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      State Librarian of New York ; and the Rev . F . G . Fleay , the distinguished Shakspearean scholar Aa * ¦ are amongst 7 i those « ¦¦ h # ¦ # ¦ who have - « m- consented ¦«¦»¦ ¦»¦»¦ -v-

      to p ^^ a '¦ tak - *^ r ^«^ w . 4 ¦¦ . e , a ¦» prominent ^* r ^ fc * fc a * m ~^ ^^^^ w ^ v *»* part «»«* ^^ in * * **•** the 'w- a * — ^^ proceedings v *» —— — — . The organisation and management of Free Pubhc Public . Tjihra Libraries . rips . as as well well as as the the kind kind or of litera

      litera-ture which it oug , ht to be the aim of such institutions to provide , are amongst the topics announced for considerationThe social

      . element is represented by a conversazione tomorrow at Stationers W ^ V ' Halla reception ¦ # at the ¦»¦

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      Christie will preside . Charles N « Lamb ¦ ¦¦ » escaped from his fc uncon ta —— -v

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      M ^ i r ill ^^ , , aj continued ^^ . ^ n . M ^ pah ^ fca » | ^ m ^ m mm his r *^ ^ a . ^ " official ^ ^•^ a . ^^^ V * ^^ r ^ b duties ^ ^ a . * a , H ^^^ ^^ there ^ ^^^^ ^» ^» w - ^^ - until ^ ^ — ^^ ^ — ^ 1858 aa »» ii-r ¦ ^ - ^ **^ . Strange rv _^ Wrf « b VvW ^ b AC ^ ^^ to >— ' say Pbj » " »^ " * V , M within W » . A . a ^ . av ^ v ^ A . *^ the «^ jfc * k x ^ last «*» " # ¦ ^ few ^— ¦—¦ »

      weeks , another clerk , who had Lamb for his senior and Mill for his junior at the desk of the East India Cojnpany in long-vanished

      years , has died at ^ Ventnor . This worthy ^ man h «* i W —who V V made no L Jk ta claims k / k n » P to - « either b «^ fc ^ b wit V ^ Br or ^ B ^ ^ ' ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ , A ^ -V V > ^^^ ^^^ ^ m * ^^^^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ * ^ *^

      philosophy—retired on a pension , ' in consequence of broken health , ' in 1835 . Creaking doors ¦¦ % ¦«¦ b r- proverbiall k + hang long on their hinges —— -

      »»» - *~ r _^^ m ~ -r ^ - * T w ^ S . ^ W *^ AVV y T ^^ " ^ ^^ ^" " ^ rf" ^ ^ " *^ ^ " ^ ^^ — — — vk -w , v and the former companion of Coleridge ' s * Gentle-hearted Charles ' has lived to enjoy

      that pension for the respectable space of fiftyfour years .

      Messrs . Chatto & Windus have in the 3 s a cheap edition of ' The Legacof Cain '

      almost pre the last novel written by the late y Wilkie , Collins .

      Count Paul Vasili has been devoting his shrewd if somewhat sarcastic pen to a description of ' Society in Paris . ' An English

      X % / C 3 translation of the book will shortly be published by Messrs . Chatto & Windus .

      Paul Paul Mr s s . Besant mav be I ' s new expected fiTrnftntprl novel in in , ' November Novftmhftr The Bell of and and St .

      Mark , Twain may ' s humorous account of the , exloits of ' A Yankee at the Court of King

      p Arthur A * ^ A ' will a ^ ^ m be ^^ read y in ^ time ^ to beguile ^ h a ^ B the * ^ tedium of the dark days before Christinas .

      Lovers of English Literature in general and admirers ¦ of Al BtJk 4 h JBh 4 b Bl Charles Bi Bi f Bi 4 Swinburn V J Bi B e in

      particular ™ ^ ^»^~ ^ m ^ m ^^ ~^^ ^^ I I * ^^^ ^ BB will ^ . gernon ^ MBk ^^ be ^ ^ Bp ^ v ^ g ^ lad ' ^ . ^ ^^^> to ^^^^ j- V learn *^ - V V ^^» ^^ that *^ ' V *^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ F the . ^ ^ v ^^ distinguished ^ " ^* ^~ *^ V V ««^ M ^ m Mk ^^^ ' ¦ Bp P «^ ^ m ^ Bj ^^^ ^ ifBfe poet Bh ,, ^ » .. * ^^^ B ^ ^ and . i ^ BJ Jb ^ B < ^ W' ^ critic ^ B ^ <¦> ^ B > ^^ ^ k ^ ^ has » JBH ^* V ~ l . r ^ almost Tf . B > ^ ^ B ^ B ^ h ^ F ^^ T 4 ^ ^ read Bk ¦ ^^ Bi I - ^ " ^ B y V

      for publication , ' A Study of Ben Jonson . ' Messrs . Lambert Jk & Coof Newcastle VvWM

      -on-- ^ - » —i ^ r ^ r . / a rk ^ p — i » VW A X . Pv _^ v > "k / ^ ^ . r ^«^ \ y . , A x _^ . * . ^ k . ^ ^^ V V V 4 k ^ b # " — ' ^ ^ Tyne , are about to publish ' New Amazonia , ' a novel by Mrs . George Corbett .

      ' Talks with Emerson' is the attractive title Trench of & a Co book . hav which e in preparation Messrs . . Kegan Paul ,

      new BT W W Mr edition «« . Bk « B > John Bi dBfc of dh T . his Nettlesh Bj 4 Essay IBfe \ b ip s on \ ri is engaged Robert Bb Jb Brown upon - a

      —~ ^ ^ ^^ ^* ^ ^^ >«^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^^ ^^^ V ** r * ^^^ T W P ^ T « d ^ ^ . ^ V ^^ ^^ *^^ B ^ ^ fB ^^ T ^ B ^ ^^^ ^ V ^ ^^ ing ' s Poetry , ' first published in 1868 , and long ¦ since out h of Bb print and l Bl B scarce r 1 ¦ Bi | . B | The flb « b Bk new 4 ¦¦ d

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      4 ^^ Robert V V V ^ * m ^* B | ^^ Browning « W ^ B ^ ^^ ** ^^^ B ^^ ^ e : Essay . ^ ^ T W ^ T ^^^ s V , and —^ Thoug ^^ T V ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ hts # A *^ . V ' ^ B > ^ b" ^ BPBJb

      The ' Picturesque Mediterranean' is the title of a new serial which Messrs . Cassell & Co .

      are about to bring out in monthly parts at half-a-crown . Original drawings have been prepared Bi for the work bsome of the leading

      ¦ JW ^ 4 B » ^ b * W ^ BV ^ B * ^ BT ^ i ^ B * ^ B . ^^ « b B # b > 4 P ^^ V W ^ B ^ ^ BB Bb ^ W ^^ y W PBT ' ^^ ^ B-. Bfc ^ B > ^ T ^^ - ^ BB ^^^^ V ^ V — ^^ ^ — -v ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^> ^ artists of the day , and the first part—which appear B ^ B J m ^ Bk ^ ^^ # Bj » Bf B ^ s Rb ^ on - ^^ J ^ A the V ^ ^ ^ k ^ b ^ 24 S ^ V «« k th B ^ ^^ 4 ^¦ instant bI ^ Tl J "JT « V ^ Bp ^» B ^ —will T V ^ B > ^ BB ^ B contain ^^ B ^ ^^ ^* ^ ~ V ¦ ¦ I I ^^ « Bi a VWV

      coloured picture of The Rock of Gibraltar , ' by Mr . Birket Foster .

      We have received a number of specimens of " ^ V" ^^ i Messrs Bl ^ b ~ ^^^ ^ BT P ^^ r ^^ B . P ^^ . B | Charles ^ b . ^ ^ Bk Bf c Bi BJ | «¦¦ ^ B * ^^ r *^^ ^ Letts B 1 M . « B ^ B ^ ^ P ^ ^* W *^ ^ and *^ T *^ « B * ^^^ B Co *^^ ^ t ^ . ^ ' s ^ improved ~^~ — ' J " " - ^ ~ r ^' # BK «¦ V J ^ £ ^^ h 7 T 1 L ^ ^

      diaries ^ and note ^ -books for 1890 ^^ ^^^ . They are \ issued in a great variety of sizes and bindings to suit mmf lkA ¦ the requirements ¦ of all VrfhaV classes ¦»*• of the :

      w ^ r ^ ** **¦* . * . ^ S a * , ^ b ^ ¦¦ X- « *¦ ¦> * i ^^ A . ^^ ^^ A . A V ^ P n ^ ^ . ^ -fc W-- ^^ a ** " *'"* " ** •*• " -w — - — ^—• ^^ community . The pocket diaries and the large interleaved diaries for the desk strike us as

      being wonderfully cheap , thoroughly practical , and extremely neat and compact . !

      Messrs . Sampson Low & Co . will publish the B- new dB . ^ series flB of ' Our ~ N ^ Celebrities Jb '—a portrait Bkw ¦— - ¦ ¦ -

      ^> ^ « . ^^ - ^^ r « « Bar ^ B * > ^ ^ . ^ " w » ^ w' - ^ _ ^^* B ^ k ^ b . ^ ^_^ ^ ^ B ^ «^^ < Bt . ^ k W ** . ^ . f Pa ^* H — . —^— —^ V gallery 1 ^ B 4 edited ^ Bi a _ ^ B b y M ^^^ ^ Bk . Walery *^^ ^ M » ^^ . Bi ^ photograp ^ K > her ^ to ¦ r -v- the Queen . As hitherto ¦ ' Our Celebrities '

      will ^^ Va > appear * ^ mT Ilfy ^ - * . ^^ ^^ AA once ig- a T T month -at-JL . aV ««< a &^ ^^^ b . */ at ^~ , * half ^_^ * - a - « 1 crown ^ "" - ^ ^ «^ - ^ " " ^ , ^^ and ^^ »^" each - — *• ai *^ v aiai number ¦ « i *«> aUB Pb ^ - ^^ " ^ k will T * A A «¦• contain ^^ » 1 »^ ^^ B ^ ^ b /^ a aV three «^ aVaBna >« ^ B ^ ^ bT hi * *¦ » Mfc gh ¦» a * -elas ^ v ¦ - " »• —— s — | por ¦— ^—

      -tracts of distinguished people . A Christmas number is in preparation , and will be published inNovember bb b ¦» rf ai Pb . The latest portrait afc W «« s of ¦ the ¦—¦

      — — ^ , > -V- » - »»^ AA . ^ ^^ 4 . * ¦ ¦ ^^^^ aaV « J * T ¦** ^ b' » S ^ " - ^ W . ^ ' ¦*• ' ^ av «^ pht — " ^ ^ ^ ^^ world-renowned photographer of Her Majesty the Queen , H . R . H . the Prince of Wales , and - tL . T . K 5 . . H TT . the fhft Princess PrinnpsR of nf Wales Walea will -will appear annear in in

      this Royal issue , the price of , which will be five shillings . Each of the portraits is 10 by 7 £ inchesand h ai ib they are Bfc finished JBkBh a » ata > VNtf * l tf in b the ¦ most

      artistic BJ ^ M ^^ ^ mm ^ - ^ v ^ m ^^ ^ fashion r r ^^ , BM «^ v «^^^ . 4 * ^ B ^ W V ^^ V « ^ ^^^ a ^«^^ ^^ B ^^ «* B » ^ ™ ' ^^ ~ " ^ < " ^ ~~ The b first at ^ number 4 A ¦ al PW ^ of a new monthly *¦ maga — ¦•

      -— -- ** ^^ a » m ^ B . -r a —• .. A . ^ V " ^* V ^ •¦• S ^ W . a ^ A . «^ V W -M M * ' * - ^ a * ^ «* ' ^ J » . » «• ^^^"" 4 ~ rv zin to to h be e , issued issiiftd entitled by hv The Mr TVTr . Expository . W W . Diack T ) iar » l < r Times . of of Aberdeen A , berdeen is-about ..

      From the advance copy before , us we judge that the venture is likely to meet a want in reli ^ m -v aa Au ious -ir ^ SB * periodical % ^ t ^ f f literature a » «« T tW Va > Jbi % / . 9 It seems well ¦ ^

      adapted g ^ . _> rr for m ^ - ^_ ^ ^ those J ^ - * ^ r - ^ - ^^^ W A Biblical ^ ^_^ A * - * k students - ** - *• •¦ - ' * who ^ ^ V <•> ' * ^ - ^ have v ^ " ~ little opportunity of consulting the leading commentators - —¦ i aaiM ViBj b ^^ - and MVaVa modern Va % ¦\ S + divines JbAA . Amongst ¦»

      ~ -r — ^*» - ^^ »* «^ ^ *_ r «_« ^ - ^ a »« ^* T « k ^««* <^ mV ^•* k ^ k V ^— ' PbV ^ B- ¦^ * ** ** ^ ~ ^"" J ^~ the names of preachers whose expositions appear —¦— ^ r g * r v v » in a ^ ai * the «^ a « aV ^* opening ^_^ »_^ % ^ a \ AJ . A * h 'number V A V 4 k m m m " * - ^ ^— ' at ^ "are W ** a * . ^ - ^ the ' * ' ¦ " " » ¦^^ Rev —— v ^^ * . w

      Jl Bushnell Oswald , D . D D y . kes , the , Bishop D . D ., the of Peterboroug Rev . Horace h , the Rev . C . H . Spurgeon , and the Rev . Alexander Maclaren , D . D .

      Young people in search of fireside amusements 4 Quick wBtob for Tell - « - the ! ' a coming ital 4 round winter VtAA Vfi oug e ht just ¦^¦^ 1 ¦ to pub buy > V ^ - -

      lished ^ ttV --v *^*» b , m y ^* Messrs m ^> * «> V cap VIW . Dean f "' *¦ vMI > ^ - ^ & — ' Son gam B ^ . tVl A AV « The v ^ I */ forty » - ^ « v * - eight icture cards # of the W «»« V ^^ pack lend themselves

      readil — l ^ w y p KT ^ to a ^^ variety ^ m > - >¦ " . ¦> ^_ - »"* r ^ - ^ a of ^ amusing » y »« Va » - » . ^^ * combinations V ^ % <* fc V 4 M ^ a « A *¦? ^ b # " - » W ^^^* , I and and the the directions directions which whinh Mr TVTr . . F " P . . J . T . . Cros CStohrs . the the

      inventor of the clever and merry game , , has given , have the advantage of being both simple

      and and exp ftxiVlip licit . it . . Mr T . w D . ¦* H rfb-a . . w « Irwin 4 b V V ab A a > has A a » aj _ iajppb _ p written ar y waab ^ a ( W book mLr M ab b > on wAb ^^^^*^^ ^^*^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^ -T ^^^^ i ^^ . ^ * '

      'British War Medals and Decorations . ' We understand that the volume contains descriptions ¦ of military decorations WBb-Vjbt Bb from the earliest

      — ' — " ¦"' ^^ - ^ ^— — ^—^ « . ^ — . v *» ak w < . ^^ - ^^ > , WWF «^^ - ^ . ^ « ka « PkJT ^ k JM . ^^ Jb al aV VAA •/ ^ b ^ "W ** bV ^ k * ^' b ¦** " »* period to the presen ^ t time . Mr . Upcott * Gill will publish the work .

      Messrs . Taylor Bros ., of Leeds . ha . ve sent us specimens of a few exceedingly artistic cardboard wall almanacks for 1890 . Some of

      tne designs are extremely effective , and this is -jgj

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      II 44 The Publishers' Circular Oct . i , 1 S 89

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1889, page 1144, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101889/page/10/