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    I From Mr. J. W. Arrowsmith.— «A Resolut...

    from the point of view of the ideas we derive from them , rather .--- than _ as — to _ the __ manner in

    which they are presented . This , it seems , is almost a necessity in dealing with a period when so many great questions were discussed .

    The general reader will find the book attractive , especially as it is obviously the result of keen observation . For the student the extracts by

    which Mr . Fagnet illustrates his remarks will be found of great use . From & Rivingt Messrs on . Sampson Limited — . Low —* Forc , Marston e as an , Searle Entity

    1 with Stream ^* , , Pool , and Wave Forms , ' by W •/ . Sedgwick , Lieut .-Col . R . E . The author treats his subject from a thoroughly practical point

    01 01 view view , , and and endeavours endeavours to to explain exDlain * the the facts facts ascertained by science and their relation to each other . ' His p JLrevious able treatise on

    * Light , the Dominant Force of the Universe , ' served as the introduction and groundwork to the present volume . Whilst making no

    pre-- JL < 3 > JL old tence vi o ews f great into ori harmony ginality with he aims the conclusions bringing of modern science , and making of the old

    and the new one complete structure . Some originality may , however , be jusfcly claimed for the author ' s views respecting JJ . Olig CTht and heat .

    Light , we are told , * is a real wave travelling over the surface of a stream of attractive force , whilst radiant heat is a corresponding

    wave travelling in the opposite direction M . U over the surface of a stream of repulsive force / Mr . Sedgwick ' s vigorous style and

    concise and lucid treatment particularly recom-! mend the book for science students and the higher classes of public schools . The author

    laments the preference of public taste for fiction to the neglect of science , and refers to statistics in the Publishers' Circular to verify his

    statement that novels have increased during nineteen years at the rate of nearly five hundred per cent .

    From Messrs . Macmillan & Co . —* The Cccruleans , ' by H . S . Cunningham . This

    Anglo-Indian story , which on its first appearance excited highly eulogistic comments , will be widely welcomed in its one-volume form .

    Pleasant people , variety of incident , clever r satire ender , refined the book humour far superior , and an to the excellen majority t sty of le

    modern novels . From the same . — ' Aunt Rachel , ' by 1 > . Christie

    Murray . The first edition of this lively « rustic sentimental comedy' appeared in 188 ( 5 , and since then it has been several times reprinted .

    The print cheap ed and one bound -volume , and edition in its p is resent handsomel form is y sure to find many new readers .

    From the same . —' John Vale ' s Guardian , ' by 1 ) . Christie Murray . ( Three volumes . ) The

    action of this story takes place in a rural district of the Midlands , and the characters ^ are ' ^ r ~** f chiefly - ^ »— - ~— — ^ m farmers and simp m le country — / folk — - - — . .. . w

    Mr . Murray dispenses with any intricacy of p lot inning ; the to story end . The all interes plain t sailing turns on from the

    cup the merchant "' O idit prop y erty CJ , of who Robert of aims his Smiling nep at gaining hew , seed possession ward and , John corn of

    desi ing Vale his g . n after He covetousnens puts another into . for He mot the tries ion purpose , one first f of dia to gratify get f bolical the

    school £ -J master to render the lad an idiot , for —y — life

    by over-cramming and ill-usage . But John is induced by his devoted friend and champion ,

    William escape William the Gregg Greersr school . , to to -room run run away awav tortu with with re . When him him . , a anH n John d so « n after a long interval , returns to his guardian ' s , dwelli

    ng , Snelling adopts other abortive measures His last d fo e r accom e end p s lishing in his his own wic ke st ruction object . .

    He stealthily removes the supports of a turretroom , much favoured by John , so that the structure might collapse and crush to death

    the unsuspecting *^ J youth A . . Owing to a little miscalculation , the collapse occurs when Snelling himself is in the room , and the

    and cunning for ev villain er brou ' s ht devices to an a end re . thus Artistic suddenl and y careful delineation g of character is minent pro

    throughout the novel . Mr . Murray ' s anxiety about details is excessive at times , and besides detracting from the main interest , unnecessarily

    prolongs the story . The pleasantest and most striking feature of the novel is decidedly the unflinching devotion of the thick-skinned ,

    bulldog-faced William Gregg towards the gentle , amiable , dreamy John Vale . From Messrs . C . Mitchell & Co . —The '

    Newspaper Press Directory . ' The fifty-fifth annual issue of this useful and eliable work contains important additions , amongst which we notice

    several pages of information respecting Aust ralasia etical inde , Sou x th to Africa the whole , and o India f the . n The ew alphasp apers 17 ,

    magazines , and periodicals in the United Kingdom , added last year , has undergone careful revision , and every effort has been

    made to ensure accuracy throughout the Directory . From Mr . John Murray . —* The Reign of Law '

    more by the than Duke twenty of Argy years ll have , K . G elapsed . Considerabl ^ j since — the y , first publication of this now famous book .

    Since then it has been in wide demand a that state t m h is is which the nine is t attested eenth edition by the . When mere fact the

    recognised work originally as a wei appeared ghty and , it impor was tant everywhere contribution to the higher thought and culture _ _ of - the

    times , and we are ^ j glad to believe that - — a book — . and so able extended and suggestive career of is usefulness entering . upon a new

    Fro H m ouse the , ' by same Julian . — Sturg * Comed is . y New of edition a Country . We are glad to welcome a cheap one-volume edition

    of this shrewd and sparkling novel of contemporary unconventional society . It book is a and thoroug is writte hly vi n gorous with more and , r — — —^ — ^^ ^ ~ ^ ^ " ^ ^ *•* . « 4 < i ^^ ~ " **

    clever than ordinary and there distinction is no lack of sty of incident . The p : lot but is the charm , of the book consists on the side

    lights which it ousts on English society . From The Beligious ¦ I in Tract — Society ^^ ^^ ^^ — i ^^ ^ jf . — 'Native A " " * v ** ¦ m ^ '

    Madras Life in . South Illustrated India . , ' b Many y the books Rev . , Henry good , Rice bad , , and ind about ifferent , have been written in recent

    ye there ars was quite , the room native for racew a popula of India r , picturesque , and yut description of the manners and customs which

    prevail to-day amongst the people of Southern in India that . part Mr . of Rice the has empire spent , and eig has hteen mingled years

    has freely accumulated with all classes in of the population a store . He of interesting facts , concerning consequence the , social and

    religious characteristics of the Hindus , and in I

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    Kr urn-1 M .. ;— M — . .... J £ jg ) 32 $ The Publishers' Circular March 15 , 18 90

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1890, page 328, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031890/page/22/