On this page

• Text (3)

  Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

  • 

    |gf# .- r - : ,: : ;, .--,;. .^,,;:; . -...

  • 

    «vv MAGAZINES FOR APRIL.

  • 

    ILLUSTBATED MAGAZINES. This month the ev...

• Transcript

  • Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.

    Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.

    Reviews, &C. From - — ^— — -¦ ¦ '—- ¦ ¦ ...

    signs of attention to the requirements and conv V eni ^ B ^ ^^™^ v ence ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ V of ^ p * ^ " » * the ^ P *^^ H ^^ P ^ di ^ p *^»^ p ctionary ^ pp 1 ^ p ^ ^ P * ^ pp ^ ^ pi ^ pi m *^^^ m m . ^ p The ^ P ^^ ^^^~ ^ P' ¦ difficulty ¦ ^™ ^^^^ " ^^ " ^^ " —» - ^^ m of ~™~

    carrying on such a formidable undertaking caunot be over-estimated ; and yet the way in which h 0 T rlexities fe « k have fcrf been subdue P ' i must ¦ be looked »

    upon pe ^* ^^ p ^ pB p M ^ p * ^^» ^^ as ^^^^ m ^^ a p- ^^ good p ^^ P' «™^» ^^ a V ^^ P ugu * ~^^ ^^ ry F ^ ^^ ^^^^ of ^^^ ^^^ the ^ " ^^^™ ^ ™ facile ^^ ~~ progress ^ - ~ " —~ and — ultimate success of the book . Among the notable co -f i ntributions Vb ^ K » P P ~ P 1 P 1 ^^ »^»* to ~> ~» the *^ P ^ " —^^ " ~^» ¦ second *^^ ~^» ~^^ ¦ ~~ volume "W " ~— ~^^— ¦ ¦ ™ are ~— — ~ " ~ — St —^ ~~ . Anselm ~^— ^—^— — ~~ ^— ^^^^^^ p ^^^^^™ ^^^^^* ^^^ ^^^^ ,

    by the Rev . Canon Stephens ; Madame d'Arblay and Jane Austen , by the editor ; Roger Ascham , bS . L . I ^ eBishop Atterburybthe Rev .

    Canon y Overton ; ; Bacon , by Professors , y G-ardiner and Fowler ; and Roger Bacon , by Professor ^ Adamson ^ h ^^^^ . ^ ^ ^*&^ r ^^*^^*^*^ p *^ p ^ N ^^ ^^ p ^ p » v . » Sir ^^ pp ^ B ^^ B Theodore ^*^^ p ^^^^ p ^^ " ^ ^ "P ^^^ ^^^ ^ p ™ ^^^ Martin ^^^™ w ^^«™» ^^^^ — ¦ — ¦ ¦ a ^ —* ppropriatel »^¦ » ™ i — p" ^ " ~ i - ™ ¦ — - ^^ ^ - ^ y m

    writes the memoir of his distinguished friend Professor Aytoun . Few of the articles in the second volume are lengthy . Indeed , in this

    respect the contributors could not do better than study the form of the articles written by the editor , -which , in themselves , are models of what

    • the character of such work should be . Considering the length cf time that this splendid work ¦ will be before the public it might be advisable for booksel lers to push the sale of volumes as

    much as possible as they appear , especially as early subscribers are almost sure to continue the work .

    From the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . —The third issue of the * Official Year-Book of the Church of England' 1885

    ,, shows sustained usefulness in a publication which has become indispensable to all who are interested in Church organisation We observe that several

    new features have this year been added to the work . From Bm Messrs V 9 M . "W . Swan Sonnen V ¦ vrv s » chein r- ¦ & Co . —

    g |^^^ g ^^^ p ~ ^ . 4 ^^^ ^^ pn ^^^^^ V ^^ V ^ B V ^ P * ^ p ^ p ^^ ^^ V ^^^ V V ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ' ^^ ^^^ ' ^ ^^^^^^^^ - ^ v ^ v —^^* —^—^^ v ^ ^^ - ^^ v ¦ ¦ ^^^»^^^ ^^ ^^ - ^^^^ ^ ^ The well-worn question , 'Is England a musical country ? ' must surely find a significant answer in 'lie litude and general excellence of what is

    <• ten amp called our * musical literature . ' A fresh contribution to this branch of letters is ' A History of Pianoforte Music / by John Comfort Fillmore ,

    edited , with an introductory preface , by Ridley Prertioe . The little work , which in skilfully and intelli ^ M ^ H ^^ ^ ge ^^ - » ntl ^ mp — ¦ y arranged - — _ ^ .- C ^ J ' , ctfnnot ^^ fail to g g 1 J ive " ¦ pleasure -- ^ p- ^ -

    as well as enlightenment to those who desire to kn w something of the lives of composers and players of pianoforte music . In the closing chapter B some -- interesting ¦— ¦ ¦ particul rs are given

    v ^ r- w ^* ¦ ip ' ^^ - ^^ ^ * ™ ^— ^ " — — —— — — — — — — ' ^^^ w — - ^ — — — ~ — -- — — — — ^^» — concerning great modern performers . From 3 Vtr . Edward Stanford . —Lovers of Italian

    art , will be i lad to welcome a ' Visitors' Guide to Siena and San Gimignano ' by J . L . Bevir . M . A . In the pages of this little book Mr . Bevir gives

    a great denl of useful and well-arranged information regarding the numerous churches , palaces , fountains , and other superb edifices of the

    interesting Tuscan city . All tourists who have a purpose in their-Italian journeys should read the book . From Mr . Elliot ¦ Stock >¦¦ ~~ . —To ¦ his interesting ¦ ¦¦ ¦

    PM ^ 9 ^^ ~^^ HPM ^^ PPT ^^^ . P ^^™ ^ ' " " »"" "" T ~ ~~ ' ^^™ " " ™ ^ " ^ ^ ' — - Wr — n ^^ w - r m ^^ % facsimiles of first editions Mr . Stock has added Herbert ' s 'The Temple , ' originally published in 1633 The reprirt , which , like the others , is

    tastefully produced , has an introductory note from the pen of the Rev . Alex . B . Grosart . The ' Pilgrim ' s Progress / as Bunyan » ---- —¦ — ----- ¦ pui ¦ - lished - itis r- ~

    ^ p ^ pq «^ ^ P ^^ l ^^ Pl ^ r ^^ ^ " ^ I | * " — ~ ^ p ^ H ^ V ^ h ^^ ^^ ^ ^ — . _ . — ^^ w ~ - - — , g ~ ——albo an acceptable addition to the same series . From ppp ^ Messrs pbp 1 ¦ v » . Suttaby i & ¦ Co . — Devotion i ¦ at hearth ¦

    pwqp ^ f ^ ^^ P" ^ " ^ "w ^ . ^ ' ^ " ^^^ ^ p ^ p w ^^* ^ " ^ p ^ ~ r ^ ^ ^^ p ^ ^^ »^ ' " " - ^ - *• ^^^ m ^^ ^ - ^^* - — »~ — — ^^ - ^^ - ^ - ^ ~ - — ~ —^~ ^ - ^ ^ ^ ^^ — - — and home cannot fail to be greatly aided by the ' Family Praers ' of the Rev . Gordon Calthrop

    > , an admirable collection suitable for four weeks . The work ought to be well received in Christian

    households .

    From Messrs . Frederick Warne & Co . — . ^ HT popular Charles £ - - books Marvi - - upon n has the written rap — idly several adva —nc w in hand Rus y iuooiitn and ian

    occupation _• g of or Central Asian x •/ territory ~— ~* - * g . - > - > s The author ¦ — - ^^^— - ^ p ' s - ^^ — latest — — ' " — ' — production ¦— ' ^^ — — ' — ^ ^— ' ^ ^ ^— , 'The -w- ^ Russians ^ . » ^ vaiw *^^ A ^ UVP A ^ ft fc ^ at ^ Lb 1 ¦ I the ¦ « 1 | A Gates 4 ** % __ a- _ of _ ^* Herat TT . x . 9 is " - ^ _ __ a . — well ¦ i

    and so much to , ' the _ so poi opportune nt , that it , so is sure arranged to have a , sale the crisis

    large during present . From Percy Messrs Taylor . Wyman gives brief & Sons but practical . — ' Go West advice , ' b to y

    , those A I . who 1 think j _ ^_ 1 _ of try j ing * their j _ 1 fortune ^ j in the _ mueh-spoken-of lands of Western America . Mr . lorli ttle book ht to be found

    class Tay to ' s whom he addresses oug himself . useful by the From favou the r among same . — amateurs An art which is excellentl is rapidly explained gaining

    y in 'Wood Carvinu , ' by Frederick Miller ( Wyman ' s Technical Series ) . The subject is rather a difficult one for treatment in a text-book ,

    but but Mr Mr . Miller Miller appears « nnen . rs to to have TiavA cleared olfiarftd away mxra-ir some of the obstacles , the result being the production of a concise and sensible little manual .

    well adapted for its purpose . ¦

    |Gf# .- R - : ,: : ;, .--,;. .^,,;:; . -...

    | gf # .- - ,: ; , .--, ; . . ^ ,, ; : ; . - , -- • : ;¦•> . - y . vy . v ; - ;^ - . =- - . - •; . , ^ : V ^ rReBPii ^ t ^^^^ ^^ W 29 Q The Publishers' Circular April r > lg ^ J

    «Vv Magazines For April.

    « vv MAGAZINES FOR APRIL .

    [ N . B . —Magazines which reach us by the 27 th , or , can if there as a rule be 31 be noticed days m in the the month Publishers , by the 1 Circular 28 th ,

    of the 1 st proximo . ]

    Illustbated Magazines. This Month The Ev...

    ILLUSTBATED MAGAZINES . This month the ever-welcome Art Journal ( J . S .

    Virtue & Co . ) shows , in the first place , an admirable line engraving of the * Courtship of William TI . of Orange' bJ . and L » . Godfrey

    after D . W . Wynfield . , A y beautiful little story , is here depicted with delicacy and elaboration . The little maiden princess , Henrietta Maria ,

    daughter of Charles I ., is an invalid in bed , while the young prince , cavalier-1 ike , with hat in ** ^ ^ hand «* n * ^ p *^ p ^^ p ^ **> i , H is ^ ^^^ ^ at k ^^ ^^ the ^ ^^^ 4 ~ ~ bclside ¦ *^ ^^ > ¦ p ^ pr pi * ~ v " ^ i ^ , respectfull ^^ ^^^ ~ iBf M ^ p' ^^^ ^^^ ^ i ^ p ^ ^ p ^ ^ p > ¦ ^^ y ¦ bowing 4 ^^ * ' -- — j -j

    and paying court to his future wife . The whole scene is well worth- studying- in detail . In the same number « pv 111 " d Mr b . J"Hep h h Hat i * on gossips

    n ^ - » w ^^ ^ « p- ^ m ^ ^ " « p ~ ^ ip * « , a ^» «^ ^^ « - ^^ - - - ^* m * ^^ ^ - ^ *^ ^* " ^ ^^ ^ v ^ ^ a ^ — — ^ J pleasantly on ' London Club-land '; * Field Sports in Art' occupy the attention of Mr . Richard J " fferiesand MrLewis Fcontributes

    u * Machine e uuvixd o , ; -made cbiavA lux Art . . ' JL-i u Miss « io m . . . Helen Day J— ' <* y \^ Zimmern ^^ »* ''¦^ j . «^ v . « . ^ ' s ui article < ji . v ^ jlvj \_ on / i * the liiu 4 xf Moorish -Li" / i . i » 3 ii Dance » 'auv . o ' will mil be il / u * read v « -

    continued with ^ p * V ^ * * A A A much V * ^—f \ A papers m * S *** interest |»» ' \^ pL * -f on V ^ ft , as the L . A A \ ' also * Early JL- > L 4 p will J ± JL . W M Mr ¦ pi * adonnas ^* l ^» . v ^ Wallis ** w - » - — " -- of ' s the

    Raphael . '—We always love to linger over pages of the Magazine of Art ( Cassell & Co . ) , and we fancy that evcrv true admirer of artistic

    the excellence same . and At p present i <« turef > quo we descri look ption upon must a fine do frontisp frTknti QT » iece i « r » # > reproducing i » flnrr » f 1 npinrr effectivel fjflF */ j . r » fixrnil xr a ' Study ftf . llflv 01 or

    , y ' a attentivel Jti , Head V > / by the fc Sir > ¦ »»> leasant Thomas 1 » M 1 « » J 4 East Lawrence »»• J \ J k Sussex r »«/ •» «¦ , ; Memories we -- » - — peruse - —— - ' \( ' * ** ** V A ^ " y I * y * , ^ p p ¦ ' Apt * *• - _ ^« _» ^ «¦ ^ 11 j ^ *^»^ ^« ii—i ¦ ha m m A s « _ ««„

    of stories Professor are revived Colvin - ; by our the recollections sp irited ' Pictures of duelling ^ ine ot Fence / iven bMr ¦ David we imag

    JU VIAUV ^ g C ^ ft T V ** ^^ y -7 - *•*¦* - ¦• . ** * * V- * Hannay JLJUVMA-Illll pL J ; y ^* % - » * -... «—^ -j the ? Fashions interest in of Waists the / fair b sex Mr . in Richard looking Heath over ; and onH -rxTCk listen liafon agreeabl o nrT » t . / Dni 1 ^ 1 ir to tr y the thn chatty / tVinffir remark i » nmn . TKH s of >

    Mr . we Austin Dobson y on the art life of Peg Woffington / Here , too , Mr . B . A . M . Stevenson supplies an admirable review of MrHamerton a

    WVI Jk / k / Rft « f- » « . ** . » UiVAltl 1 # . «« ' / IV # . V * »* IT Vi' * . fpUB- ^ -W . •* - « » . «* - - ^ ~ - ^ ( ' Sampson Landscape Low /—Re & aders Co . ) of will Harper quickly s turn Magazine to tljo

    pages containing Dr . W . H , Kusseirs grap m ^

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1885, page 290, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041885/page/10/