THE

LONDON REVIEW

O F

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

LITERATURE.

BY

W. KEN RICK, LL. D.

AND OTHER S.

Quid fit pulchrum, quid turpe, quid utile, quid non.

VO. I.

HOR.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY COX AND BIGG, IN THE SAVOY,

AND SOLD

BY

MESSRS. WALLIS AND STONEHOUSE, IN LUDGATE STREET.

M DCCLXXV.

The favourable reception, of the first fix numbers of the LONDON REVIEW, hath fo far exceeded the moft fanguine expectations of the EDITOR that, after paying proper acknowledgement to the attention of his Affociates, and the candour of the public, he conceives it unneceffary to ufe any other means to recommend it to those, who have not as yet done it the honour of their patronage, than that of fubmitting the outlines of the plan and conduct of the undertaking to their impar

tial confideration.

1. The Reviewers propofe to give a fair account and faithful abftract of all new productions in the English language; whofe matter may be worthy of attention, and whofe manner will admit of abridgement; accompanied with candid remarks and critical illuftrations.

2. A like account, with inftructive or entertaining extracts, by way of specimen, of fuch literary productions as cannot be well epitomized, attended with fimilar elucidations. Thefe accounts to be given as early after publication as the nature and extent of a literary journal will admit.

3. An improvement is propofed, which the Proprietors of former Reviews have hitherto neglected: this is, as opportunity ferves and occafion may require, to add the illuftration of copper plates, when neceffary to give a fpecimen of books on fubjects of antiquity, natural history, arts, fciences, &c.

4. A correct Lift, or Catalogue, of English Books and Pamphlets in the very number of the Review next following their first publication: the ufe of which immediate annunciation of new books and pamphlets is obvious, as the readers of this Review will thus be often apprized of the publication of fuch books, before it is poffible for them to be properly read and criticised. The advantage, which this part of the plan affords to authors and bookfellers, is peculiar to the London Review; it being fometimes many months after the publi cation of a new book, before even its title is mentioned In the other Reviews.

5. An account of Foreign Literature, comprehending an early and particular review of the most capital books, printed abroad and imported into this country; to which will be added, in the Appendix at the end of each volume, a copious Catalogue, containing the

titles,

titles, and characters of every publication of note, throughout Europe.

6. In the Appendix to each volume, will be given 2 Recapitulatory Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, claffically and alphabetically arranged; intended as a periodical Supplement to the LONDON CATALOGUE, of Librarian's Companion, containing a concife review of the productions of the prefs for the prefent century; which the Authors have caufed to be printed, and will fhortly publifh, as an Introductory Volume to the LONDON REVIEW.

To thofe, who have already taken this work under their protection, the Editor prefumes it unneceffary to fay any thing more than to give them the affurance that he not only continues to be affifted by the affociates, whofe names have hitherto appeared in the title, but that he is alfo favoured with the affiftance and advice of other writers of the first eminence in the circles of fcientific and literary criticifm.

London, July 15,

1775