... Charles Dickens. January. London: B.raldbury ard Evintis. 31r. Dickens is rapidly imprioving, botli in the structure of his stories aand tile refinement of his style. The characters in Copperfield are slictchd withlia most masterlyirand, and there is a freshness ...

... and iM. Londlon and Newr Yorl : .1. oad 1' T'11is. Tlhis beautifil serial sustains, in the parts before us, the higih chasacter we gave of it when the first number appeared. The fine story of Self-deception is continued through a number of chapters. A ...

... that, 1sinless the hero soon emerges frorii its traininels, wve shall lese all interest iii his fortriues. T'lie excellent story of the Two Ravens is coiicluded. It is evidently is trarisla- tion from tire French, bat fronis the Frencb of the best arid ...

... : C/nupnn nm end ira/. The new- serial, by Osir old frieind Herry Lorrequier, pro- (eTedS W iti) Munci spirit, aul thouganid , is somber before us, there is not niahio progress made in the developinmeiit of time story, there is ahbtundanice of huimour ...

... confabulations on themes of mystery. It contains four stories, The Watcher, The Murdered Cousin, ' Schalken, the Painter, and The Evening Guest. The scene of the first is laid in Dublin, and the story is by no means an invention of the author, for the ...

... each embellished with two large and elegant engravings. No. 54. ToMLuxs HELP TO SrL-EDUCATOIIS. Part IV. London. This is a serial which should be in the hands of every thinker lon political or educational subjects. It appeals not to the eye through gaudy ...

... French garrison who held the place, is told with admirable spirit, and keeps the reader in breathless excitement. The agreeable story entitled A Yarn about our Forefathers, is conti- nued. It capitally hits off the characteristics of the Corkagian gentry ...

... her in a lighter garb, having proved very successful in the Comic History of England; it is now repeated in the present serial, with similar spirit and talent. The illustrations are broadly humorous. No. 83. TICE FAMILY TUTOii, A.-D SCoOOt COML'ANION ...

... embroidered' vests,' of our sculp- tures, aistiquities, laces, and of the 'exquisite dansasks of ?? 'We re'o'mmeud this excellent serial to the patronage of our ri-eaders. Nos. 142 and, 143. THE PsAtoun; LIRARY. VetS. LXIV. and LXV. Thd Adventures of an Emigrant ...

... versa. No. 149. TILE' HOME CIRCLE. September. TnE two fine novels, Quintin Matsys and the Story without al'Tame, almost exhaust the space of this serial. ?? should prefer u greater-variety in the contents. No. 150. Tur. PICroR&AL FAMLaY BXULE. Part ...

... TIlE TRcEe ROADS OF L:ire. By Charles Lever. Part XVIII. London: Chapmzan LS4 Hell, Dublin: T. M'Gtlaski.a Tire story of this brilliant serial is rapidly approaching its denieuemeeamt. The leading event of the chapters be- fore us is the closing scene of ...

... No. 164. Tirr Colfic HIsTory OF RoME. Part for October. WE confess ourselves unable to appreciate the comi- cality of this serial, always excepting the really capital engravings. A mere embroidery of puns upon the solid texture of the Roman history has ...