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    Nov. i"880 The Publishers' Circular 9 , ...

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    Books Bbcbivkd :— From — ~ ¦ ^ Messrs ^¦...

    orred on board a vessel of "which he was e ^^ and he 1 _ _ had la , -a ^ ,-J . _•» . MA « h A round aa *^*** *•» . * m his l ^ -a . a )* a neck Baal Alkla

    ready offic er , to be run up to a rope the yardarm .. , told the , UlUvJ mutineers ** to w—¦ ' h —— aul —— away and be d——d , ' when

    concession they offered . This him answer his life so in affected return the for intend some - D ing _ ¦ _ 'Esterre executioners We ¦¦ may ~—¦ that ¦ also they add _ _ _ _ ^_ could to . _ what not _ we __ han find _— g

    here j -j u the ^ j * 4 ^ ^^ ^^ ^ , nickname » ^^ — ^ which * — — - - ^ — O 'Connell — — applied — to Lord J Jtll V 4 Stanley h-T % J * J * * - * ¦*• ** . J , » afterwards ¦»• -- ¦ WW--W »» - » . W ** - ** " the * # *» - > ^» r late «\» vw - Earl m . * n * v « - > Mi of Was . Derb . a-w •«'¦ . > . - ^ - y >

    tice < scorp of ion Mr Stanley . Ayrton ; * ' s famous we looked ai dia —¦» trib in e vain aga ¦¦¦¦» for inst a

    ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ no < of p hilosop - Macaulay a ^^ /^ TLaTa a / ¦¦¦ * ^ b '"* ^ ' ^* " ^ apr * - " hers *>* ^^ ¦ ^ a ^ a ¦¦ ^*™ " p * . ' * s p ^ ^ ^ »* ^ -J W TW e ^ ^ a ^ » ss ~ V ^ p par e ^^ a ™ ^ B ¦ » a y mus w Baa- on ^ ar ^ ^^^ t ^ a close — t ^» 1 he ^ ¦ p- ^ a ^ .- ^ la ^ wi h ——— ¦ t — * e h Lord ^ — an — — — ^ " - — ^ - ¦ account ^^^^ 5 ^ D ^^^— e - ^ ¦ — rb — ^^— ¦ y ^ s well his other

    which did not 'take' quite so as essays yjU On \/ oue u suicidal : — occasion . fr 'ivt It 1 Lord -a-a > vs . v v «> , , Stanley p ^ wtwAA v ^ used *« fc ^^ not - # v * tbo v » a _ w expression w <&^ ' « vi defensible ^ iavm ' ma . ua ***

    -tually . ' was , perhaps , strictly , pass and the over slip . Half was rising too much from for his the seat ' book , and in removing breeches' his to hat with well ¦ - taJU affected \ courtesy \ v * aai v \ skj he repeated at &« the ¦»» words v »^ r in

    checked an Ilrxlj inquirin . W Ivll himself ** Vi ** g tone i for . vv , an ' A Mutually r instant _ ^^ _ a 11 w . looked , m suicidal -v *^ p * »_ fji v hi _ '* - i ' « •• ¦ ? 'v \ ' ^ assailant > ^» Lord x «»»**» 3 »» Stanley ft ^*« a full v 1 in •*»• contemptuously the face , and %% without replied ¦ attempting ¦¦ * The ^ rf right , to honourable justify the gentleman expression ^ # ,

    UvIIl '* ' ** ' pVUV » WJ » T A V ^^ afcaa . «» «* , a . * - »* A C 5 »»*^»»^* *^ - »«^^*» - ** ^^ aa y ^^¦¦¦»^^» the is a retort great had verbal told critic . ' The cheers of the House showed From MessrsDean & Son . —' Dean ' s Welcome

    . Library for Little Folks . ' This volume of Messrs . Dean & Son ' s * Welcome Library' tells the familiar

    legends of the Three Kittens , the House that Jack Green OrAAn built . with with , Bopeep the the aid aid , Boy of of coloured coloured Blue , and plates Dlates Little . which wh Johnny ich , 11 if

    rough , , are very effective ; and the modest , price , puts 1 the series within the reach even of the

    poorest . From Messrs . Gall & Inglis . — ' Norman Vallery ; liam or , How H . to Or . Overcome Kingston Evi . Posthumous l with Good . works ' By Wil like

    posthumous music , inevitably suggest sorrow , for the hand that is laid aside , but for the ^ ouDg reader , who will only think of the open page

    before him , this little tale will have nothing but pleasure to bring . It is the st > ry of the homecoming - f of P a irl ' s parents ¦ ¦ and little ~ ~ brother from

    India ^^ ^^ B ^ B ^ B V ^^^ H ¦^ K and ^^^ ^^ B of *^ V g BV ^ ^^ the ^^ ^^ ^^^ experiences V ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ — — — which — follow . The little , Anglo-Asiatic proves to be what in nursery ¦ parlance — j ^^^ ^ mjw «^ ^^ ^^ is r ^ described ^* m ^ rf p ^ ^^ < Bi ^ w ^ ^* ^*^ as ¦» - »— ' a - ^ — ¦ tartar - ^ - — -- — — — — — - , ' and — the — lessons

    which he learns , gradually transforming him into a set w ^^ v comparativel * ^ forth ^^ A v m je by ^^ — the m * m y ^ r docile lamented ^ ^^ — " - ^ - " —— ~ - find — - — — author — - - — reasonable — — with boy all , his are

    accustomed power for the benefit of his young readers . From the same—' Wonders of the Volcano' by

    A executed . R . Hope engravings . A neat of littl the e volume most , with celebrated , wellcraters and volcanic ¦¦ mountains ¦ ~ - in the world ¦ .

    - ^^ m m « w »^ ^ 0 ^ h f ^ r ^* Am ^*^ V ^^ ™ ^^»*^» ¦¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ ' ^—1 — — — —— — — Among other things , the curious island in the Mediterranean , which disappeared after being a short time above the water , is described .

    From Messrs . Wells Gardner , Darton , A Go . — M - . 'U J ps . Tileley and Downs . A : All book Smiles of coloured , No Frowns pictures . ' By

    iUu 6 trating nursery rhymes , the work of pen and pencil being in each case original . The plates are eminently realisticand never travel for their

    subjects beyond the nursery , , the playground , the doll ' s room , or the outdoor scenes of fields and

    beach beach in in which which children children take take delight deliflrht . , The lite drawing is far above the average of many books of the same classand the rhymeswhile childlike ,

    , , From are Messrs not stup . Griffith . * Farran . — \ Tiny Natural Hi U st —A . * Series f ^ i _ ' § This mi _* consists -. ! i _ i ^ Of ^ & twelve a . ~_— a . 1 a . volumes H ^» 1 «•• ma ^ v <•

    in good ory type . , ' boldly illustrated bv Harrison Weir and other artistswho Tr have given special

    attention * * ^*"» ****** to the V * -A W 4 ' an % •* imated ¦/* frf »*» f , » « crea Mi' ** mm t ion v " »* / The ^^ nam m > es

    or this attractive set of young people ' s doom

    are—Birdc The Mischievous v a « e w Lil w '¦ ~ s L ¦ Mo etters nke ifrom y , Pet tm the Pony rm r Farm fe , Little a « 4 a Nellie n J ' s ——— — ^— ^* g ^^— , ^ — — — y ^ ™ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " *^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ m ^^ , ^ Bow ^^^^^ W » -wow ^

    Bobby , Artful Pussy , Wise Birds and Clever D erie ogs «^ , Fr the 4 V olic Tiny VWVU som Menageri e Fr is k an UVAAV e , d & Little his AA 1 O Friends Neddie ' s the Mena Do

    Post g |^ V * A m , an A , Our Dog « V JU Prin . ' J . XAVAAV 4 D , } VUV if Mlt g . From the same . — ' The House on the Bridge , and

    A other . Collins Tales . , ' by pleasantl C . E . Bow y written en , illustrated story , printed by H . in large type on toned paper j— g— —— with ¦• ¦• - realty good

    illustrations ^^ Oj . The scene — — — of the , y first ^ — ^ tale - ^ J which m ^^^^ r ^ t ^ gives its title to the book , is laid in Verona , the house on the brid - ge being - - the abode of a barber , .

    — — — — j j — — — yj - — - — — ™ - ^ ^^ —— - — ^ ^» ^^ m ^^ v ^ r ^ v p ^ ^^^ B V In a storm the bridge is swept away from the land at both ends , and the scene of horror when the inmates of the house discover their danger

    and th « successful efforts made to release them are effectively described . The act of heroism which saved the lives of the barber and his

    household was performed by a stranger , who , when he received the reward which the Count had offered — — , ™ declined - - _ to — — keep _ . _ g — it , _ and ___ _ — handed ^_ , _ - ^ v _ ^ h - ^ r ^ it ^^ ^^ to ^^ r ^^^ the ^ p W ^^^ ^^^

    poor people whom he had so providentially befriended . The other stories are equally well told , and — — the book - — - ¦ - — will ¦ " - " ¦ ¦ —r ¦ be -r --- welcomed w — - - ¦ - - ^ P" - - —— ¦ W I H b I m y M ¦ a ^^^ ^ ll ^ V ^ W young ^^ V ^ ^ . ^ V H ^ H

    folks . From the same . — 'Nimpo ' s Troubles , ' by Olive Thome Miller . Those young people who read

    ' Little Folks in Feathers and Fur' will only need to be told that this work is from the pen of the same - writer - in order ¦ to secure for t it a hearty ¦

    — — — — ^ — ~ — — ' — ^^^— ^^ ^^^^ v ^^ welcome . It professes to be ' the story of a real girl no better and no wiser than the reader , ' and thus it comes down at once to the level of

    everyday life . It is written in child ' s language , and its pictures of the negro servants are capitally drawn .

    From Mr . John Heywood . — 'John Heywood ' s Complete Series of Home Lesson Books . ' By Alfonso Gardiner . Books I .-VI . A graduated

    series of books giving in each case lessons for forty-two weeks ; or , in other words , for the school — year f intended for children to learn at

    home . ^ The , series corresponds with the six standards of the New Code of the Education Department of 1880 , and it supplies lessons in

    arithmetic , spelling , dictation , and verses for repetition . In the more advanced numbers geography , history , and grammar form the

    subjects of the lessons , which seem to be compiled with the utmost care and discrimination . From Messrs . Hodder & Stoughton . — ' William

    Wilberforce . ' By John Stoughton , D . D . A volume of the new series of biographical sketches which is being issued by Messrs . Hodder &

    Stoughton under the appropriate title ' Men Worth Remembering . ' The story of Wilberforce ' s life H fl . « v » «** , « of - ^^ ^^ * his ^^^ ^ - ¦ ^ political y — — - - ^ - — — — — caree __ . r , and of — , his — ... _ efforts — — . — , _^ — . ^^ _^ to _^ _

    crush out slavery , is admirably told , and the author also sketches with many vivid touches ^ the remarkable 14 pwa ^ i - - - powers - - of this trul - - y m wonderful » -r - —~ - ~ man

    ¦~^^ - ^^^ ^^ p »^ r « r— " ^ — ™~ — — — — ' ^ — — ^ ' — in his home circle and in society , recalling Bishop Jebb ' s remark that ' he moved with the look of an angel l and the agility of a monkey . ' The

    —— - ~ K ~ % ^ if style in which Dr . Stoughton has perform ^ ed his fo 0 task H ^ k ^ rgets « 1 V ppk ^ v * W is p ^ b ^ ¦* himself much ** ^^ ^« vp «* w ^ r ^ bp w « M to . ^ in m b ^^^ be aBpw his <¦¦ p commended « f interest w *>¦¦¦ ^« v - ^ ar ^ b * ^ . r ^ r vbj in , bjbv . for the ^ b * ¦> ^ ^ B he ~ subj r ^ v ^ r ^ B entirel f ^^ a ect ^ b * ^ v ^ of ^^ y -v

    his sketch , and we see Wilberforce moving before us in every page . ( From ¦ h * ¦ 4 % ^* r ibjub the vsm ^ b" same BatTBWB ^ — ¦» <* , . — ' The ^ m , ^ jat ^^ ¦ Heavenl b— i—ma ¦ - ^ A * * ¦ - ^ f « ¦ lm y W World ^^ ¦ " * ^ ^ " ^ ; Views - — - — -. » — — Bb - ^^^^ ^^» b ^» ^ b BBl ^ - ^ Bk ^ ^^^^ B > ^ Bl Bl A ^^^ Bl

    of ile the d b Future G . Holden Life , Pike by Eminent . The Wri land ters beyon . ' Com d the - py grave' has a strong hold upon the interests of all . except BT i 4 I ¦¦ ¦¦! the minority ¦— WWW IBP B- BIB ¦¦> Vf wh ¦ - » ' o believeor affect

    to I ¦ *¦ H believe ^ B ^ pW ^ BP BV , that ^ " ^ BT the BJPVIBJ present ' ^ . •^ ^ M , V ^ is the '"^ ^— " ~ onl ¦ w y , life — ; and — _ wmt ^^ i ^ mmmmm ^^ mmtmim ^ mmmmm ^ mmmmmmmmm ^ m ^^^ mmmmmmmmtmtm ^ i ^^ mtmm ^ m ^ m ^ mmmmmmmmmm ^ im ^^^^^ mm ^ mmmmmmmma jfi

    Nov. I"880 The Publishers' Circular 9 , ...

    Nov . i" 880 The Publishers' Circular 9 , ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 1, 1880, page 917, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01111880/page/9/