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

    these bright and carefully written chapters he g and ives protracted us the result research of his unusual . The opportunities book is an

    admirable and noteworthy contribution to p opular knowledge of the East . From Mr . Alexander Shepheard ¦ b London . —

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    the Women ' s Suffrage movement have been comparatively neglected , and gives us this contribution in order to disseminate light

    upon the subject . There is a good deal of information in this work , which will doubtless be of service to those in accord with the views

    of the author , who , it must be confessed , has put his case forward with candour , yet with temperate treatment .

    From Messrs . Swan Sonnenschein & Co . — * Morgante the Lesser , his Notorious Life and have

    Wonderful Deeds , ' by Sirius . It would been well had the author condescended to be a # trifle more 1 exp H licit in his preface ¦ as to the

    ^ object , " ^™ - — _~ and drift - ~^» - _ - ~_ - of — this singular - _ -- ~ p ^~ — — book . The Dedication is addressed to * the Illustrious and Ancient Genius of Error' and the three

    hundred pages which follow , consist of satirical writing which appears to have a vague reference to some of the erroneous and eccentric

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    r length eader y , book we fear which , will offers care neith to er wade entertainm through ent a nor profit .

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    J . Russell , B . A . Those who take an interest in the question of education and in the ^ mental m—M * ,. * ^ Jt , T r » j ^ r & . and w aVJfc ^> " » s P ^ r o ^^ c ^ k / ial a «^ v ^ impro aw b i 1 T 1 ^ r ^ - » ^ -p * ve v ^^ — m » ™ e - *^ ^ n —— t *^ of - ~ - the

    masses will welcome this excellent translathoug tion V A JL V ^ " - *¦ ¦ ^ " of H ht ** ^ a of * fascinating " * the *^ **¦• % ^ S German ^^ " ^ *¦ * AAUVJbA biograp peop »«* ^^ ' * bw ^ h ' ^ ^ y . were * * ^^ The ^ ^^ , T no life doubfc and ,

    considerabl devoted Swiss y affected pedagogue by th . e p In hilanthrop France ic also and , since 1878 elementary education has been

    , carrie by Pestalozzi d out ma in whilst ly on t he our princi own ple coun s laid tr d y o wn influence has shaped to a large degree our

    modes and lish methods his aims of teaching the elevation . In order of the to accomp bch peop oolmaster le , Pestalozzi , lawy be er c , agri , c ult turn urist , , theolog manufac ian - ,

    turer , author , and journalist . To save the poor he made himself poor , and became as one of them , so Althoug that he h mi op g p ht osed * teach by a them host to of live unfriendl like men y . '

    critics < never -rit . i < -. s swerve , and and d flattered ) a from . t . t # > . r &() the bv y object zealous zealous he admirers admirers had in view , he he . Throughout his career he presented a character of original geniuscombined with simplicity

    and - ^— - — -wr rare - -- — ^ T ^^ B ^^ self ^^ - f orgetfulness ^^ , . ^* ^^ From Mr . Elliot Stock . —* Glimpses of Animal ... _ _ ^ ^ ¦ a ^ i ^ ^ _« a -mr * ^ %

    Life , ' by William Jones , F . S . A . Lovers of animals will find this book highly entertaining and instructive . Being written trom a naturalist's

    point of view , it is considerably above the ave similar rage character in value . and Combined importanc with e of an books elaborate of a

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    From Messrs . Stone . Son & Co ., Dunedin , New Zealand . —Stone's * Otago and Southland ¦ BK _ « Hk ^_ ^ b _ ^^^ b kk ^ Bl > ^ Bl — ^^^ -JBb Bl

    Directory and New Zealand . Annual for 1890 _ . ^ / Great praise is due to the compilers of this Directory for the labour and care bestowed

    upon the work . The information contained covers a wide range of subjects , and appears to overlook nothing that can be of service for

    commercial purposes . The agricultural portion comprises elaborate statistics , a list of local officials of the sheep department , and a

    directory of all owners of flocks in Otago and Southland , with the number of sheep owned by each . Amongst the more importan At additions

    and attractions ^ J in the present . issue , we may ; . mention a newly-drawn map of Dunedin and suburbs , showing all the latest information ,

    with index of the principal streets , public all buildi sheep ngs - , owners & c , and in the Otago substitution and Southland of a list , of in

    lieu of the tabulated details of the lessees of the various farms . From Messrs 1 h h . B . Sutton & fB Co . —* A Complete

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    silver medallist , City and Guilds of London , and is the author of * School of Art Perspective / and ' —— — other " ^ - — - ^ technical — -m ^ ^ ^ P »^— ^ " - ^ ^^ ^^ ^» -B 7 ^ manuals ^ Bl ^ Bi ^ ^^ " ^» . p ^^^ « p ^ B ^ t ^^ ^» ^** " BT . The ^^^ r — —™ - present _ — ^

    volume is based on the questions set at various public examinations during the past few years , and — ~ g ^ P ^^ iv ^~ - ~ e ~ ¦ ^ r P s ^^ a " ¦ " - B" c ^ B » a ^ ^ r B > efull - ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ P » ^^ y V graduated BK ^» 'BI W ' ¦ ' ^ ^^ Bk *^^ ^ Ip' ^ P ^ 1 ' ^—^ set —p- - ^ - ^ of - ^ lessons

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    N return return ational of of Artiller the the volu volunteer nt Ass ee oc r iation for force ce , , rules rules urn or o f the value of prizes y at meetings , , and dates of

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    From Messrs . John Walker & Co . —* The Pocket Atlas of the World , ' by John

    Bartholomew , F . R . G . S . Revised and enlarged edition . This is one of the best miniature atlases in the marke ~— t — , and h -m ~~ —t - ^— no ppp . ^ ^ . r- effort —mgr ~^ ¦ 'pi ^ ^ m ^^ ipb has ^^ ^ mr ^ * - ^ m" been ' ^^ r ^^ ^^ p ^ ^ ^™ sp » - ~» - B ^^ ¦ ^ ared ^ ^^ ^™ to — make

    the present issue as complete and correct as possible in 1886 . there When were the onl book y fifty was -fou r r maps st published in the

    atlas , and no index . Now there are seventytwo whic maps h fills , and seven an inde ty x double of p - laces column mentio pages ned .

    Altogether it would bo impossible to mention a more comprehensive and reliable atlas at the same price .

    From Messrs . Frederick Wame & Co . —* By the World Forgot , ' by E . J . Clayden . A

    charming story , in which Helen Grey , the only child of a former newspaper editor , fights her way in the teeth of prejudice and slander ,

    becomes marries the a popula man r who novelist , years , a previousl nd at y le , ngth had won her heart but who had wrongly questioned

    her fidelity .

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    March 15 , 1890 The Publishers Circular 3 ? 9

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1890, page 329, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031890/page/23/