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May, 1817.

BOOKS JUST PUBLISHED

BY

TAYLOR AND HESSEY,

93, FLEET STREET.

A LETTER of ADVICE to his GRAND-CHILDREN. By Sir MATTHEW HALE. Now first published. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. with a Portrait of the Author, price 4s. 6d. boards.

"The public is here presented with a compendious and valuable work, containing much pious and useful counsel, and rendered, as we think, more agreeable and impressive by what now appears to be the quaint style of the good Chief Justice."

Monthly Review, April, 1817.

THE HOUSE of MOURNING, a Poem on the
Death of his Son, with some smaller Pieces. By JoHN SCOTT,
Author of A Visit to Paris,' and Paris Revisited. Hand-
somely printed in 8vo. price 5s. 6d. sewed.

Whither is he gone, what accident
Hath rapt him from us?

Paradise Regained:

THE IDENTITY OF JUNIUS with a distinguished LIVING CHARACTER established. Printed uniformly with Woodfall's edition of Junius, and accompanied with a fine Portrait. 8vo. 12s. bds.

CORRESPONDENCE between a MOTHER and her DAUGHTER at SCHOOL. By Mrs. TAYLOR, Author of Maternal Solicitude,' &c. and Miss TAYLOR, Author of 'Display,' &c. With a beautiful frontispiece, price 5s, boards.

Books published by Taylor and Hessey.

RACHEL: a TALE. With a beautiful frontispiece, Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. price 5s. boards.

Be cured

Of this diseas'd opinion, and betimes;

For 'tis most dangerous.

Shakspeare.

DISPLAY. A TALE. BY JANE TAYLOR, Author of

Essays in Rhyme,' and one of the Authors of Original Poems for Infant Minds." Fifth Edition. With a beautiful frontispiece, price 6s. boards.

"We never met with any composition so completely and beautifully simple both in sentiment and style, which at the same time interested us so strongly by the naïveté of its descriptions, sometimes heightened by the most delicate touches of humour and pathos; by the heart that pervades the narrative, and the air of reality which is thrown over the characters."

Eclectic Rev. Aug. 1815.

ESSAYS IN RHYME, on Morals and Manners. By JANE TAYLOR, Author of Display,' &c. Second Edition, price 6s. bds.

"We have seldom met with a volume of Poetry, that bore more strikingly the impress of native thought, or that supplied the mind more richly with materials for deep reflection." Eclect. Rev. 1816. THE BLIND MAN AND HIS SON, a Tale ;the Four Friends, a Fable;--and a Word for the Gipsies. Dedicated to Mr. Montgomery. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. with a beautiful frontispiece. Price 4s. 6d. boards.

* The profits arising from the sale of this publication will be
applied in aid of the Society for the relief of Aged Females
in Sheffield.

A MOTHER'S ADVICE to her ABSENT DAUGHTERS. With an additional Letter on the Management and Education of Infant Children. By Lady PENNINGTON. With a beautiful frontispiece. Eighth Edition, just published. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. Price 4s 6d. bds.

Books published by Taylor and Hessey.

MATERNAL SOLICITUDE for a DAUGHTER'S BEST INTERESTS. By Mrs. TAYLOR, of ONGAR. Sixth Edition. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo, with a beautiful frontispiece, price 5s. boards.

"The subjects of these Essays are well chosen, and ingeniously diversified: and the fair writer displays a degree of piety, with a knowledge and application of the Scriptures, which increases the value of her work." Monthly Rev. 1814. PRACTICAL HINTS to YOUNG FEMALES, on the Duties of a Wife, a Mother, and a Mistress of a Family. By Mrs. TAYLOR, of ONGAR. Sixth Edition. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. with a beautiful frontispiece, 5s. bds.

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"The duties of a wife, a mother, and a mistress of a family, are admirably pourtrayed and most successfully urged in this little volume. It is a book that will be placed in the hands of those who are to fill those enviable situations, with the utmost advantage. The short religious portion at the conclusion is warm, affectionate, and just, but not tinged with the slightest spirit of fanaticism," British Critic, May, 1815.

THE PRESENT of a MISTRESS to a YOUNG SERVANT: consisting of friendly Advice and real Histories. By Mrs. TAYLOR, of ONGAR. Second Edition. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo, with a frontispiece, price 3s. 6d. boards. "We are happy to announce another publication of this judicious and useful writer, particularly as we think that the present will be found among the most valuable of Mrs. Taylor's productions. The size of the volume is attractive: and the style, though correct, is so unaffected and simple, that every word will be un derstood by the class of readers for which it is designed." Monthly Review, March, 1816,

AN INTRODUCTION to PRUDENCE: or, DiRECTIONS, COUNSELS, and CAUTIONS, tending to the prudent Management of Affairs in common Life. Compiled by THOMAS FULLER, M.D. A new Edition. Handsomely printed in foolscap 8vo. price 5s. boards.

Books published by Taylor and Hessey.

A COURSE of PRACTICAL SERMONS, expressly adapted to be read in Families. MARRIOTT, Rector of Claverton; and Hon. Lord KENYON. Second Edition. 9s. bds.

By the Rev. HARVEY
Chaplain to the Right
In one volume 8vo.

"The volume before us is one of considerable merit, and in a family, or a country parish, will be found of much practical utility. The discourses which it contains are clear, simple and persuasive. British Critic, Feb. 1817.J

LETTERS from an ELDER to a YOUNGER BROTHER, on the CONDUCT to be pursued in LIFE. By W. HUSSEY. Third Edition, in 2 vols. With a fine frontispiece. Price 9s. boards.

"This is an elegant little work, and we can safely recommend it to our juvenile readers, as containing much sound practical advice, without any parade of refinement, or affectation of singularity," Crit. Review.

The STUDENT'S JOURNAL, Arranged, Printed, and Ruled, for receiving an Account of every Day's Employment for the space of One Year. With an Index and Appendix. In post 8vo. half bound in red morocco, price 4s. 6d.

"I propose from this day to keep an exact Journal of my Actions and Studies, both to assist my Memory, and to accustom me to set a due value on my Time."

Introduction to Mr. Gibbon's Journal.

THE PRIVATE DIARY: formed on the Plan of the STUDENT'S JOURNAL, for general Use. Half bound in blue morocco, 4s. 6d.

THE LITERARY DIARY, or, Complete Common-Place Book, with an Explanation, and an Alphabet of two Letters on a Leaf. Post 4to, ruled throughout, and half bound in morocco, price 12s.

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