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    i8o The Publishers' Circular Feb. 15,189...

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    From Mr. J. W, Arrowsmith.—' Lai,' By Lo...

    manufactories . Certainly the writer has a high purpose in seeking to make the prosaic details

    of the common work of life serve as an instrument for elevating the intellectual and moral nature of those who are not too highly favoured

    in their environment . From Messrs . Burns & bates , Limited . — Life

    of Dom Bosco , Founder of the Salesian Society , ' translated from the French of J . M . Villefranche by Lady Martin . Dom Bo ^ co seems

    to have been a kind-hearted and devoted priest , indefatigable in his labours amongst , the poor . Bat his chief claim to distinction

    was hi * system of education / . which , the author states , has produced celebrities * in every careeras well as in the Church and in

    literature , . ' He discarded the ' naturalism which permeated spelling-books , ' and the mythology , romance , and poetry commonly

    introduced into school pr ) m ° rs . In all the branches of study set before his pupils . ralL'ion was made the dominant e ' ement . He was

    sucr c essful ious in institutions establishing on var the ious Salesian educatio method nal and and g won the Pope ' s eulogistic commendation , ,

    as well as the confidence and affecrion of a large section of the Ita'ian people . The book contains m . rw too many trivialities to bo altogether

    satisfactory - ^^ ^^ . ^» ^^ ^ - ^ ^ m — -r — — , whils ^ w t the — - ^ — — miracles — — — " — — of healing ^^^^ — — reported to have been wrought by Dom Bosco will severely tax the credulity of Protestant

    readers . From Messrs . Eglinton A Co— 'Seven Song

    Stories , ' by Clifton Bingham . The novel feature about this book consists in the stories being based on the subjects of popular songs .

    Amongst the songs selected are 'The Children's Home Home , ' ' ' ' Love Sall ' s in Old Our Sweet Alley Song ' a , nd ' ' Home * Come , Sweet Back

    to Erin , . ' The y brief stories , thus suggested are full of pathos and sympathy with a mixture of grim humour . The charactersfor the most

    part , are the victims of poverty , , ill-usage , and the selfish maxims of modern society . Mr . Bingham must be congratulated on his

    absorb-I in occurring g and constantl truthful y delineation in the life of of to-day incidents . From Messrs . Eyre & Spottiswoode — ' The

    Vall Geology / of 2 vols London . ( Memoirs and of Part of of ( ha the Geolog Thames ical ¦ Survey *¦ - ¦*»¦* ey tr )/ , by — # / W - ' - . Whitaker ____ , B — . . _ A . . . , F _ . . K _ . S . Amoncrs _ ^ it

    the chief contents of these useful volumes are the detailed account of the superrtcial deposits of the London district rocks disclosed uisciosca , and the

    dee dfisp descriptions p . bo rintions rings of or below the the aancient the ncient secondary rocks formations by by . To students as well as to all interested in tie this work

    g will eolog be ical formations nd * extremel of y L- > i nd ns > . ructive n and I suggestive .

    Fro Welsh m Mfersrs — ' The . ariflttth M i nistry , of Farra Preach n , ing Okeden : an Essay & a . — I . . • « m . % 61 \ S * ix

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    I Bishop R . J . Eales Dupanloup , M . A ., D infused . C . L . The into the pulpit work olthe clergy under his control is reflected in n

    marked decree in this clear , incisive , and eloquent random will essay convey : A few a general sentences idea taken of the at

    Bishop ' s practical conception of successful declaiming pulpit oratory , let . ' us Instead prave of and exaggerating demonstrate and . Exaggeration M J and declamation r r m are - _ r the two

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    to your hearers , for your hearers , and not simp ? y w before -7 1 'f V your T v v »& hearers uvkw * v ^» fcj . ' * Peop a . vv w- le ^^^ r « are ^ r * *^ l a ike am . 'v ^ children ^ m ^ *««•¦ & i v ^& a ;

    tliej r must be addressed in short and compact phrases , then only will they understand yow . ' The Church should -. ____ make _ _ by _ , us _ against _ __ _ eon _^

    -—— - — — - ~ - ~— — — - — — - — — — , — stan practical t attacks , energetic , its constant strain apology rimsr . through ' The saroe the whole essay , and preachers of every

    denomination will derive valuable suggestions and considerable zest from a perusal of the book . From % Messrs Hi > w ¦ b Oroombrid ¦ I 4 ii ? e & Sons . —* British i i

    J ^ ^ ^^ M ^ ^^^^ ^ r ^^ ^^^ . « ^ M ^ V ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ~^^ ^ w . ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ V ^ r w ^^ « v ^ ^ m m - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ y' ^ ^ War Medals , Military and Naval , and how they and were Won revised , ' by edition Thomas Carter brought : Part down I . to A new

    the-, present work on date British , of the war late medals Mr . Carter with ' s the well additi -known on - of chapters on medals awarded , for naval acts o £

    heroism . The work , which will be completed a — number _ eight parts _ of e , ffective is carefull fac y -simile written coloured , and cont plates x ains

    and wood engravings . From Mr . John Hey wood . — ' Summer K ^ mbtes

    around Manchester , ' by Alfred Rimmer . During the course of twelve years Mr . Rimmer has { walked through all the English countiesand

    expresses astonishment that Englishmen , will persist beauty in and going interest to forei of gn their parts , neg own lecting country th e . * j

    Althou of the g mark h his in enthusiasm his depreciation runs a of little the too attrac wide - * tions held out to tourists in Italy and Egypt r

    yet there can be no doubt that summer holidayacquaintance makers would with do w the ell t numerous o gain a scenes personal of

    historical reminiscence and striking beauty around smoky Manchester which are described ¦ in this book . Besides presenting ¦— a graphic

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    celebrated bourhood E . nglishme The n book associated is embellishel with the nei with ghupwards of sixty excellent illustrations .

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    ( novel Thre , e entertainin . ) g A and healthy from p begi uresque nning t > end . Hester Duke , the * Lady Horse-breaker , '

    s living weet i bib n the of heart vale , ' of the votaries grass country of hun — ting a termed it—is a bright specimen of a woman in

    whom abundant common sense and force of character arc united to physical beauty and charm of manner . On the death of her father ,

    a horse-breaker , she is puzzled for a time to decide in what way nhe shall support her mother and herself . Two or three courses

    were were op un en . The nial humdrum and the duties arish of a life governesi of an actress w conge as too artificial , for g her tastes tt'id

    training . She loved the pure country air and rural retirement , and was never more at home than when p 3 unding across country on a spirited

    hunter . Bhe speedily marte the plucky resolve to adopt her father ' s calling and become a tamer of horses . She only did business with

    feminine women , and attraction lost none from of the her roua refinement h nature and of her p * m ^^ ft occupat ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦^¦ t'v ^ ^ ion ^ m t * . m * A t w * pampere w ± * »* v ^ j » ^ f ^^ ^^ d ^^ " * lordling ' ^ ; ^^ n *^ a ^ 7 , the

    quer darling length in favour her tho of London of surprising ec a plain ns drawing , but , news honest is -rooms compelled comes gentleman , tries that to to she retire . con At is

    heiress to extensive property , and cousin of the

    lordling . Tho acquisition of wealth rails to ' ' ' rM

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    i 8 o The Publishers' Circular Feb . 15 , 1890

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1890, page 180, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021890/page/14/