Page images
PDF
EPUB

CHAPTER II.

MODERN HISTORY. ·

SOUTHERN EUROPE, NORTHERN EUROPE, TURKEY, ASIA, AND AFRICA.

Alderfield, M. G.: Military History of Charles XII. King of Sweden. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1740.

Barruel, Abbé: History of the French Clergy during the French Revolution. D. Dublin, 1795.

Beckford, William: History of France from the Earliest Records to the Death of Louis XVI. 4 vols. 8vo. London, 1794.

William History of Spain from the Establishment of the Colony of Gaeles by the Phoenicians, to the Death of Ferdinand. 2 vols. 8vo. Dublin, 1793.

Bigland's Letters on French History. D. Baltimore, 1819.

Blok, R. History of the Island of Celebes. 4 vols. 8vo. Calcutta, 1817.

Campass, Madame: The Private Journal of, comprising Original Anecdotes of the French Court, Selections from her Correspondence, Thoughts on Education, &c., edited by M. Macgue. D. Philadelphia, 1825.

Clark, Hugh History of Knighthood. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1784. Collins, Lieutenant-colonel: Account of the English Colony of New South Wales, from its First Settlement, in 1788, to 1801. 4to. London, 1804.

Cordener, James: Description of Ceylop, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions, &c., with Plates. London, 1807.

Cotteau's General View of Switzerland. 8vo. London, 1790.

Crichton, Andrew: History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern. 2 vols. D. New-York, Family Library, 1834.

Crowe, Eyre Evans: History of France. 3 vols. D. Philadelphia,

1831.

Dallas, R. C.: History of the Maroons from their Origin to the Establishment of their Chief Tribe at Sierra Leone. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1803.

Dallaway, James: Constantinople, Ancient and Modern, with Excursions to the Shores and Islands of the Archipelago, and to the Troad. 4to. London, 1797.

Davis, J. B.: Ancient and Modern History of Nice. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1807.

Daw, Alexander: History of Hindostan, translated from the Persian. 3 vols. 8vo. Dublin, 1792.

Da Ponte, Lorenzo: History of the Florentine Republic, and of the
Age and Rule of the Medici. 2 vols. New-York, 1833.
De Kay, J. E.: Sketches of Turkey in 1831 and '32.
York, 1833.

8vo. New

De Staël, Baroness: Considerations of the Principal Events of the French Revolution. 2 vols. 8vo. New-York, 1818.

Dubois, Abbé: Description of the Character, Manners, and Customs of the People of India, and of their Institutions, Religious and Civil. 2 vols. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1818.

Dumont, Etienne : Recollections of Mirabeau and of the Two First Legislative Assemblies of France. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1833. Entick, John: General History of the Late War, Containing its Rise and Progress in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and exhibiting the State of the Belligerent Powers at the Commencement of the War, &c., &c. 5 vols. 8vo. London, 1765.

Fletcher, James: History of Poland from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, with a Narrative of the Recent Events obtained from a Polish Nobleman. D. New-York, Family Library, 1831. Fraser, James B.: Historical and Descriptive Account of Persia, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. D. New-York, Family Library, 1834.

Garden, James History of Henry III. King of France. 8vo. Dublin, 1783.

:

Gifford, John History of France from the Earliest Times, from the French of Villey, Villaret, Garnier, Daniel, and other Eminent Historians, and continued from the Above Period until the End of the Present War, by a Citizen of the United States. 4 vols. 4to. Philadelphia, 1796.

Gladwin, Francis: Ayeen Akbery, or the Institutes of the Emperor Akber, translated from the original Persian. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1800.

Glass, George: History of the Discovery of the Canary Islands, &c. 4to. London, 1764.

Good Hope: State of the Cape of. 8vo. London, 1823. Gourgaud, General: Napoleon and the Grand Army in Russia, or a Critical Examination of Count De Segur's Work, translated from the French by a Gentleman of Philadelphia. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1825.

Grattan, Thomas Colley History of the Netherlands. D. Philadelphia, 1831.

Grimshaw, William: History of France, from the Foundation of the Monarchy to the Death of Louis XVI. D. Philadelphia, 1829. Grimshaw, William: History of France to the Abdication of Napoleon. D. Philadelphia, 1828.

Hallam, Henry: View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages. 2 vols. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1824. Heeren, A. H. L.: History of the Political System of Europe and its Colonies, from the Discovery of America to the Independence of the United States. 2 vols. 8vo. Northampton, Mass., 1829.

1

History of Modern Greece, with a View of the Geography, Antiquities, and Present Condition of that Country, from the London Edition, with a Continuation to the Present Time. 8vo. Boston, 1827.

Howe, Samuel: An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution. 8vo. New-York, 1828.

James, G. P. R.: History of Chivalry. D. New-York, Family Library, 1831.

Java Sketches, Military and Civil, of the Island and its Immediate Dependencies, comprising Interesting Details of Batavia, and Authentic Particulars of the Celebrated Poison Tree. 8vo. London, 1812.

India, Historical and Descriptive Account of British, from the most Remote Period to the Present Time. 3 vols. D. New-York, Family Library, 1832.

Indian Antiquities; or Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, and the Various and Profound Literature of Hindostan, compared throughout with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the whole intended as Introductory to, and Illustrative of, the History of Hindostan. 5 vols. 8vo. London.

Italy, during the Consulate and Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte, translated from the Italian of Carlo Balto. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1829. Kirkpatrick, Colonel: An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul, being the Substance of Observations made during a Mission to that Country in the Year 1793, with Plates. 4to. London, 1811. Laborde, Alexander De: A View of Spain, comprising a Descriptive Itinerary of each Province, and a General Statistical Account of the Country. 5 vols. 8vo. London, 1809.

Merimeé, Prosper: A Chronicle of the Times of Charles the IXth, translated from the French. D. New-York, 1830.

Mignet, A. F.: History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814. 8vo. New-York, 1827.

Mills, Charles: The History of Chivalry and Knighthood, and its Times. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1826.

Mill, James History of British India. :: 6 vols. 8vo. London, 1826. Moray: A Survey of the Province of Moray, Historical, Geographical, and Political. 8vo. Aberdeen.

Murray, Hugh: Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, by the late John Leyden, M. D., enlarged and completed to

the Present Time, with illustrations of its Geography and Natural History, as well as of the Moral and Social Condition of its Inhabitants. 2 vols. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1817.

Napier, W. F. P.: History of the War in the Peninsula, and in the South of France, from the Year 1807 to 1811. 3 vols. 8vo. London, 1832.

Nicholls, John: Recollections and Reflections, Personal and Political, as connected with Public Affairs during the Reign of George III. D. Philadelphia, 1822.

Nugent, Thomas: The History of Vandalia, containing the Ancient and Present State of the Country of Mecklenburg, its Revolutions under the Vandals, the Venedi, and the Saxons, with the Succession and Memorable Actions of its Sovereigns. 2 vols. 4to. Lon1769.

don,

Personal Narrative of the Sufferings of J. Stephanni, a Native of Arta, in Greece. D. New-York, 1829.

Philipart, John: Northern Campaigns, from the Commencement of the War, in 1812, to the Armistice, signed and ratified June 4th, 1813, with an Appendix containing all the Bulletins issued by the French Ruler during this Contest, &c., &c. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1813.

Porter, R. H.: Narrative of the Campaign in Russia under Napoleon Bonaparte. 8vo.

Power, George: The History of the Empire of the Mussulmans in Spain and Portugal, from the First Invasion of the Moors to their Ultimate Expulsion from the Peninsula. 8vo. London, 1815.

Raynal, Abbé: Philosophical and Political History of the Settlement and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. 6 vols. D. Edinburgh, 1804.

Recollections of the Peninsula, by the Author of Sketches of India. D. Philadelphia, 1824.

Robertson, William: History of the Reign of Charles V., with a View

of the Progress of Society in Europe, from the Subversion of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the 16th Century. 8vo. NewYork, 1830.

An Historical Disquisition concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India, and the Progress of Trade with that Country prior to the Discovery of the Passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1812.

Rodd, Thomas: Civil Wars of Granada. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1811. Russell, William: The History of Modern Europe, with a View of the Progress of Society from the Rise of the Modern Kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, 1763, with a Continuation to the Present Time, by William Jones, Esq., with Annotations by an American, 3 vols. 8vo. New-York, 1830.

[ocr errors]

Russell's Modern Europe, continued to the Pacification of Paris in 1815. D. Keene, 1822.

Russell, Michael: View of Ancient and Modern Egypt. D. NewYork, Family Library, 1831.

Palestine, or the Holy Land, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. D. New-York, Family Library, 1832.

Nubia and Abyssinia: comprehending their Civil History, Antiquities, Arts, Religion, Literature, and Natural History. D. New-York, Family Library.

:

Savary, M. Letters on Egypt. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1799.

Scott, Jonathan: Ferishta's History of Dekkan, from the first Mahommedan Conquests, a Continuation from other Native Writers of the Events in that part of India; also the History of Bengal, in 6 Parts. 2 vols. 4to. London, 1794.

Segur, Count: History of the Expedition to Russia, undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the year 1812. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1825.

Secret History of the Court and Cabinet of St. Cloud, in a Series of Letters from a Resident at Paris to a Nobleman in London, written during the months of August, September, and October, 1805. D. New-York, 1807.

Shaler, William: Sketches of Algiers, Political, Historical, and Civil, &c. 8vo. Boston, 1826.

Sismondi, J. C. L.: History of the Italian Republics, being a View of the Rise, Progress, and Fall of the Italian Freedom. D. Phila delphia, 1833.

Smith, Horatio: Festivals, Games, and Amusements, Ancient and Modern, with Additions by Samuel Woodworth, Esq., of NewYork. D. New-York, Family Library, 1831.

Spain and Portugal, History of, from the Earliest Period to 1814. 8vo. London, 1833.

8vo.

Spain and Portugal, History of. 5 vols. D. Philadelphia, 1832. Stanhope, L.: Greece in 1823 and 1824, being a Series of Letters and other Documents on the Greek Revolution, written during a Visit to that Country, to which is added the Life of Mustapha Ali. Philadelphia, 1825. Subaltern, or the Sketches of the Peninsular War during the Campaigns of 1813 and 1814, by an Eyewitness. D. New-York, 1825. Sumatrans: The History of the Excellence and Decline of the Constitution, Religion, Laws, &c., of the Sumatrans, and of the Restoration thereof in the Reign of Amurath the Third. 2 vols. 8vo. London.

Tenant, William: Indian Recreations, consisting chiefly of Strictures on the Domestic and Rural Economy of the Mahommedans and Hindoos. 2 vols. 8vo. London, 1804.

Tott, Baron de: State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia, with Numerous Anecdotes, Facts, and Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Turks and Tar2 vols. 8vo. London, 1786. D

tars.

« PreviousContinue »