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    Current Educational Literature.

    Mrs among fl . monflr . Ewing tthe he man manuals ' s and uals Mrs of of . heavier h « Gatt mvit y ' calibre caKYrrt work s , appear

    [ See pages 952 , 953 . Messrs . Blackie & Son—The list issued

    . by suitable Messrs for . Blacki elementary e is wei scho ghty ols , in with the books production ¦— - of which a . the m . ^ % firm AAlWPt has gained lAVVi hi AX ^ gL h

    r v— epute — — — — — - . Besides - — * w ** a- *^ . a these v -m ^ J _»* . however A . M .. * ^ Ck vVJp there are g ^ . ^ , , books books or of higher higher tone tone * and a . nrl aims a . ima . such smr * h as an are art * .

    seen under the headings Mathematics , Latin S ¦— cience and ——¦¦— History ¦ Messrs / Blackie _¦— 3 lJL , are the ,

    — — " —» . > . » - . v-v ^ r a w . -k . v _ A- ^ VwFNJA . k ^ . * JLXAt ^ J JL ^^ U > L ^ J \; , il \^ publishers of Dr . Og ilvie ' s famous Dictionaries . The * Student vim s' Dictionary WA y and the ' Smaller

    - — — —™ w -wa _ . , » ¦*• A ^ S VArXlAIA » (>« AXV «> VXJ . V N ^ lilUdlVA ¦ " Di * " V ctionary I ' are most suitable - — — for _ educational _ _ _ j ^ urposes . [ See page 961 .

    Messrs . Blackwood & Sons . —On more than one occasion we have had to notice the

    manifold advantages of ' Blackwood ' s Standard Readers / and to speak of improvements sin

    which wnicn . have nave be been en made marlfi upon nnnn them th ^ m since p . p . the +. 1 i p first editions appeared . ' Blackwood ' s Geograpnical graphical ± Readers teaclers' ' and and ' ' Blackwood Blackwood '' s s Historical Hiatorinal

    Readers' have also been frequently referred to in these pages and their merits duly pointed out out . . In in the the editorship editorahin of of these th ^ sp class o . laaa - books hnnlca

    will be seen the best pedagogic qualifications . has Geograp in Messrs hy , physic Blackwood al , political ' s , lists and the historical ablest ,

    . l exponents atter ' s ' Int in roductory Dr . Mack Text ay and -Book Dr . of Page Ph . ysic The al Geoh' has been \ S revised and enlarged / l b

    I Professor grap Q— XT y •/ Lapworth - * - ** - «* i ^ * S \~/* ¦¦ . J . V Dr V 1 WVU . Page . CV 11 VL ' s VllXUil books C ^ VV-. on KJ y Y Geology are still standard works . The publishers nsners issue issue a a variety varietv of of manuals manuals on on iN TVatii atural rnl

    and History Latin , Zoology Classics , , Eng Geometry lish Literature , and others , Greek of

    me the Higher hierher hran brannh ches fis of of stud stnoV y . St Sfnrmrmfli ormonth '' s is splendid now in ' its Dictionary ninth edition of the . English Language '

    [ See pages 94 C , 947 . Messrs . Burns & Oates . —Though these

    publishers have not recently brought out many new educational works , we are sure that the popularitof the c Granville' Series of

    y Reading Books , History Readers , and Poetry Books is still advancing . We observe that a

    new and much improved edition of ' Practical Geometry ~—~ * ^~^ ^^ ^ ^ ^* v ' i ^^^ w ^ for ^ ^ - ^ rf ^ Art r ^^^ ^^ - ^ a ^ v Students ^ -i ^ ^^ *^^ 'tv' v » ~ - i- ^ b ^ b « tf PH ^ r ' ^ i ^ ^ s ^ promised m ^^ * m * ^^^ . » ^ k ^ b Jk P ^^ ^^^ ^^ . The ^ j ^_ ^^ ^^ ^^^

    author mersmith is Mr Training . John C Carroll ollege . , Art [ See Master pa . ^ e , 939 Ha . m-

    C . J Cambridge . Clay & Sons University ) . — -The 4 Pitt Press Press ( London Series ' :

    claims repeated notice , on account of the adaptability of the books to the requirements ox of students students . The TVm divisions divisions ( Crrfi Jrreek ^ k . Latin La . t . in

    French , German , and English present , repre- , sentative classics suitably arranged for stud ¦ ¦ y .

    The lhe ' ' ( Cambric Jambridge ! CF * Bible Bible tor for fechools Schoola and n . nrf Col C ! ol--leges , ' edited by the Dean of Peterborough , which we have referred to more thanonceis

    , , one of the best expositors of Scripture history . ¦¦ The t standard # fc fJ b classical itof and # dft -vr ¦ scientific i rfK works V V ^* . ^ m ~ v r ^^ «^ ^ " ^«« ^«« ' ^ ^^«^ ' ^^ ^^ <^ ^^ v v *^ w *^ ^ ««^ »> ' v ^ «** ^ * ^^ «« ^«^ «* ^* ** « ^ ^^^^ V ^ ^ k A Ik 9 k f

    coming from this press represent the chief courses of higher study now pursued in the United United Jvmgdom Kincdorn . . [ \ See oee pages Daces 918 948 . 949 040 .

    _ , Messrs . Cassell & Company . —A very important work ia Prof . Postgate ' s ' New

    Latin Primer / which is intended to oupply a want which has long been felt . in

    schools—/ ~ ' =

    that of an elementary grammar which shall , be V » ft at af . once nnfifl accurate a . f * r * iiT * a . tft and a . nri easily < = > fl . silv intelligible intellicible ..

    Amongst its characteristic features are the following : 1 . The third declension of nouns

    has been arranged on a new plan . 2 . The rules for gender have been shortened and

    simplified . 3 . In the syntax , simplifications h u ave m » been uir ¦¦ introduced b »¦ ^ ! inter «• • «» r m alia rw v w » into & »» -fc- » the - treat ¦—¦ - ^ v ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ t ^^ b »^ ^^^ ^^ i ^ , ^ ^ ^ ** s ^* . *^ ^ ™^^^ ^^ — — — ——

    tive ment' of the the cases lanation , of the of uses dependent of the subjunc and

    especiall , y of exp conditional , sentences . , 4 . An accou ar * r » nnnt nt has Via . s bp been . fin given crirfin of nf indirect inriirftnt discours dianourse e .

    , which will be found more correct than any that has appeared in any other grammar . 5 . The

    illustrative examples have been chosen with especial care . 6 . The difficulties which beset a student from the difference between the English

    and Latin idiom have always been kept in view . 7 Secial care has been taken to bring out the

    usages . p of ordinary classical prose , as distinguished from those which are rare and poetical .

    The book contains an explanation ( with examples ) of the reformed pronunciation of Latin ,

    as adopted in the University of Cambridge . Cassell ' s coloured ' Historical Cartoons' have

    alread We are y met informed with a th most at they encourag have been reception adopted

    b Vv y the +. Vip > London Tirmrlrvn School Rnnnnl Boar T ^ oa .-rrl d and a . nrl many ma , nv other othftT Boards throughout the country . The pictures are executed bMr . Herbert A . Bonethe

    designer to the y Royal Windsor Tapestry , WVirks Works and and handsomely handaomelv produced nroduced in in colours colours .

    the size , being 45 inches by 35 inches . The , following subjects have already been issued : Si ' The gnin L g anding of Magna of the Charta Romans , ' Queen in Britain Elizabeth / ' The

    at at Tilbury Tilhiirv Foift Fnrft , . 1588 1 588 / ' Three Three additional additional car car--toons , representing ' The Meeting of ^ Ellington and Blucher at La Belle Alliance after

    Waterloo / ' The Queen arriving at Westminster « +, p ' T' on nn the + Via occasion onnasion of r » f the t . lift Jubilee . Tunilftfi ' 'C Cromwell romwell

    , Dissolving the Long Parliament / are promised in a few days . New and revised editions of

    ' Cassell's Modern School Readers' have now been prepared 8 for the various standards . No

    less Ip ^ aa than fhan 80 O , 000 O 00 copies mnifta have ha , vft already alreadv been been called for of ' The Citizen Reader / by HOArnold-ForsterThe edition now

    . . . on sale contains a series of new and original illustrations' The Laws of Every-day Life /

    . dealing by the in same a V simp author A le and , is instructive alread ¦¦ f ¦ y reprinting sty ¦¦ le with

    ^^ L ^ Sl ^ V 4 . A A « j A A A . m- KJ ^ » A , . |_^ . » . ^™* ^ - ^* - » i . « ^^» » . » » ¦» v , — - —» - »— — » — — — f — -w- - - - —— questions relating to law , trade and commerce rnftrp . ft labour lalinnr and a . r \ c \ cajjital nn . T ) ital . and and oth other er matters matters

    , , affecting society and individuals . Mr . R . G . Blaine , M . E ., has just prepared a new

    work work . pntihlerJ entitled ' Numerical Numerical Exercises Ji . xercises in in Prac Prac--tical , Mechanics and Machine Design / for students m ^ g ^ t jm ^ i jm ^^^^ r ^ ^ . ^ g . v interested j ^^ i ^ l ^^ j ^ i ^^^ ^ i , h ^ . ^^ j ^^^ j ^^^^ k in Jk w % J ^ these ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ f ^^ f ¦ ^^^> subjects V ^^ V ^^^^ h T ^^& ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ . ^^^ . ^ The ^^^^^ m ^ ™ ^ . v ^^ r

    work on ' Marine Painting / by Mr . Walter W . May , R . I ., which has been for some months past in preparation / itvt v « is *¦ now readfor

    publication Lyiwu j \ . j . a . m . It -m . v- contains ^ -. v * . ^ - ^ •¦* * , ) 1 ( > coloured ^^ ^^ y - / p lates JL ^^ , and — ^^ full full instructions inaf . rnrrf . inna for for students shlldfints bv by the the author author ..

    Prof . Morley having determined to devote himself more entirelto the task of completing his

    y great work— 'English Writers' —it is confidentl rlpm + W expected fiYnfiot . Afl that that two t .-wn volumes volumes each each year vear may mav

    y foe regularly placed in the hands of the public . The third volume is now ready , containing JV ft _ _ . . . a mW M ^ V

    from the Conquest to Chaucer . The iourtn

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    August 15 , 1888 The Publishers' Circular 9 i 3 l

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1888, page 913, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081888/page/11/