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    Index to the Books published between March 1 and 15. The Words in Italics are those under which the Titles are given Alphabetically in full , with the Publishers Name,

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    Active Service, Story of, 5s. Adironclac...

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    distinguisbing work work . . Moreove Moreover characteristic r- the the bboo ook k stands stands of Mr sorely sorel . Greenwood v in in need need ' s

    of careful editing , ; awkward sentences abound on almost every page , and not unfrequently we

    come across something worse . The following !; taken from the chapter on Sir John Lubbock , will aptlillustrate our meaning : 'There is ,

    however y much that he has written and spoken which has , been within the comprehension of the general public , and 0 n the habits and

    peculiarities of ants in particular lie has caught the popular of gratitude style for ; and probabl naturalists y more owe than him any a other debt

    writer , having familiarised , the public Tvith most interesting facts respecting ants ; and further than 1 thishas giren to man } r young folks and

    - -- - — - — , -y - % / % J CJ adults to take up ^^ the study of the lower forms of insect life . ' ,

    From Messrs . Sinipkin , Marshall , & Co . — ' Another View of the British Na . vy' is a dear description of the state of inival resources , from

    the pen of a Lieutenant , R . N \ The author , who writes very vigorously , has given his readers a concise statement of factsviewed from a

    prac-, tical standpoint . From Mr , "Walter Smith .. — Teachings on the

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    but they are veTy welcome iu the revised and collected ibrm in which they are now published . Miss Yonge has succeeded in giving some very

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    varied treasures , and , by their collection and arrangement under special headings , a valuable service is being rendered to literary workers and

    to those students of science and lore Avho have no time to devote to researches in original sources . The period covered by the

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    From Mr . T . Thatcher , Bristol ( London : Mr . "Walter Scott ) . —Another 'Don ' t' has appeared

    Tin * time a special class receive warnings in . 'The Parental Don ' t' a little book which has

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    well worthy of perusal . From Messrs . Marcus Ward & Co . —This firm

    has just added two charming little books to their series . ' The Primrose Birthday Book' is sure to become a favourite , the ornamentation being

    chaste , and the selection of verses admirably suitable for such a work . The author of * Bible Forget-me-nots' has issued a new work , entitled

    • Passion Flowers , or Solace for the Suffering ' Both the little books are produced with that taste which distinguishes the productions of the

    publishers . From Messrs . F . Warne & Co . —The new edition I

    of ' Nuttall ' s Standard Dictionary of the English Language' is not only a marvel of cheapness , but also a wonderful work as regards its

    comprehensiveness and accessibility of method . The work has been edited by the Rev . James Wood , and is revised ~ " ^ — - ¦ - —¦— , « extended — ' ~~ - —~ ^ ~ —~ ^ - ^ m , ¦ and ™ — ¦» hi impro ^ v ^^^^^^ h « 0 ^^ b - ^^ ved v - ^^ ~» ^ " ¦ throug ^^ m ^ . ^ ¦ ^^ r ^ V ^ V ^ % hout ^^ .

    Part of the extension refers to the inclusion of new words which have come into use in science , literatureand common parlanceEtymologies

    , . w form hich an , in entirel its new y new state feature could in hardlv the ' Dictionary ha ftx ^ elled . '

    , as a cheap book of ready reference .

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    27 < 5 The Publishers' Circular March 15 , 886 ,

    Index To The Books Published Between March 1 And 15. The Words In Italics Are Those Under Which The Titles Are Given Alphabetically In Full , With The Publishers Name,

    Index to the Books published between March 1 and 15 . The Words in Italics are those under which the Titles are given Alphabetically in full , with the Publishers Name ,

    Active Service, Story Of, 5s. Adironclac...

    Active Service , Story of , 5 s . Adironclacks , a Health Kesoxt , Stickler ( , T . AV . ) 5 s .

    Adonais , Shelley , Facsimile edit . 10 s . After His Kind , Coventry ( J . ) 6 s . Alfgar the Dane . Crake { A . D . ) 5 th edit . 3 s . 0 x 1 .

    Alice Withrow , Fleming ( L . It . ) Cs . Alicia Tennanb , Peard ( Mias ) 2 vols . ' 21 s . AliensThe , a Novel , Keenan ( H . F . ) 6 s .

    , Alien , Life of Nelson , 6 d . and 3 d . America , a GHmp 8 «\ Stoker ( Bram ) la . ] p Among ----- the Itocka , & o . Poema , by WM . A . S .. 2 s . Cd . ^

    • ' Anatomy , Microscopical , Whitman ( C . O . ) Methods , 15 b . Anglo-Indian Glossary , Yule ( Hobson-Jobson ) 8 (> b . Apache Campaign in the Sierra Modre , Hourke ( J . G . ) Gs .

    Arctio Sorvioe , Three Years , Greely , 2 vola . 42 a . Aristotle , Ethics , I .-IV . & X . Intro . Moore , 3 rd edit . 10 s . 6 d . Arithmetic , Favourite Test Cards , Standards 11 .-VII . Is . eft .

    Arxnour . er ' B Prentices , Yonge ( C . M . ) new edit . 6 a . Armour for National Defonce . Jaqms (\ V . If . ) 2 g _ 6 d .

    Arthur , King , Malory History , Is . Art , Philosophy , Hegel and Michelefc , 2 s . 6 d .

    Aunt Eache ] , Murray ( D . Christie ) 2 vols . 12 s . Authors , Letters to Dead , Lang ( Andrew ) 6 s . 6 d . Baptised with a CurseDrewry ( Edith Stewart ) 2 s . 6 d . and 2 a .

    , Barcheater Towers , Trollope ( Anthony ) new edit . Is . 6 d . & Is . Beetle on his Bade , 6 d .

    Birch Hircti , , Samuel Samuel , , Biographical JLHograpuical Note JNotes s of of the the Press Press . 3 3 aa .. Broken Sunshine , Wither ( Mrs . ) 10 s . 6 d . ,, Browning , Itobert , Handbook to Works , Orr ( Mirs . ) 11 . < $ . 6 a .

    Birds , Homes of t 2 ie , by M . K . M . 2 a , Black Dwarf and Legend of MontroseScott 2 s . , , Book-keeping , Beginnings , Hunter ( J . ) Is . 6 d .

    Butterflies , United States , East , French ( G . H . ) 10 a . 6 d . Caldecotb , Randolph , Tipcat , illustrated , 8 s . 6 d . California , Bancroft ( H . II . ) vol . 324 s .

    , Captain ' s Yarns , Ray ( Joseph ) 6 s . Cashel Byron ' s Profession , Shave ( G . B . ) la . I

    Cattle of Otranto , Walpole ( Horace ) 6 d . and 8 < I . <

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1886, page 276, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031886/page/14/