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    From the same . —It is not everyone -who possesses the gift of telling in chatty and agreeable form

    ¦ the a rule account , books of descri an ordinary ptive of summer such -wanderings holiday . aim As ¦ tit something more pretentious than this , and in

    tj * their efforts to be critical and smart become dull and markedly superficial __ . ^ On the other hand , the more easy _ ^ the — _ style _ — , the . _ ^ greater ^ the

    ever difficulty , in ( of Briton achieving s in Bri success ttany . , ' a ' Gr littla . H . F book ., ' how of - some hundred and seventy pages , seems to have

    ability out of the ordinary in this respect , and the result is a most attractive and entertaining little volume , admirably adapted to "wile away an

    idle half-hour . From the same . —* Triumphant Democracy / by

    Andrew Carnegie . Apart from the facts contained in this book , which are of great value , there is a distinctive style that adds force ¦ andwe miuht

    almost say , attractiveness ^ - ~— — _ - — - to ^ thei ^__ ~_ r r narration ^ v -m— , - ~ - — . The . reader is carried along , even when he might be disposed to question some of the opinions ¦

    enuneiated . Mr . Carnegie ' s words have a kind of triumphant glow about them , showing a species of side moral , and con giving sciousness a substance that he and is wei on g the ht to rig his ht

    utterances , which cannot fail to impress all with whom , as a writer , he comes in contact . * Triumphant Democracy' indeedis a most interesting

    work , embodying the , result , of vast experience and much study , and pre-eminently worthy the perusal of all who are interested in out land laws

    and the condition of the people . Both style and matter contribute in equal proportion to its attractiveness .

    From the same . — ' The Town of Cowper ; or , the Literary and Historical Associations of Olney and

    its Neighbourhood , ' by Thomas Wright , deals with a . n interesting and fascinating subject . Apart from the interest centred in a

    neighbour-A . O hood where for twenty-nine years Cowper resided , Olney has many associations and old memories which made us eager to peruse Mr . Wright ' s

    work . In no wise are we disappointed in our anticipations of pleasure in it . While , of course , the poet is ever the most prominent figure

    throughout the volume , yet such stories as the capture of the town by the cavalier forces under Prince Rupert A , and the subsequent -L events , are

    well and pleasantly told . With pleasure , too , mixed with amusement , will such a chapter as that on the two old meeting-houses , with the

    curious ordinances of the Baptists , be perused . The particulars relating to Gayhurst House , of which an excellent photograph is given , the

    birthplace of Sir Kenelm Digby , are extremely interesting , though in the account of Sir Kenelm ' s wife Mr . Wright might have mentioned that the

    work by which Sir Kenelm Digby is most rememV . ered , his * Private Memo-irs , ' was inspired by and written for her p Aleasure alone . Taken

    on the whole , the volume is a pleasing miscellany of facts , told in a gossipy , cheerful way , that should ensure ' The Town of Cowper' a wide

    i -circulation and general approval . We had almost omitted to mention tho pleasing woodcuts which accompany the textas also the compact and

    intelligentl * . y compiled , index . x . From Messrs . Macmillan & Co . —When tlie

    question of Unity versus Dissolution is so prominently before the people it is certainly profitable to peruse * Great Greece the and Greater Britai of n '

    and * G ^ orgo Washington Ji . xpander

    England , ' two lectures by Professor Freeman . The book has been issued in a very convenient form .

    From the same . — ' The Wind of Destiny , by Arthur

    Sherburne Hardy . Two vols . Almost the distinguishing feature of this novel is the celerity with which the author disposes of certain events .

    People fall in love ; are married , have children , and die within the space of a very few pages . But one character remains constant , and a most

    almirable character it is , too . This is Dr . Sehonberg , whose refined kindly nature * is depicted with keen sympathy and insight . He is one of

    those quiet , unobtrusive men around whose character the impression of a great sorrow hangs , and in whom all tender-heartedperhaps slightly

    , sentimental , women for this reason take a . n interest . In his younger days , the doctor has ^ a _ v love ^ b - *^ ^ ^^ experience ^ r ^ | v - ^^ ^™ ^ - ^ " ¦ - ^^ - ^ cast - ^ — — like — — a g f ^ leam of sunlig r ^ mht

    across his reserved studious life 3 and the effects of his first attachment are never obliterated . The i story is one of infinite delicacy / and refined

    _ r ^ ^^ w *^ ™ * ^» w ¦» ^^ ^^ ^*^^ ^^ ^^ ^™ — ^ — — — _ observation . It will not appeal to all readers alike , but to those who have an appreciation - _ — .. • . % mm . * .

    for poetic fancy and sensuous colouring it will ' be deemed almost worthy of studious perusal .

    The episode of Noel and her death is , in especial , most charmingly given , and we realise to the full the depth of her nature and the absorbing

    character of the doctor ' s love . Eventually he too passes away , and with the account of his death the story closes . ' As the child turnod the corner she saw

    Schonberg in his chair . He had moved it into the sun , whose light fell upon his white head , bent

    forward on his breast . " He is asleep , " thought Madelon , running over the grass . Softly , from

    hphJnrl behind , snpi scarcel . rpp . 1 y v able a . hlft to to repress renvess her her glee erlee . , she she advanced ou tip-toe and touched hi 3 arm . He did not move . She laid a round dimpled hand

    She in his was , and not looked afraid . up But wondering for the ly into first his time face he . diJ not take her in his arms , nor kiss her cheek , ,

    nor . smile . It was only by , the absence of these tokens that the child knew death . '

    From Messrs . Oliph . ant , Anderson , & Forrier , Edintmrgla . — ' Medical Women / by Sophia

    Jex-BlakeM . D . A second edition of this work , which , mainly gives an interesting account of the struggle in Edinburgh between the University

    authorities and the advocates of the medical women movement has now been published . The book is a very good onebut scarcely so impartial

    as Dr . Jex-T 31 ake would , claim in her preface . That the late Sir Robert Christison was an opponent of the admission of women to the medical

    curriculum . is well known , but it is doubtful whether the b ^ laid credit at or his discredit door . for This all , however opposition , Dr should .

    Jex-Blake , seems inclined to do ; and even when Sir Robert ' s name is not mentioned—as in the case of an unfavourable demonstration by the

    studentsshe hints that it was well known who was the secret mover and agitator in the matter , which is obviously unfair . For the rest , the book is

    cleverl much on y written quotation , and and though is scarcel it relies y so log perhaps ical as too it might be , it is yet undeniably interesting and

    readable . ... From Messrs . S . W . Partridge A ; Co . — ' Salvation

    from Gelf / by the Rev . J . B . Figgis , M . A ., points to some useful lessons to bo derived from selfexamination . The counsel it contains is urgent

    and impressive , being convoyed in a series of _

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    June i , 1886 The Publishers' Circular 553

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1886, page 553, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061886/page/15/