The British Critic: Volume 37

The British Critic. This early 19th-century periodical issue offers a compact,survey of contemporary publications across theology, archaeology, politics, education, travel writing, and poetry. The review corpus blends critical appraisal with bibliographic and editorial guidance, aiming to assist readers and libraries in navigating a diverse array of works. Prominent items include a theological polemic: The Bishop of Lincoln’s Refutation of Calvinism, which argues against Calvinist predestination and defends a faith accompanied by works, with patristic citations and an eight-chapter plan. It also highlights Lord Elgin’s Pursuits in Greece, detailing methodology and the rescue of Parthenon sculpture; Bradstreet’s Sabine Farm, a travel-poem with Horace translations; Courtenay on the State of the Nation; a Sermon excerpt by Robert Nares; Sir Ralph Sadler’s State Papers; The Principles of Fluxions (Dealtry); Offrandes a Bonaparte; and a review of Anna Seward’s Poetical Works with Scott’s editorial notes. Local summaries expand coverage to Blumenbach on Comparative Anatomy, Lysons’ Magna Britannia, Crabbe’s Borough, The Scottish Chiefs, St. John’s Sermons, Admiral Patton of Inflular Defence, and broader bibliographic miscellanies. The piece depicts a vibrant, multi-disciplinary English scholarly culture, balancing praise with critique to illuminate the period’s intellectual landscape. This is Part 3 of 4.