Completion OF KNIGHT'S SHILLING VOLUMES FOR ALL READERS. This day is published, RAMBLES BY RIVERS-THE THAMES, VOL. II. BY JAMES THORNE. Completing the work. Price 1s. sewed; 1s. 6d. cloth; or bound with Vol. I. price 3s, POSTSCRIPT, BY THE EDITOR. THIS Series was commenced in June 1844. It has been continued, first in Weekly Volumes, and subsequently in Monthly Volumes, for five years. The Series is now terminated with the publication of the 186th volume. In the original announcement of this work, I thus stated the objects which it would endeavour to attain :"We propose to place within the reach of all Secondly, The very nature of the subjects thus readers a series of books, which shall ultimately com- comprised in this series will show that mere didactic prehend something like that range of literature which instruction has not been attempted; and that genial well-educated persons desire to have at their com- and amusing reading is presented in connection with mand. In this series there will be no attempt at the solid and serious. It would be contrary to the exclusiveness. We shall not take up the most false principles upon which I have always regarded the and dangerous opinion that the understandings of the duties of those who labour in the great cause of making masses should be written down to, nor will mere good literature cheap, if I had in this series predidactic instruction be only attempted. A taste for sumed it necessary to write down to the understandknowledge is not so induced. The recreation of genial ings of the masses. I shall never cease to believe, and amusing reading should be offered in connection that whatever is best and most permanent in literature with what is solid and serious. The publishers pos- has a character of universality; and that whenever sess many valuable copyrights which may be readily attempts are made to "write down" to a class, or adapted to this purpose. There is a great deal also "write up" to a class, the thing so produced is to be done anew, in the way of judicious compila-worthy of small regard, and has little influence in its tions, of translations from foreign works, and of original productions by authors of ability, conceived in Lastly,-In noticing that I should introduce vaa right spirit. We have many offers of assistance luable copyrights into this series, and that I had from writers of established reputation, who feel that offers of assistance from writers of established reputathe circulation of their thoughts in a cheap pocket|tion, it may be sufficient to point to the names of the volume is a tribute to their usefulness and their repu- various authors of these volumes, all of which are tation. We have no want of materials to conduct | original, to show that I have fulfilled this portion of this undertaking steadily and extensively." my undertaking. I now venture to believe that I have accomplished what I proposed to do. First, I have endeavoured to produce a series of books which comprehends something like that range of literature which well-educated persons desire to have at their command. Without attempting any very exact classification of the various subjects of these volumes, they may be thus distributed into large departments of knowledge : Analytical Accounts of great Writers, English and Foreign Biography General History English History Geography, Travels, and Topography Fine Arts and Antiquities Arts and Sciences, Political Philosophy, Natural Theology and Philosophy General Literature Original Fiction &c. own day, and less upon the future. The property of this large Series passed out of my hands as its publisher in the beginning of 1847, in consequence of business arrangements connected with a dissolution of partnership. Since then, the additions to the Series have been, for the most part, reprints of copyright works, which were formerly published by me. I have never ceased to consider myself responsible for the general character of the work, although my editorial labours had terminated when about two-thirds of the Series were completed. I may truly add, that my desire for the constant and increasing circulation of these Volumes continues unabated; for I may venture to hope that each and all 5 have a tendency to carry forward that intellectual progress upon which the future destiny of this country so essentially depends. And I may confidently 17 state, that in this extensive series no single work, and Vols. 13 33 26 33 8 no portion of a work, can be found, that may not 14 safely be put into the hands of the young and the 15 uninformed, with the security that it will neither mis16 lead nor corrupt. 6 CHARLES KNIGHT. [Continued. . 1 vol. Deeds. By A. Vieusseux 2 vols. William Caxton, the first English Printer. | Napoleon Bonaparte; his Sayings and his The Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British 1 vol. 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