Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th August 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 744

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT . Messrs . GRIFFITH <& FARRA and N" beg will to shortl announce y publish that , they have in active preparation A NEW SERIES OF SCHOOL READING BOOKS , f TO BE THE ENTITLED STANDARD AUTHORS' READERS , By the Editor of * Poetry for tlie Young / Tho Books have been planned throughout to meet exactly the requirements of tho New Mundelia Code . They manner will , and be will well have printed interesting from and clear , useful type Illustrations , oq good paper from , beg bound inning in to a stron end . \ g and serviceable In the Infants' Books of the Series , very careful graduation in the introduction of sounds and words will be combined with that great desideratum in Infants' Readers , an interesting connected narrative form . The distinctive and Poetry features ) will be of the taken Series from in the the works Higher of Books Standard will Authors be that , the thus passages complying selected with the ( both require Pros - e ments of tho New Code , and that they will bo of such a nature as to awaken , sustain , and cultivate The Exp the lanatory interest Matter of youthful , will be readers placed . at the end of each Book ( so that children may , at the discretion of the teacher , be debarred access to it ) , and will take the form of three appendices : — ( a ) Explanatory Notes . ( ( c b ) ) A Biograp Glossary hical of Notes Rare . or Difficult "Words . The compilation has been made with the utmost care , with the assistance and advice of gentlemen long literary conversant , artistic , with and the mechanical requirements excellences of Public of the Elementary Books will Schools be such ; that and , the the Series Publishers will be feel pronounced that the The ' Ne Plus Ultra' of School Reading Books . The Books for Standards V ., VI ., and VII . will be ready shortly , and Specimen Pages and full Prospectuses , with Tables of Contents of the various Books , are preparing for distribution to all Teachers applying for them . GRIFFITH & FARRAN ' S GEOGRAPHICAL READERS . ACCEPTED by the SCHOOL BOARDS for BIRMINGHAM , DERBY , LEEDS , LEICESTER , < fcc . Bjr J . H _ BLAKISTON . EAEIiY GLIMPSES . BOOK Introductory I ., FOR STANDARD to Glimpses I . of the Globe . 96 pp . with 22 Illustrations , cloth limp , cut flush , price Gd . * ' I We t is can a pretty recommend introduction the book to with the study confidenes of physical . '—School geography Guakdian . *—School . Board Chronicle . GLIMPSES OF THE BOOK GLOBE II ., FOR . 40 STANDARD Chapters . 15 G pages , cloth , Is . ' ' A Mr very . Blakisto commendable u . has succeeded attempt most to simplify admirably the te in aching carrying of out tho clomcnts his intention of g- in eography producing . '—Edu this cationai little treatise . Nbws . " . Educational Chkonicijl . GLIMPSES OF ENGLAND BOOK III ., . 40 Chapters STANDARD . 1 5 G pages , cloth , Is . written * The in language pleasant employed and interesting is well stylo within . ' — the Teachku comprehension . of Third Standard children , and tho book is unquestionably GLIMPSES OF THE BRITISH OOK IV ., FOR EMPIRE STANDARD IV . la 66 Sections . Clothls . Gd . 1 very good book . '—Educational , News . , * This little volume should be specially noted by teachers in eearch of a good geographical reading Educational book . ' Timf . b . BOOK V ., FOR STANDARDS V .-VII . GLIMPSES 4 Tbo t ) ook in admirably OP adapte THE d to remind EARTH a teacher of . tho topics 320 pages ought , c ' oth introduce , 2 * . Gd each . lusson . ' Bookbki . i . kk . ' ' Convey Will prove s many of real n useful ami lusting lesson . ' service — Daily in Tki school . kii * waimi . '—Daily . Chiiomclk . N . Ii . —Specimen Copies of any of fJie ( tbove books will U'forwarded to Jlcad Teachers on rca i / t of one-half ( h ? published J J' * ' e - GRIFFITH & FARRAN , West Corner St . Paul ' s Churchyard , London J-m ) ^ ^ ^

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