PETER PARLEY is getting twaddling in his talk in his
old age, or sonic one has been abusing his name ; for his Tales about Great Britain and lreland are very prosy. The points to be brought out are not selected with judgment ; the anecdotes are neither very striking nor freshly told ; and the reflections ere merely childish. Moreover, PETER talks too much about himself, and to no purpose. One favourite phrase of his, " what a many," may be allowable in America, but it is not English. The subjects of the volume are pi rhaps too numerous to be done justice to in the space, even if more happily touched upon ; including a mention of the principal slats of London, the beauties and curiosities of the United Kingdom, and a sketch of the history of Eng- land. It is nevotheless, with all its faults, an amusing book; and the numerous cuts will make it an attractive one.
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