The purport of this pleasing story is to convey instruction in the Arts and Natural History, and at the same time to inculcate by example principles which tend to the promotion of social happiness. It well deserves the high encomium passed on it by one of the most competent judges, that it is one of the best children's books ever written.
EVENINGS AT HOME; or, The Juvenile Budget Opened. By L. Aikin and Mrs. Barbauld; a New and Revised Edition, with Eight Engravings.
"This is one of the best books for young people from seven to ten years old that has yet appeared in the world; and the mixture of scientific and moral lessons is so happily blended as to relieve the attention."—Miss Edgeworth.
SANDFORD AND MERTON. By Thomas Day. A New Edition, entirely Revised and Corrected. Eight Illustrations. 416 pages.
This well-known and popular work has been read by many a boy with delight and instruction, and will continue to communicate equal delight to those that are to follow.
Transcriber's note:
Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including some inconsistencies of hyphenation.
The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.
'His dog does not growl, said I, so it must be the man himself. Never mind, friend; let us sleep."
'His dog does not growl,' said I, 'so it must be the man himself. Never mind, friend; let us sleep.'"