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    MX? Oct. i, 1888 The Publishers' Circula...

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    Index to the Books published between September 17 and 29. The Words in Italics are (hose under which the Titles are given Alphabetically in full, with the Publisher's Name*

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    Acoustics, Wonders in, Radan (R.) new ed...

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    the heading of « Play with your own Marbles , ' may probablbe found to interest some

    children , but we y fear their number will be small-We w — scarcel —— - — - — — —¦ ¦ ^ r - ^ ^» y approve v w k ^ v ^^ rib ~^^ w ^^ o ^^ f a * the TV mk ^ ^^ ^ aut . " ^ y ^^ ^ h J ^ J o ^^ 4 r ^ ' s ^ ^ action ^ v ^^ V « . X ^ " m in ^ A A

    dovetailing with his stories selections from the poets , without , save in a few exceptional cases , giving the name of the authorwhich surelit

    , y was easy to find . From the same . — ' A Moral Bigamist : a Tale of ^^^^ 4 a ^^ k— ^ m _ - _ _ _

    Ourselves in India . ' The ^ story runs on familiar lines , but is made interesting by a pleasant unaffected stylealbeit burdened by much

    unnecessary detail . , Lilly Meadows , a young and beautiful girl , is married to Fergus Graham , for whom ¦ her feeling + ¦¦¦ t is no more than a general

    — — - — ' ' ™ —» ~*~ r - ~ - * - - ~~* ~* r » ^ - " - » aK J > v . B .. A . ^»*» — - r ^ . ^ ^ ^^ V ^* tW - » --fc « - ¦ ^/ ^ k ^ _* " >_ f -ft . 4 > V A liking . She goes out to India with her husbandand is there exposed to all the

    tempta-, tions ot life at a military station . Notably , one Captain L / aptam Levien Levien . seductive seductive and and handsome handsome , pur

    -nnr--, , sues * her with his anything but unwelcome attentions . On the other hand , she is protected

    bv byMrs Mrs . . uoodman Goodmfl . n , . the thf » hp better . htpr - half hn . lf of of a cL r . l / --rgy ro-v - man . Ultimately Captain Levien is killed , his wife—the once gay and frivolous * Birdie *

    Harding—retires to the management of a home for inebriates , and Mr . and Mrs . Fergus Graham are left to such tranquillity as the leasant

    recollections of the past will allow . unp From the same . —* Musical Memories' by

    Wil-, Ham Spark , Mus . Doc , F . O . O ., fee . We are not at all surprised that these Memorieswhich

    first appeared in the YorhsJure Weekly , Post should should be be given eiven in in the the form form of of a a book hook . . Dr Dr .. ,

    Spark has been in close connection with the greatest musical celebrities of the day for a

    long period , and anything that he says regarding them will be listened to with great interest .

    The . work is written in a bright and racy style , full of pithy story and mirth-moving incident , some of them ludicrous enough to satisfthe

    most exigent . The author modestl ^ y says y that , if the ¦ - ^^ work » - ^** ^^ is ^^ " *^ approved - ^^ - ^ m *^ m ij ^^ ^^^ » ' ^^ ^ i ^ ^ " , v he - ^ . ^^^ — — will v « ^^ o ^ ^^ g ^ p ^^ ive ^^ » ' ^^ others ' ^ fc ^ ^* ^^ . ^ b ^^ ^ 1 ^ fc . tM of '^ l ^ ^^^

    the same description . He may rest assured that they will meet with approval , and doubtless those who know the author , and certainly those who read the present volumewill eagerl

    expect his coming works . , y From the same . — ' A Unionist Policy for Ireland '

    with a preface by the Right Hon . Joseph Cham , -

    berlain , M . P . This , though an ex-parte

    statement , must be considered a useful contribution to the Home Kule question . Beginning with

    the condition of Ireland , it takes us through the various stages which characterise Ireland of to _ _ -day _ and brings us up to the great question

    — , __ | — * - ^ of Home Rule . ^^ From Messrs . Ward , Lock & Co . —* Ward &

    Lock ' s Pictorial and Historical Guide to South Devon' consists of a mass of useful information , clearlwritten and excellently arranged .

    Ineluded y in the volume are numerous lans maps , p , and — ¦— ^^ m ^^ h ^ . H ^ V coloured ^^ T ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^™ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ p M ^^ lates ^^^ ^ P *^™ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ , ^ B with ¦ ^^ ^^ " ^^»^ ¦ ¦ engravings ^^^ —^ m ^ p . ^ . ^^^^ — —— —~ — ^ pp ^« ^ ^^^ of ^— other ^ — - ' - ^ —^^

    kinds . The work is calculated to prove exceedingly useful to those whom pleasure calls into one of the most beautiful counties in England ;

    and even business men in their moments of leisure will be glad to avail themselves of the serviceable knowledge that is here contained .

    From Messrs . Frederick Warae & Co . —In the Chandos Classics the * Poems and Essays on

    Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe' have appeared . The volume has been edited , annotated , and arranged by John H . Ingramwho has also

    , supplied a most interesting memoir . From the same . —A volume of * Humorous

    Readings and Recitations in Prose and Verse , ' selected and edited by Leopold Wagner , has evidently ¦ ¦ been arranged with great care ¦ i . Among the

    — ^^^ ^^^ - ^^^ w " ^ t ^ - ^ r ^^^ ^^ v ^*^^ W ^^ p ^^^ ^ pi ^^ K ^^^ - ^ r ^ tm w w —^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ s ^^^ h ^^ m ^^ ^^ ^^ ip ^«^ ^^^» ~^^ r ^ f ^— - ^~ - l ^^ p authors laid under contribution are F . Anstey , Wilkie Collins , Lewis Carroll , Tom Hood , JerroldSalaTheodore Hook

    Douglas JL / UUgifcliS UcHUlU , , Gr \ JT . . A XX . . OiXlO , , , 1 UCUUU 1 C JUUUa .,, W ^ S . ( Ulbert , F . C . Burnand , and Thackeray ; and from this statement alone the reader may

    readily imagine wnat good things are provided . From the same . - — Philip Mordant ' s Ward / by

    Marianne Kent . The ward here spoken of was the daughter of Philip Mordant's first love , Margaret Cart hew , and she came under his

    under g o-uardianship rm . rrl inn peculiar shin on on conditions the the deat deat . h h Thoug or of her Her h actuall mother motner y heiress iXV- ' XX V / tJO to * - * V ^ a large JL * - *** c ^ ^^ « amount v ** J-w- * - " --. ^ - ^ ^ - » --vjfc ^ - - , y thi * - ¦ ¦» -- ¦ -- >» "s «* was * ¦ »^» rw not ¦ -- ¦ - »¦ -- —¦ *• to — — be ¦— - *^

    revealed , but practically she was to pass- as a poor dependant . The experienced novel-reader will not uire to be told ¦—•»¦ what —¦— interesting i {—•

    comp | f i X -M . lications AA \ -. / V req A ^ S Vvl * - *• are * »• ^ - * likel * - * ^ -- ^ " ^ y ^^ to ^* ^^ — be interwoven ' — — - - — — from — ^ CAj an JLi XIX introduction IIJ . v / VA C * . V ^ V- / -t . V **' - * . * » so L /^ --r promising •«* ¦ -. * . x ^ . « ..--- » * ¦ •«—> - ^ Fj . The " ^ au ^^ thor — has ^^ _ a ^ h ^ B 4 a ^^ ft i ^

    availed herself to a considerable extent . of the situation an interesting , and her and novel thoroug may hly be readable commended work . as

    Mx? Oct. I, 1888 The Publishers' Circula...

    MX ? Oct . i , 1888 The Publishers' Circular 1161

    Index To The Books Published Between September 17 And 29. The Words In Italics Are (Hose Under Which The Titles Are Given Alphabetically In Full, With The Publisher's Name*

    Index to the Books published between September 17 and 29 . The Words in Italics are ( hose under which the Titles are given Alphabetically in full , with the Publisher ' s Name *

    Acoustics, Wonders In, Radan (R.) New Ed...

    Acoustics , Wonders in , Radan ( R . ) new edit . Is . 6 d . ; AcroBs the Channel , Crowther ( James ) 3 s . 6 d .

    Adventures , Wonderful , new ed . Is . Gd . j ^ Eneid , Virgil , Shepard , Booksl ., IT ., Is . 6 d . ; III ., IV ., Is . Cd . \ ( J . G . ) Is . Cd .

    After tbe Winter , Read * : ( F . E . ) Is . 6 d . Alfred Chambers , Chase \ Q . II . ) 4 d . Algebra , GUV & , 2 s . 6 d .

    All for Number One , Johnson ( Henry ) 3 s . 6 d . AlmoBt a Pauper , Esler ( E . R . ) 9 d . Andrew Garth ' s Apprentices , Potter ( P . S . ) Is . 6 d .

    Annual , Boy ' s Own , vol . 10 , 9 s . Cd . & 83 .

    Annual , Girl ' s Own , 9 s . 6 d . & 8 ? . Arabian Nights , Illustrated by Dalzicl , new edit . 7 s . Gd .

    Arithmetic , Algebra , Euclid , & c , Elementary , Y . 1 , 2 s . Art Thou Weary ? Illustrated , 6 < 1 . Aunt Diajia , Carey ( Rosa N . ) 2 g . 6 d .

    Jiacon , Wit and Wisdom , 6 d . & - 3 d . Bad Shilling and What It Did , !> d . Balloon Ascents , Wonderful , Mxrion ( F . ) new edit . Is . 6 d .

    Beginning Life , Tulloch ( J . ) new edit . 3 s . fid . Behind Closed Doors , Green ( Anna K . ) 2 s . Better Land , Poems , Honor ( H . ) & c , 2 a .

    Between the Lights , Bates ( Fanny B ) 5 a .

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1888, page 1161, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101888/page/55/