WORKS

FOR

THE

YOUNG.

"Otto Speckter's illustrations are
well calculated to please children;
some by their truth, others by their
humour. The verses, too, are in
a kindly spirit-some sly, some chim-
ing in those coral-and-bells measures
which ought never to be out of the
ear of such as write for the very
young. Mrs. Howitt has, in natural-
izing this book, done a good deed with
a good grace.'
Athenæum.

"This is a translation of a little
work which is exceedingly popular
in Germany. It is a sort of fable-
book, intended exclusively for chil-
dren. It is written in a style adapted
to their capacity, and everywhere
inculcates kindly feelings and sound
morality. The original German is
given, with translations both into
English and French. Every little

story is embellished with a well-
executed woodcut, and the volume is
altogether got up in the best taste.'

Observer.

"The celebrated fable-book of
the distinguished German artist Otto
Speckter in an English dress, or
rather as a Polyglot, having the verses
in German and French, as well as in
the English version by Mary Howitt.
The woodcuts are admirably exe-
cuted, the poetry simple and attract-
ive, the binding and general getting-
up handsome, and the book, on the
whole, as suitable and acceptable a
present as could be given to a child.
In addition to the large fund of
amusement afforded by it, it may also
be used for instruction in the rudi-
ments of Natural History, and as an
easy lesson-book of the French and
German languages." Watchman.

"We wish well to Mrs. Howitt's
endeavours to make these fables po-
pular in England; for they are simple,
natural, and of a good moral ten-
dency. The translation has much
of the Author's characteristic excel-
lence; it is full of nature and viva-
city.
Eclectic Review.

The

"A prettier book for children has
not been for a many a day; consisting
of short joyous conversations between
children, birds, and animals.
child expresses natural astonishment
at the form and instinct of the crea-
tures around him, and they reply in
a pleasant strain. The great merit of
the book is the absence of all preten-
sion; nothing can be more simple and
natural than all the pieces, and yet
they are pervaded by a refined spirit.
They conciliate tenderness and hu-
manity for the brute creation, and
deep respect for the wisdom and good-
ness of Him who made them, without
the slightest formality. Mrs. Howitt
has rendered the verses with delight-
ful ease; and as she has placed the
German text and a French version
opposite the English, the book may
be made extensively useful in
schools."
Britannia.

"A very charming version of Otto
Speckter's Fable Book. It is ren-
dered valuable to young students, as
the original German and an elegant
metrical French translation,, are
affixed to each
*
poem. * It is a
pretty birthday present, and in addi-
tion to the beauty of the poems, the
translation, or rather the originals,
must prove serviceable as helps to
education.
Sunday Times.

"Two pleasantly written and beautifully got-up volumes, intended for the juvenile portion of the community, and adapted to their capacity. Mr.Howitt possesses the happy knack of accommodating himself to the youthful mind; and there can be no question that his 'Jack of the Mill' will become a favourite. The leading incidents of the story are illustrated by well-executed woodcuts."

Observer.

"Nothing can exceed the truth and freshness with which he paints the country hamlet, the rural common, the sheltered hut, and the cultivated farm; the sports and pleasures of village youth, and the homely comforts and enjoyments of the old and young amongst our cottagers, farmers, and yeomen. Some of his descriptions of this class of life and images are not exceeded by those miniature representations of the same imagery which we find in Crabbe, and other rural poets." Bell's Messenger.

"Jack of the Mill' we shall not be surprised to find carried the circuit of the kingdom, and whirled by the acclamation of a million youthful voices to the topmost heights of popuBritannia. larity."

"This fireside story, or hatch-up,' as the writer playfully designates it, has pleased us much. The hero is a great oddity, and his adventures are singular and entertaining; and the sketches of rural scenery, as well as the characters of the parties introduced to animate, are drawn with much fidelity and spirit."

Literary Gazette.

"Vivid descriptions of rural scenery, ancient castles, and antiquated baronial halls, mixed up with the most romantic and stirring adventure, constitute the staple of these spirited and amusing volumes."

Naval and Military Gazette. "Jack of the Mill' is a wonderful fellow, and performs many marvellous deeds, in which he is as often successful from his ingenuity as from his prowess. His adventures are re

lated with all the simplicity of Defoe, and the reader glides on to the end of the second volume without a wish to lay the work down till he arrives there." John Bull.

"In every respect fully equal to any of those highly popular works with which the author has already favoured the public. It is a tale of powerful and thrilling interest, told in that peculiar style, so remarkable for its combined grace and nervousness, for which Mr. Howitt has hitherto been so eminently distinguished. Jack of the Mill, or, as he afterwards became, Lord Othmill, is a most wonderful character; he accomplishes feats of ingenuity and achieves prodigies of valour that are quite beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. No difficulties are too great for him to encounter. It matters not whether he has fallen in with gipsies, or whether he is contending with giants, or whether he is fighting against robbers -in all cases he comes off equally victorious. In short, it is just such a book as one would like to take up of a cold winter's evening, while the rain is falling and the wind whistling without." Sunday Times.

"How Jack deals with a band of thieves after the summary and triumphant fashion of the Giant-killer -how he falls under the tutorage of a pair of pious Lollards, hidden in 'the chamber of the wall '-how he goes over seas in search of a benefactor's lost son, meets with John Ziska, and makes one of the party who put an end to the horrible villanies of Robber Von Stein (whose dismantled tower may be seen near Saltzburg even unto this day)-how he wins by courageous conduct fame, honours, and a fair lady,-is told by Mr. Howitt with a spirit as unflagging as if he were again a boy, and sufficient to command many a dozen of open mouthed listeners. There is good faith in his manner of narrative, even where the incidents are the most improbable, which, as has been elsewhere said, reminds the reader of Defoe." Athenæum.

Examiner.

"He has traversed Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Wallachia several times; gazed with professional delight on the varied costumes in Constantinople and Alexandria; ascended the Nile; climbed the Pyramids; dodged the Bedouins; kneeled as a pilgrim in the Holy City; stood in adoration on Mount Zion; cut a walking-stick on Mount Tabor; washed in the Lake of Gennesareth; slept by the side of the Dead Sea; braved the robbers of 'blest Arcady;' narrowly escaped being married at Malta by damsels who are worse than Sam Weller's widows; and being stoned for his impertinent curiosity in attempting to enter Solomon's mosque at Jerusalem. His descriptions of all these various places are clear and vivid; the expression of his feelings simple and natural." Critic.

"He has scrambled amongst the Klephtes, played with the Neapolitan sharpers, brought home a pilgrim's certificate from the Holy Sepulchre, worn out his appointed days in quarantine and his weary weeks in hospitals, and, in short, is a tailor in ten thousand, to whom the world should bid welcome." Athena um.

"Excepting Holman's narrative, this is perhaps the most remarkable work ever published. There is much naiveté in the light-hearted wanderer's descriptions of foreign life and foreign manners among the middling and poorer classes seen under a new and curious aspect. The translator has faithfully rendered his peculiarities as well as his excellences, and the result is, an elegantly printed book, surpassed by none other in interest."

Observer.

"Apart from the singular circumstance of a man actually sewing his way over three quarters of the globe, this remarkable narrative presents attractions of no ordinary kind. The peregrinations and adventures of Holthaus are related with a total absence of affectation; and in his style there is a truthful simplicity foreign to the works of professional and amateur tourists, and admirably preserved in the translation; while the charm is increased by the descriptions being of places and people inaccessible to the mobs of gentlemen and ladies who write with ease on their travels." Sunday Times.

"Peter Diedrich Holthaus has reversed the vulgar saying, for he is a tailor worth nine other men. Except 'The Bible in Spain,' we have not had so interesting a 'wander-book' for years. Christian Reformer.

"A book full of curious and original matter, and altogether unlike what is met with in the descriptions of ordinary travellers. It can hardly fail, we think, to be popular." John Bull.

"The book is curious as describing the actual rambles of an operative throughout various countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa, everywhere depending for the gratification of his passion for travel solely on his needle."

Chambers' Edinburgh Journal. "There is more information, more truth, and more novelty, to be found in the wandering tailor's pages, than in any other tour over the same ground with which we are acquainted." Age and Argus. "Most of our tailor's wanderings were performed on foot, and through dangers and difficulties enough to appal the stoutest heart; but amongst the wolf-haunted forests of Hungary, the murderous Klephtes of Greece, the horrid vermin of the eastern Haans, languishing in the hospital, or bivouacking in the rocky ravines of the mountains of Palestine, he never loses heart or hope. The facts are worth a host of the imposing theories of your fashionable tourist. Fidelity, simplicity, shrewdness, are the capital merits of this book."

Inquirer.

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"The whole tale of the Diary' is characterised by a healthful and invigorating tone of virtue, which animates and strengthens; and, as the translator remarks, makes Miss Bremer's writings a blessing wherever

they are known. Of all her works, none has charmed us more than the beautiful story of Strife and Peace.' As a sketch of life, manners, and scenery, it stands unrivalled."

Atlas.

ments, so that the songs appear to become the exponents or the mottoes to the principal chapters."

Allgemeine Zeitung.

Quarterly Review.

"Student-life in this comprehensive form is something span-new for the English; for, in the fragmentary sketches of English tourists, all was in the highest degree exaggerated, misunderstood, and thoroughly distorted. It was no real portrait. The young German scholar who has furnished the MS. to Howitt (and we have the means of proving this to be no fiction) has acquitted himself honourably and faithfully; not a single feature is forgotten; nothing that is blameworthy is praised, though much is softened and excused; the judgments on duelling and drinking are in a noble spirit; the complete system of German education is ably displayed, and, as a whole, nothing can be more life-like and accurate. To the description are added, by Howitt, most successful translations of the most celebrated student-songs, with the airs and pianoforte accompani

"Every nation has its own notions of fun; here we have those of the Germans; which are the wisest, is a question of national taste."

The Times.

"William Howitt has given proofs of abilities so various and successful, that he could not fail to gather fresh fruits for us, and additional laurels for himself in a new field. We rejoiced, therefore, at his temporary abode in a foreign land, and we are not disappointed; the ground that is now broken in the heart of Europe by one of the most popular of English writers gives promise of a rich harvest. Mr. Howitt has here done the public good service by preserving a memorial of such peculiar ways of life, that are fast receding from daily use, and of which the very traces escape common observers. Numerous celebrated student-songs are added; these are spiritedly given, and are accompanied by music for the pianoforte. The translation is very happily adapted to the notes, with which the German text is also given. We do not doubt that it will be popular."

Eclectic Review.