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    March 15, 1888 The Publishers' Circular ...

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    From Messrs. Artaria & Co., Vienna.—' Th...

    the Hon . J . W . Matthews , M . D ., late Vice-Pre ^ m ^_ - ^^ —— sid — — — e — n — t - o — f the — — Leg ¦ — - v ^ k islative — - — — - — ' » »^ ^» - - ~^ Council ^ ^ - *^ r ^ . — ^ h ^ B » ^ mf ¦«» ^»» of ^*^ Bk . South T ** m ^ ^^ ^< mm ^ s » b » . jb .

    Africa . In medical charge of an emigrant vessel , Dr . Matthews went to Natal at the age v VBBh - *¦* - of ^ - ^ — ^ 22 ^ - - . — —— At —— ¦»* ^ an ^ - ^ — — earl ^ - ^ ^* w m- —~ y w stage ^^* «^ ^* v ^*& ^^ r of ^^ . aW the b ^ . A , J ± ^ J diamond ^ w * ¦ ^ . *• V ^ oj * m r W ^* S T ^^ w

    fever he , in company with his wife and friends , re noved to Kimberley , where he remained . Dr . Matthews ___ — ' d — escr __ ^ iption of this period is

    in-^——— - — _ _ __ ^^ _— — . __^ __ _ ^^ 1 - *^ — ' ^ «»^» *»—^ «^^ ^^ j ^ ^^ ^^^ ^_*^ ^ —1 - ^ b — — tensely interesting ; everything was in a state of disorder , and gamblers and blacklegs were numerous — . — The ~~— annexation —~ ' "' - ~ ^™ ¦¦ ^™^» ¦¦ ~*^ ^™ ^* ^™ ^ b- ^ ^ fc ^^ of — . ^^ !¦ Gri ^^^^ ^^ ^^ qualand I ^^ B » *^^ f ^^ ^^^ fc * Jfc ^ k ^^^» fc

    West to Cape Colony was opposed by the author , who in no measured terms deprecates the home policy of the Liberal Governmentas

    , well as the conduct of some of its travelling henchmen . Political matters , however , do not predominate in'Dr . Matthews ¦ ' book to such an

    _ — - r - - _~ — _ - » — -- ^ ~**^ - < H *^ * k . *^ ^^ " ^^ r ' F * ~^* - ^ ~* m ^ —^^ ^^^ " ^ m ., ^ extent as to make it in any way heavy ; indeed the variety of incidents and questions which arise keeps the reader ' s mental powers in full

    and cheerful activity . Beyond being the most complete book of its kind we know of , it is well written , and is enriched with numerous

    graphic illustrations . From the same .- — ' The Dusantes , ' by Frank

    Stockton . This is a sequel to the author ' s previous story of * The Casting Awa } 7 of Mrs . Leeks and Mrs . Aleshine . ' It continues the

    adventures of these ladies , Mr . Craig andjhis wife , and Mr . Enderby after leaving the island , and relates the very singular manner in which

    the party ran across the Dusantes , the owners of the house where the } r had staged . The stor }^ is one of no little drolleryand exhibits the

    , authors work in very attractive form . From Messrs . Oliphant , Anderson & Perrier .

    * Doris Cheyne : the Story of a Noble Life , ' by Annie S . Swan . The author of ' Aldersyde ' has here woven a plot of no little interest and

    pathetic force . The reader ' s attention is well secured to the finish . ' Doris Che 3 me ' will favourably compare with the numerous clever

    stories from the same pen that have preceded it From Messrs . Kegan Paul , Trench & Co . —

    * Ixora : a Mystery ' is a story derived from a b > ok which long lay hidden in a pawnbroker ' s shop in a provincial citywhere the writer was

    , driven by a sudden shower to take refuge . Under the shop , it appears , was part of what had been the dungeons of a castlewith traces

    , of their inmates . These ruins were shown to the writer by the pawnbroker ' s djiughters , one of whom bore a striking" likeness to an old

    portrait afterwards seen in a back room . This portrait is supposed to be that of the ; Jewish maiden whose sad story is unfolded in the old

    volume . She ; was burnt at 1 he stake by the Inquisition in Spain . Ixora , as presented to us bthe unknown writeris ; i very curious and

    y , interesting book , a medley of prose ; un <\ ve ; rse . From Messrs . Swan Sonnenscriein & Co .- We

    would be ; sorry if Mr . Georg-e Moore ' s ' Confessions of n Young" Man ' refle ; ct e ; d the life of emlinarily clevor young men who do not like ;

    the ; tramme ; ls of conve ; nt ionjility . The work is caprie intere'st ; ious ing- exp in loits more ; anel ways thoug than hts one of , thoug the ' yejung h the

    man ' are not always worthy of beting recorded . He is perpetually being" influenced by his surrounelings and the questmnable company he ;

    keeps . He has 110 will of his own . Notwithstanding- its dejfqct . s of / li [) pjin ( jy , t lie be > ok i . s--occasionally very cleveranel may convey some

    , amusement .

    From Messrs. Artaria & Co., Vienna.—' Th...

    From the same . — « Poultry for Exhibition , Home , and ^^ w ^ . ^ ^ . ^^ h M ^^ Vi ^ B ^ ¦ ^ arket ^ ¦ ^ W ^^ ^^^ ~ ^^ , « ' b ^^^^ y ^ A L ^^^ Pou ^^» ^^^ ^ v ^^ l ^ k ¦ try ^^ *^^ J ^ Farmer rm ^ ¦ ' m . ' ^ ^ i ^ -tf ^ ~ »^^ , M has ^^¦ ^^ " —'"— ' also — — — — a

    chapter on pheasants and pheasantries . Though there are a good many books of this kind , the ¦ present - * ¦ . ^^ ^^ » ' ~ ~ ^^ i ^^ ^* volume » ^ ' ^ i ^^ ^ i ^»^ ^ b . ^ K ^^^ ^ b ^ « seems ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ B ^^ B ~ i r to ^^ ^^ S be T ^^ r ~| ~ ^ sensible ^^ — — ^ fc i ^ M ¦ I ^» »^^^ ^^ ^*^ and ^ N ^ ' ^ ' ^ " ^^ ~*~ useful — — — - — — . —

    Having numerous plates , and being written in a good plain style , it should indeed take one of the ^ ibest places among manuals on

    poultryraising and keeping . From the same . —Many •/ of our readers will

    remember the semi-medical novel of ' St . Bernards / published some few months ago . The author , iEsculapius Scalpel , was somewhat severel y handled by his critics on the ground of

    exaggeration . In a further volume , or ' sequel ' as he prefers to term it , he now seeks to justify the position he then took up . ' Dying

    Scientifically ' is a series of utterances quoted from various journals and authorities—some , it must be confessedof no great standing—to show

    , that the scenes and actions described in ' St . Bernarels ' are quite within the bounds of . possibility . Whether this result—fairly well

    achieved , we may admit—is sufficient to absolve the author from the previous charge of exaggerationwe shall leave our readers to

    , determine . From Messrs . Henry Sotheran & Co . — '

    Hermesender ; or , Bishop , Husband and King , ' from the Spanish of D . M . Fernanelez y Gonzalez , by J . R . and J . A . G . Possessing- all the rich if

    sometimes extravagant l > w which characterises Spanish fiction , this story ^ in its Eng-lish garb is very suitable for Epglish tastes . Many of its

    scenes are intensely exciting , as well as novel , and the whole work is rinisheel with rare dramatic skill . It is just the sort of novel

    whose plot might be pilfered by our stage compilers . From Mr . Elliot Stock . —One of the most

    interesting- books on printing- that has recently appeare ; d is that by Mr . J . H . Hessell , M . A ., entitled ' Haarlem the Birthplace ; of Printing , not Mentz . ' r I * he bitterness of thc 3 author ' s

    e-ondrmnation e ^ f Dr . Van ele ? r I ^ inele ' s works give some spice ; to the ste ^ ry whie ^ h makes us rejmember the worely wars of n . ne ; ie ; nt

    an-• J tiquaries . Mr . Hesse ; ll is Tnost dilig-ent in his researe ; h , and , ineleed , follows the fewtsteps of the ; late Mr . Bmdshaw as a narrator anel

    inquirer . The churns of Gutenberg ' s rival , Coster , are ably explaincel in this volume , which should be ; peruse ; d by everyone interest eel ne > t

    only in the ; old eemtmveirsy but in the history of ]) rinting- as an art ; for it e : f ) iitains a great store of fae ; ts in support , of theoj-ies . Me ; st e > f

    the ; inaltcr originally appeared in the ; pag"es e > f the Acddrmy . The ' g-e ; t up' of the hook is not what it should be ; especially when the subjee't

    , of typography is considered . Fro J ^_ b , ™ m * Mr ^^^ -r- ^^^ ^^ . ^ T ^ Bh . V Fisher ^^ k « i ^ L W r ^* - ^^ ~ — ^ B * Unwin ^^^^ ^^*^^ ^ W Bk 4 JB > ^ . ' The ^¦¦« ( i- Jofhs ' « ir ^ . ^ m m ^ r v : frenn — — ~>^ — — - ^

    the Karliost Tij ) ies to tin ; Knd of the Gothic Dominion in Spain , ' by Henry IJraellry . Those \ vho devsire te > study care ; fullyin I ^ lishthe

    , ng , history of tlie (]( jths must appe ; al to Gibbon ; but ( Jil ) hon is too bulky for inoelern re ; aelers , unless they are ; serious historic stude ; nts . A

    l ) ook like ; Mr . liraelley ' s , whie ; h appears in the deservedly pof ) iilar ' Story e > f the Nations ' series , li lls what advertisers call ' a fc . lt . want '

    The author iB e ' . onsnientiems in his wejrk ; he ' tells his stirring ste > ry pithily anel with romant ie anel scholarlinterestIllustrations are

    y . plentifully and happily provided . - I

    March 15, 1888 The Publishers' Circular ...

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1888, page 301, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031888/page/15/