EXTRACTS FROM CRITICAL NOTICES. GEOGRAPHY GENERALIZED.. "So much information of so high a character, in so small a compass, and at só low a price, has rarely, if eve appeared betor 3”—- Spå Leder, "It is partiularly entitled to comm.cn letion, as om bad books bye been written on geography than on any others dye. Mr. Sullivan treatsgography as a SCIENCE, which, like all schemes, mast laught in the 1596ebs of classification and comparison. The si of l ́s elesitic tion is viac naay be terined the mathematicsofgcography, and he thereborene Lingwithe in clear and simple ión queze the foam, Lotions, at q biát, itade er tu As the e cannot be e prehended wiboat some Nix) die of the p selenes, he explain the nature of att th. to The compare their laws with faces within the ran o, erdiary obs i ation. divisions of the earth's, ur, eo pred seria. In their p alesheet, ad not according to the accidents of political dest_lution. The Farises til Agarse tions or examination are exccheur; they axonstratole, the right praciple of compelling the mister to teach."-Athene! m. DICTIONARY OF DERIVATIONS. "We have just reason to Le proud of its enaration tros, our on Univerity and press." - Dublin Uaversity M tracine, for March, 1854. This admirable litde book- which no faily, where a true knowledge of language is enltivated, should be without."--Spectator. "A work as admirabic in it execution as it is novela design.”—Scotsman. The following unexpected and most valuable testimony to the utility of this work is inserted here at the request of the Publisi ers. Extract of a Letter received by the Author, tha cng', his Pub'sh ́rs, from the distinguished Piilologist and eminent ingio-Soan Scholur, hov. Dr. Bosworth, British Chaplain at Rotterdam. "Rotterdam, Holland, Feb. 4, 1×10. "SIR,--I have been so much interested in your valuable work, a Dietionary of Derivations,' &c., that I cannot avoid writing to you. Your plan is excellent. The principle of association treate of by Locke, you have brought into beneficial oper. Gou throughout the whole of your Book. The understanding is thus made the never falling and most powered aux liary to the memory. The derivation of a word being known, and t, us the s action of reason obtained, neither that word nor any of its family can searely ever escapefrom the memory. You have not been satisi d with the general and external sien hection of words, but you have closely examined their structure, their radical, that is, their real and internal meaning, and shown the reason of the application of the term. Yot, preliminary observations are admirable. I wish you would turn your attention to the Anglo Saxon, Germanic, or Teutonic part of our language. You have well proved our obligations to the Latin and Greek." DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. "For completeness, accuracy, and cheapness, this Dictionary is without a rival."-Belfast Mercury. "In fact, Dr. Sullivan's school-books have been mainly instrumental in making a name for the system of Education pursued in the National Schools."The Irish Quarterly Review, for January, 1858. * The circulation of these books in Ireland, Great Britain, and the Colonies, amounts to upwards of 204,000 copies per annum. THE LITERARY CLASS BOOK; OR, READINGS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE: TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN INTRODUCTORY TREATISE ON THE ART OF READING AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ELOCUTION. BY ROBERT SULLIVAN, LL.D., T.C.D. BARRISTER-AT-LAW, &C. ELEVENTH EDITION. DUBLIN: M. AND J. SULLIVAN. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.; AND GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS. MELBOURNE: G. ROBERTSON. HALIFAX, N.S.: A. & W. MACKINLAY. 1868. 270g BIBL PREFACE. THE substance of the INTRODUCTION to this Compilation was originally given by me in the form of a lecture, to the Teachers in the Training Establishment of the Board of National Education in Ireland; and in order that it might be of permanent use to them after leaving the Establishment, I readily, at their request, furnished them with copies of it in print. I did not however publish it; nor was it my intention that it should circulate beyond our own schools.* In the original preface it is stated: "I have, at your desire, had it printed; and I have now only to request your earnest and immediate attention to the principles and directions which it contains. It contains, as you will find, the fullest, and I may add, the best information that has as yet been given on the subject of School Reading. The opinions of the eminent writers introduced into it, and the copious extracts which have been given from their works, fully justify me in making this statement. "But while it will supply you with full and accurate information on the Art of Reading, it will also convince you, I hope, of this important truth-that in order to make good readers of your pupils, it will be necessary for you to be good readers yourselves. I do not say, that it will be absolutely necessary for you to be what is called accomplished readers. This may be beyond your power. In fact, few persons, comparatively speaking, are possessed of the natural qualifications which an accomplished reader requires; such as a good voice, a varied and pleasing intonation, and an easy and graceful delivery. But you should at least be intelligible and correct readers. For how is it possible for a person to exemplify what he teaches if there be any defects in his articulation, or vulgarity in his pronunciation? Even a strong provincial accent disqualifies him as a teacher of reading; for his pupils would be sure to imitate every peculiarity in his tone and manner. The vulgar proverb, 'As the old cock crows the young one learns,' is so applicable to this branch of teaching, that I may be excused for quoting it. Though a homely, it is, in fact, a perfect illusiration of the subject; for reading is a truly imitative art. "I trust, then, that the Teachers of our Schools will see the necessity for qualifying themselves for this very important part of their duty. Many of them, it is true, will find it next to impossible to divest themselves of their native provincialism of tone and accent; but they should at least, be able to give every word its proper pronunciation, and to read with ease, intelligence, and expression. To enable them to do this, I |