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      Summer Stories.

      story J lot a +, has has is been far been -fetched heightened Jtieigntened , and rather rather the extravagance than than lessened lessened of

      p by and the 1 Between characteristics / by Ninguem of style too . Of nothing ' Betwixt

      particularl ( liav ^—^ — y commendable # % / * m can \ j be , said , ; but of X a third novelette issued by this publisher we can

      speak ' ' Miss liss Vanbruejh in v anorugn terms of / by the oy lviary Mar highest v * CJ . . Itowsell jftowsen praise . , This a a story storv is

      , of theatrical life , which is narrated ^ ith admirable vigour and insight into stage experiences .

      practically there are only three characters in the book— _ Miss _ - Vanbrug _ _ . _ h _ leading lady of —

      ¦ the I , *** - ' Theatre -Mi — a - Royal - _ " ¦ , Dorset % * »^ ^^ , Gardens . ^ SM " » ^ fj , Robert * f "c f . ^ J •¦ Herrick , the manager , and Malvina de Lorme , ^ ^ b ^ m M \ ^^ a ^ k ^ at am ^ ^^ ^^_ ^ A ^ BB ^

      but each is depicted with remarkable fidelity t iv and ' * - * effect — , the — last — bein — — g n an especiall — — I , — — —y J good £ 3 —

      creation . * Miss Vanbrugh / the book , should be as f attractive to the W reading B public \ as Miss

      -m ^ ^ W — - ^ — — - - — — — - — — — — — ^^ m— — — - - — Vanbrug ^^ h , the actress , was ^^ to her manager , » and — this , the ___ reader will _ . say \ f , is no lig Jht

      comniendation . Rather larger in size than the rest' Handy

      Andy ' ( Cassell O & Company ) stands , out by reason of its neat binding and strong service-. ^ a \ at bm a ^ m am ^^ a mm ^^ ^^ m . A * m \

      able boards ^ am . This ^^^^^^ - admirable edition of Samuel Lover ' s rollicking Irish tale , so brimful of wit

      and boisterous humour , constitutes one of the publishers' well-known ' Red Library' and to

      readers who would renew their acquain , tance vith Andy ' s experiences , and to others who

      unfortunately are not yet acquainted with "themwe would strongly recommend this

      edition - _ — , . Another A ^ Bi collection BBJ BBl . ^ k of stories . mm issued B > sA "by this enterprising . C (—9 firm is the ' ' Rainbow "

      Series of Original Stories . ' Of these three have now been published * As it was Written /

      , Annie b y Sidney - — « - » ¦ Bradshaw — — Luska ^^^ bb ^ B . ; j and — ; ' A * Morgan Crimson — ^* m . a n — ' s — Horror Stain — -MT ^ m . am — , ' 5 by b Mmt y

      ¦ - Mtkmm mmmm at sbj Bh BBsv ^ Bb hbbibih C - J amm m . _ A , Georg * - ^ e Manville Fenn . The ^< latter is an exceptionally powerful and exciting story .

      It is natural at the present time that we should have ¦ % stories ta Bi relating to ¦ the " ¦—» ~^ " ~ future of

      r- ^ ^ * s ^^^ m , ^ B ^ ^^ B £ "BB * ^ B . ~^* 'W B ^ B' ^ mw - ^^ BBS ^^™ »~^^ BBB » ^ B ^ ^ mma mmr ^ mm * ~ ^^ ^^^^^ K ' ^ ^^ ^^ ^ - ^ "" ^» " — " ~ " ^ ~~~ — Ireland . 'The Siege of Bodike , ' by Edward ¦ Lester ( John Hey wood ¦ Manchester ¦ l ) B is a i

      ^^^ w ^ a ~ ^ m * ^^•^^ atwm ^ k ^ m *^ ^** r H ^ i ^ ^^ % ^ b ^ v ¦ ^ bv ^^^ bb ^ v ^^^ w * j ^ t *** ^^ a 1 ^ a *^* 9 , ^ aw ^^^ " ^ ^^^ ^ ^^ v ^^ . ^^^ ^^^ ^^ v ^^^ w ^^ ^^ ^*^^ ^ ^ v , ^^^ ^^ little book that professes to give , under the disguise of fiction , a prophecy as to Erin ' s

      future . What that future , according to the soothsayer out ¦ but we , is may , we at mu least st leave say that ¦ 4 readers the story to find is

      one " ^ 4 ^ , H of \^ ^^ 1 b great ^ ar W W ^* **** ^ merit B * *^ 'V W Vji ^^^ ^ , I and ^ Bl *^^^ ^ k' ^ W ^ B * ^ B * that B ^^ ^^^ B' W BjT readers « ^ ^ i ^^ V W ^ v ^ - ^ ¦ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ¦ in ¦ ^ v - ^^ their — ^ - — starch are likelto be exceedingly charmed ¦ .

      Mr . Lester , , indeed y , seems thoroug K— hl > v y to understan — •» ^ aa * d -XSMa , am his * fe ¦ A W ^ subj W ^ ^ b ^ K 9 W ect ^^ ^^ » bT , which ay ^ ^ fa ^^ ^ bF bI bIH Bh is r ^ bv more ^ h flh ^^^ a ** t ^ ma ^ than ^ r — pb * ^ - —• ^ - ^ can - ^ B- ~ - - »^ - ^ —^ be - -w

      —said for the artist who designed the cover . 'Spel am , l Bound' by Will Howarde ( Swan -w

      ' ^ KhS m ^ ^^ aa * ^ Bi ^^ L ^ ar \ ^ ^ afamtmb , 1 b > ^ -b ^ Vj , mm f >_ , f Bf v T db A amm m ^ amm ^ ammt *** w V T ^»» B «* ^^^ ^ . r' m r * > ^^ —~ ~ ^ onnenschein < fc Co . ) , is a very remarkable story . It relates how Signor Novello , an

      Italian mesmerist , exercised his art upon his supposed daughter , ultimately causing her to pose Dos ** as ! ii a murderess TYiiir < l « rft «« Eventuall Ti ] vflr » f . nfl . llv- of nf c nonrae ourse .

      matters com © all ri . htthe true y state , of the , g , but ^ aae is strange discovere to PkB d , and after villainy a t long dies career bv unmasked Ba of un- ,

      lieard , FSb - ^^ of ^ b % S * m ** am vice Hbb ^^^ " Tt ^ ^^^ say most ^^ W V , Am ^ i ^ r d ^ T ^ remarkabl ^^ ^ b « wb ^ bbj . - ^^ aw * # bj V > B ^ k y ^^^ ^ « repentant ^^ ^^ *^ v —~ r r— — — ' ' . -lie story is melodramatic , and startling .

      ^ Vyman Three & work Sons s have . 4 reached A Modern us from Orson Messrs / by .

      interesting ^ arleon , is thoug a collection h somewhat of hve commonp stories or lace an )

      volume type , of ; which * Dust B « bP the and first Ashes gives the and nam 4 Celeste e to the ' s

      W ^^ BB ^ B »> mamr ~^^~ ^ mW V ^ BBP ^ B ^ B ^ B ^ Bf ^^ ^ K > ^ V ^ « BBP ^ VBf V ^^ B > SB * ^^^ P ^ bT VVbVBI VB ^ ^^ V ^ PV Pb ^ P Vl ^ ^^ VV ^ B Inheritance' are two ' life sketches * by Cosmo ; and * A Mechanic ' s Tour round the World /

      b y T ^ ABi . Lowe BkB ^ B , sufficientl .. - ^^ mm . — . ^ Bl y explain ^ m » ^ s itself m * . ^ Bj > . in ^ the _ ^_ title . It h may hh be ¦ addedhoweverthat the

      to — - ^^ ' - - Bk w ^^^^^ v ^^ v — m amm ^ ~~ ^ b ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ~ - ~^ r —^ — ^^ , ^ h am ^^ " t ^^ w ^^^ » * ~ t ^ m ^ w ~^ mr ^^^ , BH ^ B ^ ^ m ^ r —^ ^^ - ^ i - ^ r K B - ^— ^^^ % - ^^ v - ^^^ - last ^ . _ work reveals some ori ginality * bj m and a little ^^_ - information .

      c Poor Little Life / by George Temple ( James Clarke & Co . ) , who will best be

      remembered as the author of ' Lancelot Ward / is an agreeably ¦ ¦ written ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ little ¦ story /

      — — ^ ¦ ^ ^— ^ — ^ - — ^^ " ^ B * ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ — » ^^ P ^ ^^ mr ^^^ ^^ ^ B' ^*^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ " ^ B ^^ ¦ I - ^ w ¦ « B that tit ** , for J readers i of /* quieter • literature ^ * ¦ , should ^ •* •» have many attractions .

      ' The Master of Tanagra' ( H . Grevel & Co . ) is a translation from the German of Ernst von

      Wildenbruch . It is a story not so much interesting for itself as for the picture that it

      affords of old Greek life . This is produced with charming effect _ , ___ j and — — in the classic names

      and pure picturesque ^ , sty le we feel almost transported into the past . But it is doubtful

      whether the general public will respond to this attraction .

      'Alexandra / by Dick Severne ( London Literary Society ) , is a story of sensational

      interest , for the most part well told . Alike — distinguished by ij tasteful binding

      admirable printing ^ --y , and interesting - contents , , the ' Popular Shilling Series' of Messrs .

      Oliphant , Anderson , & Ferrier , of Edinburgh , should meet with much popularity among

      summer readers . Eight numbers of this library lie before us . Three are written by

      Annie 'Aldersyde S . . Swan 5 The , the success clever of authoress * Across her of

      Path ^^^^ ta ~ m ^ ' is ^ ampl y testified n ^ mm . Bj by * mx the _ Bk fact ^ Bj — that _ Bk ¦ a second edition has been called for ; * A

      Divided House' fully sustains the already wide ™ ^ m ^^ ^^ ¦ ^™ ¦ ^^^ reputation ~^ r BJ ^^ ^ m ^ i ^ ^ b * Bj ^ ^ ^ B ^ ^ B » ^ m ^ r ^^^ —~ ¦ of ^^^ * its ^^ ^^ - —^ writer » - ^^ - ^^ ^—~ ¦ - ^ ~^ mr ; j ¦ and — — ¦ — ¦ ^~ — ' Sundered ™ ^— — — ~ — ^^ — ™ ^ - ^ ^^

      Hearts' is a quiet but extremely effective specimen XT of homely •/ word-Jpainting - O . The other

      stories in this series are c Jock Halliday : a ¦ Grassrnarket ~ -i — ^"" mmrmr ¦ > bi » B ^ bb bj bv bbji 4 bb > bjb > bb * ¦ Hero Bta ^> B ^ bv" ^ b » - ^ . ^ , bh ' b v ^^ y ^ Hob ^^^ " ^ ¦ ^* » ina ^^ bp » »»^^ v F ^^^* . ^ Hardy — ¦ i i — — ' mf , a

      most natural and delightfully written little work of fcrf fiction BiBl BBBf ; ' Katie tfBI ^ an Edinburg 1 h Lassie /

      ' Tom ^^ mr a * m * ^ . B ^~ Telfe BBJ Bb «« ^ feB' ^^* r ^ "B * ^^ ' s Shadow W ^^ Br ^ ^ B » B . "B / , H and ^^ ^ ^~ ^ B > B ^^^^^^ ' ^^^ Fickle ^^ ¦ ^^ — - ^ ^ ^^ BBK ¦ Fortune ^^ ^ ¦ ^ " ^ " ^^~ ^ B" ~ J / by W ^ rn ^ F W the ^^*^ ** ^^^ ^ B * W same ^ m ^ ^ . tf ^ B ami ^ Bi ^^ " ^ p > authoress ^^ v ^^^ ^^ ^ b * . ^ ^ B . ^ m ^ w m ^^^^ ^ BF »^^^ r ^ mr ; Blf also ^ B ^ ^ " ^^ m *^ a * ^ B ^^^ ' ^ Ben ^^^^^^ ^^^ ¦ ¦ ¦ Hanson ¦ ^^ ^ ~ - - ^ r ¦ — , ^ m a ^ ^

      Story of George Watson ' s College / by Mrs . Saxb ¦ which we can only regret that ¦ i ¦ our ¦ space ¦

      will ^^^^ ^ BtfVp * * ^^ BJ w ^ m ^ not y W , BJ V V permit BBj amt m ^ m * Bjf BB BiB W * ^^ us ^ B ^ ^ B ^^ B * BBj to ^ i * V ^*^ ^*^ B ^ notice ^ *^ V *^ B ^ BJV ^ HBI *^^ in ^^^ ^ ^^ more ^ ' - ^ - ^ V ^ - ^ ^ minute ^ ~ - ^ — — — - ^—detail ^ h r 9 M ^^^ " ^^ r ^ *^ H a ** *^ m . mWJ B A ^ H .. ^^ ^ further Bb ^ B * B . ^ BI ^ mW PI . ^>^ ^ B ^^ B ** feature B ^ ^^ mf ^ aW ^^* ^ B * ** B ^^ a ^« . > we ^ * - ^ ar ¦ may ™ ¦ i ^^ ^ ^ v B ¦ " note ^^ ^ PP' ^^ ¦ ¦ - ^^ m ~ " in ¦ ¦ ¦ " favour ^ - ^ ^—^ v — ^ ~—

      of these volumes is that the majority of them are very ably illustrated .

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      July 15 , 18 S 6 The Publishers' Circular 779

      G>Aie Sfottingjef. The Weather About The...

      g > aie Sfottingjef . The weather about the first few days of

      ml July was not of a sort that would make one desire to spend X many •/ hours in an

      auctionroom . Perhaps it was on this account that so little real competition existed for the books on

      America forming the second portion of the late Mr . H . Stevens' historical collections .

      Most of the lots were purchased by B . F . and H . Stevens IT * . The following / T—T" 1 1 1 are jp ¥ 711 a few " 1 » of t ~ the r ~ mSm

      prices : —jDasamer , "Jtiist . ae laioriae , ' xooo £ 39 105 . ( Chittenden ); Dr . White Kennett ' a '"" ""' ' - ¦¦''¦ ¦ " ¦ ¦—— ¦— '""' ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦" ' " ¦ " "" ' * j i _ ,.. *• . ^ ^ bH ^ bP

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1886, page 779, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071886/page/9/