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N.B.—All the books undermentioned are published by A. COBBETT, at No. 137, Strand, London, and are to be had of all other Booksellers.


SELECTIONS FROM

CORBETTS POLITICAL REGISTER;

BEING

A Complete Abridgement of the 100 Volumes which comprise the writings of “Porcupine” and the “Weekly Politcal Register” (from 1794 to 1835)

WITH NOTES, HISTORICAL AND EXPLANATORY BY JOHN M COBBETT AND JAMES P. COBBETT ESQRS,.

Barristers-at-Law,

Is now published, in Six Volumes 8vo with a Complete Analytical Index to the whole. The Index to this work gives it an advantage over the original one, which, being without any genera; Index, and the indices to the Volumes being scanty, where there are any, and being omitted in a great many of the volumes, is in fact, a work very difficult to refer to. The great object of the editors of this abridgement has been to preserve a series of the best papers of Mr. Corbett's writings, and render them easily referred to by a General Analytical Index. The price of the Six Volumes 8vo. is 2l. 10s. boards

THE
COBBETT LIBRARY

When I am asked what books a young man or young woman ought to read, I always answer, Let him read 'all' the books that I have written. This does, it will doubtless be said, smell of the shop No matter. It is what I recommend; and experience has taught me that it is my duty to give the recommendation. I am speaking here of books other than THE REGISTER and even these, that I call my LIBRARY, consist of thirty-nine distinct books; two of them being translations; seven of them being written by ny sons; one (Tull’s Husbandry) revised and edited, and one published by me, written by the Rev . Mr O'Callaghan, a most virtuous Catholic Priest. I divide these books into classes, as follows.—1 Books for Teaching Language 2 On Domestic Management and Duties; 3. On Rural Affairs; 4 On the Management of National Affairs; 5. History; 6. Travels; 7. Laws. 8. Miscellaneous Politics. Here is a great variety of subjects, and all of them very dry; nevertheless the manner of treating them is in general such as to induce the reader to go through the book when he has once begun it. I will now speak of each book separately, under the several heads, which will be borne in mind when the price is looked at.—W.C

1. BOOKS FOR TEACHING LANGUAGE.

ENGLISH SPELLING BOOK

I have been frequently asked by mothers of families, by some others and by some schoolmasters even, to write a book that they could begin teaching by; one that should begin at a beginning of