid Pacha
reading the Hatti Scheriff of 1839 to the Ambassadors and Great
Officers of State.
"The narrative is so well arranged and so agreeably diversified by
occasional remarks on individual and national character, as to render
history attractive even to the very young; and the information is
conveyed in a style remarkable for its unaffected simplicity and
clearness."--_Morning Post._
"The leading features of Turkish manners, laws, and policy, are
accurately and forcibly pourtrayed, while the narrative is
distinguished for simplicity, perspicuity, and completeness."
_Conservative Journal._
THE HISTORY OF ITALY AND SWITZERLAND;
3_s_. 6_d_. cloth, lettered; with a Map, and three elegant Historical
Engravings.
1. Pope Martin V, riding through the streets of Rome, the Emperor and
Elector leading his Horse. 2. Massaniello haranguing the Populace. 3.
William Tell and the other Swiss Patriots holding their nightly
meetings.
"Brief, clear, and correct; well adapted for young
persons."--_Leamington Spa Chronicle._
"Written with great care and ability."--_John Bull._
"A very useful educational book."--_Literary Gazette._
THE HISTORY OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM;
2_s_. 6_d_. cloth, lettered, with a Map, and two elegant Historical
Engravings.
1. Assassination of William of Orange. 2. Admiral Van Tromp shot
whilst animating his sailors.
"The present, like the preceeding histories from the pen of this
intelligent lady, is distinguished for its conciseness, elegance of
expression, and clearness of detail."--_Manchester Times._
"A condensed mass of knowledge, well put together, and prettily
illustrated."--_Church and State Gazette._
"To a pleasing, fluent, narrative style, Miss corner unites a nice
discrimination, and never suffers matters which sully the mind to
appear in her pages."--_Surplice_.
"We cannot too strongly recommend these admirable Histories, and we
feel satisfied that no parent or preceptor can place better works in
the hands of a youth."--_Academic and Collegiate Circular._
"Altogether we do not know of a more agreeable or instructive present
for youth; and each history is illustrated with a map and engravings,
which considering the price of the work, are of a superior
description."--_Times_.
"The authoress shows much discrimination in conveying in language
suited to her readers the results of the laborious investigations of
other scholars."--_Educational Times._
AN ACCURATE HISTORY OF GREECE.
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