THE

MONTHLY REVIEW.

FROM

MAY TO AUGUST INCLUSIVE,

1826.

WITH AN APPENDIX,

VOL. II.

NEW AND IMPROVED SERIES,

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR CHARLES KNIGHT,

13, PALL-MALL EAST,

· 1826.

Postro X I. 20. LONDON.CH, to

LONDON: PRINTED BY T, AND J. B. FLINDELL, 67, st. MARTIN'S-LANE.

CONTENTS.

Page

SHARPE on the Coventry Mysteries . . . . .

Discontents in Russia . . .

Denham and Clapperton's Expedition to Africa . . . 18

Blount's MSS.

uns Mom

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The French Obituary for 1824 . . .

Anne Boleyn; a Dramatic Poem. By the Rev. H. H. Milman 52

Travels in Norway, Sweden, &c. By W. Rae Wilson, Esq., 59

Woodstock; a Tale. By the Author of “Waverley” . . 73

Fodéré on the Poverty of Nations . . . . . 96

Sheridaniana . . . . . . . . . . 108

The Approach of the Deluge; a Sacred Poem . . . 111

The Plain Speaker : Opinions on Books, Men, and Things . 113

The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. By the

Author of “The Spy,” “ The Pilot,” &c. . . . 122

Historical Researches on the Wars and Sports of the Monguls

and Romans : in which Elephants and Wild Beasts were

employed or slain. With a Map and Ten Plates. By

John Ranking . . . . . . . . 131

The Forest Sanctuary; and other Poems. By Mrs. Hemans 139

History of the Commonwealth of England, from its Commence-

ment to the Restoration of Charles the Second. By Wil-

liam Godwin, Vol. II. . . . . . . . 146

Le Pantcha-Tantra; ou, les Cinq Ruses, Fables du Brahme

Vichnou Sarma ; Aventures de Paramarta, et autres

Contes, le tout traduit, pour la première fois, sur les Ori-

ginaux Indiens. Par M. L'Abbé J. A. Dubois . . 162

Sketches of Portuguese Life, Manners, Costume, and Character.

By A. P. D. C. . . . . . . . . 167

The Martyr; a Drama. By Joanna Baillie . . . . 174

Travels and Adventurers in the Persian Provinces on the

Southern Banks of the Caspian Sea. With an Appendix.

By James B. Fraser.. .: :. . . . . . 185