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      Mrs . Warren seems to collect Tsrith judicious care . Stories , essays , criticisms , poems , and so forth are freely issued , along with a regular supply of the latest fashion plates and instructions for dressing

      fcc fr < v . Nothing Nothinc of of service SP / rvio . fi in in househ nrmsp / h old nlrl manage rn » na . crp » --ment seems to be omitted . A short address on ' Faith and Service , ' by

      Canon Capel Cure , M . A ., opens the February number of the Cliurcli Sunday School Magazine ( Churc ¦ h of England Sunday Schoo r % « l Institute )

      » ^ k ^ - ~* - ^ ^—^— — I - VB « V ^ V ^ VHK ^ — M M ^ <» ¦» p ~^ T ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ V ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ r" ^ k ffi _ T T ^ P * ^ b ^^ ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ , B which continues to offer counsel and encouragement to teachers . Its pages likewise are stored ¦ with V v . — - ^ — — practica ¦— ^— ^ - ^ p ^ - ^ ^— ^^ ^ l m hints ^ fe ^ n ^ v ^ k ^ ^ w *^ for ^ k ^^ p « b the V ^^ k ^ h ^^^ man — — T ^ . ^ T ag T Ty \ e ^^ ^ ment b ^^^ k ^^ X " - ^» r of ^ J ^^ 0 schools ^ ^^ p * b ^ ^^ ^^ pT A ^^

      and classes . The Church . 'Worker , also published . at the Institute , , is a stimulating magazine for Sunday-school teachers .

      Our old friend The Fireside { Home Words office ) is as youthful in spirit as ever . There is a bu ¦ - mr —~~ a bout ¦*«*¦ 'fc' ^ »/¦ its b contents ¦ / which no A other

      ^™ — oyancy — .. v w p ^^ « Vp ^ T ^^ ^»» •*_* . « S ^^ A A ¦ . ^•«_/ » 1 ^ ~ V- ^ * Jb . * . V ^ ^ S * - - * -J . ^^ A . religious ^ periodical can boast of . The Rev . Charles Bullock , who still edits the publication , seems seems to to have have a a natural natural gi p-if ft fc in in the the selection sftl « ntion of of

      good hiographies , anecdotes , useful hints , verses , and pictures . A combination of good qualities makes ———— - ¦— - — - ~ Tlie ^ h ^^» - ^ v Fireside Mt •» . ^^ i ^ * ^* m ^ r « a - ** most A 4 AW - * * - * co >— ' ^ p * m * ^* paniona W ^ r ^ SV M-M M . ^ S M- ^ m- * ble * S -r - ^ ^* r

      magazine . Smaller publications , all popular , rece Words ived , Da from y of the Days same , Han q uarter aad Hear are t Hom , and e the Churc v ^ h h of En k gl AKVAAVb and Temerance «< V Chronicle

      The — —— -w - ^ la v tter w ^ r ^ -wr , «• by ^^ ^ b th ^^ H ^ e ^^ HK way , s eems b ^^ ^^>^ p J ^ ^^ to J » AA have ^ ^ ^^ A been * A ^^ ^ L ^^^^ im ^^^ - .

      proved , very considerably .

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      From Mr ^^^^ _ . " W . Bartholomew , 19 ^^ Warwick ^ Square . —' The Algerian Slave , ' by L . Gr . Seguin . Readers ¦¦ w ^ ho are not to be daunted by a

      some" — —¦—¦ » - —— vr - ~ v » . ^^ . ^^ ^ . ^ t . ^ >^ V ^ ** */ > - ^ ^ i ^ X ^* ^>^ «>«* *•» » -. ^ * - ^^ * - " » i " - ^ T m . ^ i ^ r ¦ ^ . ^ » . *¦ >»^ w ^ hat heavy old-fashioned style- —admirably in keeping , however , with the period at which the story —¦ " — ¦—¦ ^— ^ w ¦ i" s - supp —^ »¦» w ^ r w ~ r os ^_^ ¦ - * ed ^^ v ^^ to ^ J ^ r t * -r a bv ^ k & e ^— r p m ^ r lace ^ . n ^ v % _^ ¦* - ^ —will » » ^ « ^ be »*^ ^^ ^ ni - ^ » g f ^) hty a /

      interested and engrossed in this clever novel . It describes with wonderful realistic force the exciting adventures of one Giuseppe Caroli ¦ M who W V was ¦ taken ¦ prisoneralong with k

      - ^^ — — ^— ^~~ *««» , ^^ . ^ ^^^ -V V ^_ ^ Jfc ^ J ^^^ rfV ^ k' ^ k ^^^ ^ ^ k W * -J ^ k 9 ^ J ^ k ^ ^^^ ^ v' ^ k , V ^ W ^ ^ fr ^ h ^ Jg ^ ^ « V ^^« ^ crf f ^ his mother , by Barbary pirates during a voyage to Genoa , and was then conveyed to Algiers . Here —~ -- ¦ he i was condemned J » to slavery f and for

      —— ' — - — " ^ — - ^ ^ » v ^^ m *^ ^^ s ^ r m J ^^ . A ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ - ^ t ^^ ^^ p ^ ^^^^» ^»^ ^ « , « ^*^^ ^^ - ^ - *^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ some years led a life of varied hardships . With the murder of the Dey , Hadji Ali , and the subsequent abolition of slavery , poor

      Giuseppe was relieved from his irksome position , and was able to rejoin his sweetheart , Angela Rocco , in England . Unfortunately , he found that she had proved faithlessand was

      , already married , but he subsequently found another and more worthy wife , and all ended happilThe story is most interesting

      throughy . out . The illustrations are poor . From Mr . Spencer Blackett . —* Gabriel . Allen ,

      M . P ., ' by G . A . Henty . On the whole we like Mr . Henty best in his exhilarating stories of exciting —* — ^^ ^~ ^^ ^* ^ ^^ ^ H ^ k ^ adventure ¦ v v ^ . ^^ b ^^^ & - ^ A ^^ ^^^ rfk ^^^ w . ^ He ^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ r seems . ^^ r " ^^ ^ . ^^ k ^ H ^ . ^ somewhat ¦ — ^^ ^^^^^^^ —i - v v ^* ^ b «^^ ^ v out .. ^ r i ^^

      of his element in his present effort , when describing the every-day doings and conversation of fashionable people . Of plot theie is comparativellittleand it is only when the

      y , crafty Italian HuskofE makes his appearance in England that the interest quickens into something like actual life . As a result the story » has i to be considerablpadded ¦ ¦ and bvj ¦ the

      superfluity ™ ~— - ^ ¦ " ^ / * * vw >^ * J > takes _» w ^ r ^** V- the ^ ' r r PS ** •& W form > W A . - »* " , ' * of y W w an * S »>^ J » - >» . > interminable - * »—* ^> fc , - ^ * * . » . »^ « »— - amount of talk . Such a number of longwinded winded , stilteci stilted conversationalists o . nnvftrsa . tiona . lists were TVfire sured surely v

      , never brought together before . Perhaps the fe— . most natural effect in the book is the letter

      . - Marjory Hammerton , after a severe struggle with her pride , writes to her lover , Frank Allen . Here for once MrHenty evinces true feeling

      , but his sentiment . as a rule is laboured and somewhat schoolgirlish . The story forms one of the admirable series known as ' Blackett ' s

      , Select Novels / From Mr . HenryFrowde . —' The Political Science J

      Quarterly for December is interesting to English readers on account of two seasonable articles , namely , on the * Oleomargarine Law' and on ' Local Government in England . ' The former

      ^^^ F AA ^^^^^ 0 » , ^ ^^^ ^ vA ^^^* V ^^^* * ^^^ ^^ ^^^* ^^^^^^ f ^ ^^ ^^^ . ^ ^^ ^^ ^ h ^^ ^^^ v ^ v ^^ r ^^ ^ M ^¦ h ^^ ¦ ^^^^^ ^ . ^^^ ^ «^^ b « i ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ~ ~ ^^ m ^^^ b ^^ " ^ i ^ ^^^ is by Henry C . Barnard , the latter by Professor F . J . Goodrow . Mr . Barnard ' s paper is antagonistic to the legislative protection of certain trades i in k the Unite — * fc * i « d ¦* - *^ S "' tatescriticising ^ i ^ ¦ ¦ " ¦¦ ' vk p ^^ articu »*» f — -

      larl ^_^ «^ w v * y ^_ s * t h e passing ^^ a . a . ^^ ^«^ - of ^ - ^ the ¦•—»» •«¦ »^ O »«^ »^ l , eomargarine ~ - — - ~ ^ ——— ¦ - B ill . ^^ b y Congress in 1886 . Professor of Goodrow ' s

      contribution bution chieny r / hi ^ tlv consists consists of an an historical historical resume resume of English local laws , with remarks describing the work of the various departments of

      Government . From Messrs . Griffith , Farran , Okeden & Welsh— ' Jack's YarnorPerils in the Pacific '

      .. ; , , by Bobert Brown , A . B . Under this title a number of vigorous seafaring sketches have been strung 5 together ^ J . The narrator is an old

      weather-beaten tar named Jack Groves , who has sunk to be a ship-keeper , and is eventually taken into the service of the author ' s father ;

      and the yarn he spins is of his own personal experiences . There is a fresh , breezy vivacity about the old fellow ' s reminiscences which is

      infinitely attractive , and we can recommend the book very strongly to all who are interested in sailor life and its attendant adventures .

      Some excellent illustrations have been added by R . T . Pritchett , which very faithfully reflect the t . hft sniri irit t and anrl racy ra , r , v exuberance exuberance of of the the text text ..

      sp From Messrs . Longmans , Q-reen & Co . — ' The Articles of the International Copyright Union , ' in the form of a pamphlet , have been published bMessrs . Longmans for the

      Copyright Association y . The work includes the Act and Order in Qouncil , giving effect to the articles in the British Dominions . A clearly written

      introduction has been supplied by Mr . F . R . I Daldy , whose work in connection with the matter mat , f . fir has has been hfiftn ve vftrv ry considerable considerable ..

      From Messrs . Maomillan & Co . — ' A Short History of the English People , ' by John Richard GreenShould this book go on at its present

      ^^ j ¦ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ . ^ j ^^ pfc ^^ ^ .. k ^ ^ i- ¦ ^^ ^ ^ * .. ^ p ^ r ** r - *^ ^ - * - ^^ « ph - **~ ^^ ^^ — p ^* ^ - *^ " ^ f ^^ - ~ - ^* " « - ^^ - ^ ^^ — ' rate of sale its impressions should be numbered by hundreds of thousands . It was first printed in 1874 , was reprinted three times in 1875-76 ,

      twice in 1877 , and twice in 1878 , 1880 , ' 81 , ' 82 , ' 84 , ' 85 , and ' 86 . Now an entirely new edition Jl has £ ^^/ Ij appeared £ * W *~ J w * - * ^ .. t > V pV ^ _ , j V JL in ^ m m the ^* ^ - ^ ^^ * same ^ J «^* V r Jl r ^ . ^ convenient ^^ ^ . ^ " ^ ^ w ^^ . ^^ «^ ¦ ^^^ " ** ^ form ^ p > ^^ ^ p » p » , "M

      thoroughly revised and" corrected . Asa trustworthy arid readable manual of English history the sterling merits of Mr . Green's bock fully

      rlp deserve « prvp the thf \ almost almnst p nhfinnmpnal henomenal success Hiinnftss it it has has fichieved . From k . AM Mr m — . Paul « - Ollendorff T i » - "fcp » p - ^ p- »» ¦ Paris " ¦ » -- »^ p- ^ . —* Pierre -v —¦ — et - — — ^ A \_^ .. m ^ " ^~ ^* W *^ . ^ ' ^^ " ^^ ^^ ^ ™ , — — ^— —

      Jean , ' par Guy de Maupassant . This is a story of domestic life , seemingly uneventful , yet of almost fcj tragic j-m interest / fc INIand « - Madame 1 Roland k f p » i

      £ ^ X X A A V ^ \ J \ J A . ft p' ^ . JL \> J , LA « ^_ A ^_> - * «^ . ¦ A . * - ^ . »* » M ^ s * . * ..- ^ B ^ w ^ - >« V ^< X A ^ hp ^ V ^— ' ^»» p- «— _> b are retired Parisian shopkeepers , who live on ¦ ¦ ¦ their t ^ Ly 1 Mm modest JL A . JL \ . p ^ ^ - ' ^ yj e- f t ^ j competency ^^^ j m ., ^ f n nt w ^^ ^^ *^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ F ^ at r ^ r ^^ the ^^ a 4 ^^ p * seaside » - ' ^^^ ^ i » Tf *_ ^ « k ^~& ^^ . « They p . ^ ^ ^ ^ i . p ~ v

      have two sons who are on the point of establishing themselves in a career , the elder , Pierre , as a physician , the younger , Jean , as a lawyer . One j | j [ day mj the ^¦ / family ^ jv receives v */ news ¦ * # i that an ^^ f « h ^ h old

      ^ j ^ > . ^^^ ^ v ^ A A X . ^ » » * v a r ^ ^^^ ^^ pv v ^^ p ^ - * J * v ^ ^^ v »» - ^^ n _ ** v ^ p * ^ p ^^ «* ^ " ^ friend , M . Mar 6 chal , a government official , has died and left all his money , something like a thousand a year , to the younger son and nothing

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 1, 1888, page 117, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01021888/page/15/