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    I4S2 ¦ Tile Pxiblishe^s' Circular Dec , ...

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    to Norway » Canada , England , Scotland , America , France , Oermany s Indiay < fec . It is Uttinl

    that tor the present v ye ^ ar the country , described should be

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    doubt this will add interest to the

    beau-; tiful volume before us na _ JN Npft eedless ^ lfisa it if . is i «

    , to say that the vast i country beyond the

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    pen-andpencil delineation . The introduction to

    the book supplies historical and topogra *^ - p

    phical inforAiation , succeeded by accounts

    of the configuration , ' climate , and people of

    Australia erenerallv ; a r ^ second , , section ^~ ^ ~^ ^^^ ^ ^^ pre ^ " ^ ^^ ^^

    -sents a bird's-eye view of the various Australian colonies , and a

    third pictures describes in the book Australian are magnificent life and . pr ° Engraved clucts . The by Mr . E . Whand othersand printed by Messrs .

    Clowes , nothing ymper has been omitted , in the successful endeavour to ive them all the effect of beaut .

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    story The deal ing n with ' s Benefa the Sunday ctor , b question y Ellen . Louisa Mr . Bri Davis htwell , is a

    i one of the cjiief characters , is a supporter , g in the , interests interests of or .. the the shareholders shareholders , o of t the the Sunday Sundav trath traffic c or of the the

    Clippjington S ^ eam Packet , Company , and eventually brings about such traffic . The fault of the story is that

    no judgment falls upon him in consequence ; but tho

    narrative narrative at at any anv rate ra . f . fi furniftlipa furnishes the t . hp * authoress s \ , nthc . vf \ si 9 i with with the + / hp > j opportunity of ventilating some righteous and just views

    on t-Jiis important topic .

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    t and ana wholesome counsel counsel , , and and the the soundness soundness or of its its teaching lennhinor is is unquestion iinmift « t . inn able ahle . ¦ i ! Life —»« v In -. *¦ the m , ***_ i ** Sunshine \ M . 1 MK 9 * M M . * AWJ ; ) + or * * , f Constance «/ UIlBI > aUVD lVta JITJLU . JL . xwell W t 3 AA '» » Choice UUUlVC i , by IU y Mrs XMXLH . . Frederick i . lUUCll ^' Wfst ¦• - , ( is l ) U

    for simp all le that story are dealing interesting with events , and in that portions rarely almost rise above pathetic the . level A tone of everyday of deep occurrence religious fceli , "! pervades the narrative .

    littl Of e volumes the many entitled works Laun published ch the b y 1 the 1 teboat Society 1 and none Our m ^ are ^ Jb Graclon more jt deserving » Queen \ of Both praise an ; ^ iSlI )>> 1 / . t j l

    ; j O 4 Christie . F . Walton ' s Old , who Organ I wi , ' ll — " be stories remembered ^*™^ ^ that » F «»» ^ b »» «^ had . r ^^^ ^« r as ^*> w a having ** run mimt * * 9 . JV of jl t \ A written considerable ^^ w ^ p * | i %% A ^ ^^ Peep ^ m popularity . ftp- ^^ v _ Ml Behind ^/ ^ y W ¦ M . in - * - ^ the ^ ^ - ^ " tho Scenes past— ^ < " ^ * 1 1

    they Indeed are it embellished is bv their illustrations with tinted that engravings the volume and coloured will o . hiflflv illustrations ft . r ^ nf . favour fay Hand - J - these K Pm j , ^ ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1886, page 1452, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121886/page/44/