ADVERTISEMENT.

As the juvenile works which have appeared under the
name of PeTer Paruey have obfained great celebrity,in this
country, the Publishers, havé accepted a proposal from Mr.
GoopricH, of Boston (Amerita), the author of the books
originally published under that name, to bring out a series
of new works expressly adapted for English readers. The
following letter from, Mr. Goodrich expresses his views and
intentions in regard to, this undertaking. z

‘Gentlemen—lI think it is now understood between us that
I am to preparé’a series of books, of which you are to be
» the Publishers. L ndertake this, taskqwith pleasuré, be-
-catise it is my wish to, be judged in England by what I do
write, and not by what has been written for me. 1 bave
been much vexed, since my arrival in this country, to see
the name of Parer Party attached to a number of books
published in London, which I never saw or heard of, and
which contain: much of whieh I wholly disapprove, and con-
sider to be contrary to good morals. 1 have also seen my
books mutilated and altered so that I could. scareely recog= ~
nize anything in as my own, except the title, and some
disfigured fragments. eee oo

It is therefore a real satisfaction to me, that my future
works ure to make their appearance in England in a genuine
form, and with the advantage of Mr. S. Wi.1aMs’s il-
lustrations. I shall not fail to keep in view that I am now
writing for English readers, and I trust I may thereby render
what I write more worthy of the kind reception which, with

all their disadvantages, my previous works have met with.

I am, Gentlemen, yours truly,
$. E. GOODRICH

London; Aug. 1842.