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    Current Educational Literature.

    will be ready in November , and will contain the Literature of the Fourteenth Century .

    Cassell ' s French-English and English-French Di "Difiti ctionary onarvhas iiaR now nnwreached rftanhed its its 242 242 nd nd thousand thousand ..

    It is acknowledged to be the best and cheapest French Dictionary published , and the rapid sal ft e testifies the A appreciation -ka in which -W a ^ it is

    m ^ ^^^ ^_^ ^ ^^ Pt ^ - * - - - ^* **^ w- » . ^^ l «^ r » w ^ ¦—r ^ ^ a * ^^^*^» »* *• ^^ * . . » a . a v * ^ —— . <• w — .-w held . One of the most important educational publications of the age , namely , the * Encyclopaedic Dictionary / is approaching r M r r com fc

    -^^^ V ^^^ . ^ b ** , ** m—* ^ hT ^^ ^ k ^^^ b ^^^ ^* Hb ^ ^^ ^^ f ^^ ^ b ^ b ^ ^ K ^ b ^ i " ^ ^^ V V ^» F ^^ ^¦^ T » - ^^^ " ^^^ -tf'V ^^^»^ B » ^~ ^~ ^» « fl ^ h ^ w ^ ^^ ^*^^^» pletion . The 14 th and concluding volume will be published early in the autumn . It is

    estimated by the editors that this dictionary will contain 20 , 000 more words than any dictionary riint . inna . rv issued issuer ! _ whilst whilst , its its articles n . rtinifis are arfi ef of an an

    , entire character . Messrs . W ¦ . & R . Chambers i ¦« ¦ »! to « i ^ imr . — * Littl ^ H ^ fc e that vi

    ^^ fe * * a «^» ^^^ ph ^ r ^ i r ^^ **—f 9 " W ^ m-S ^^ r ^^*^ V V imi ^ ^ ' ^ B- m ^^ r- , m ^ w " _ V . . ^ " ^ V ^ **^ »^ ' ^ " ^*^» ^* is new can be said respecting the publications of these pioneers of educational booksT The

    most popular at present seem to be the ' Graduated Readers , ' the ' Historical Readers / and the ' Geographical Readers - ' all of ¦ which

    have ¦ * V ^^*^ ^ m ^^ m m * ^^ ^ b become ^^ ^^ . ^ v ^«^ ^ - ^ ^^^ ^ established P * ^ ^ T V ^ -i' ^ Ib ^» ^ k ^ BP ^ ^ - ^ r ^^ ^ V ^» ^^ ~^|| ' ^ , 1 ^ in ^ btb ^ . ^ *^ ^ the n ^ , H V ^ P ^ B ^^ favour ' ^^^ ^^» W ^^ ^ K ^^ V of * ^» ^^ teachers . [ See page 958 .

    Clarendon Press . —The lists of the Clarendon Press always contain works of importance

    to the schoolmaster . This year the delegates have provided editions of many of the subj ects

    set for the Oxford Local Examinations next year . The editions of ' Caesar ' s Gallic War , ' by Mr . Moberl 7 y ; of the Olynthiacs of

    Demosthenes stTifmes , b hv y Messrs TVTfiaars . Abbott Abbott and and Matheson IVTathpson ; : and a . nrl of * Xenophon ' s Anabasis , Book III . / by W . Marshall TVTa . rsha . lL hold hold a a . vftrv hig hifrh h nl lace ap . ft a . mrmcr p editions . rlit . irma

    of these , authors very . Schoolmasters pamong who are in doubt as to what to read with their classes

    next term will find an ample selection in the ^ lon — *^ ^——¦ g Jt ^ k — lists *^ fc ^*^ ^^ « rf of ^ . ^ ^ k Greek ^ fc ^ <<^ - ^ i ^ ^^ J ^ J * . ^ and h /^ T ^ ^ ^^>^ Latin ^ M ^ " ** ^* ^ ^ ^ class ^ fc ^ ^» * - «¦• »^^ W *^ -books r **~ r *^~ r ^_^ ^ jfc , p ^ ,, ^ which y ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ A

    the catalogue contains . Of late years it seems the Clarendon Press has been paying special attention to the need for this kind of

    schoolfc " » ^ ~^^ ^^» ^^ ^* ^* ^ ^ ^^ ^ ' -i ^^ ^ ^^ ^ - ^ ^^ rf » ^ - ^ ^ 1 ^ ^^» ^ k ^^ ^^ »^ ^ ^ ^^ Wfe ^ A ^ k ^^ ^^ h ^ V'M ^^ - ^^ ftt ^ ^^^ k ^ ^| f ^ V ^ J ^ book , and the number which has been added to the list during the past two or three years

    is , we believe , considerably above the average . Among the new books just issued , the first

    volume of that gigantic undertaking , the * Oxford English Dictionary / naturally holds

    the foremost place , and it more than maintains the reputation of the press for standard

    lexicographical works , while the ' Concise Dictionary of Middle English / by Messrs . Skeat and Mayhewives evidence that equal care

    and attention , g is iven to the more detailed and field Held . . special Among Amontr portions mathematical mathematical g of the works works lexicograp . Mr Mr . Aldis A hical Id is '

    , ' Text-Book of Algebra ' and Mr . Nixon's * Geometry in Space ' show the anxiet of y of

    the the authorities authorities to to k Ifeep fifin other oth ^ r branches brnnflifis of know kTi r » w - ledge up to the same high standard as their classical ¦¦ publications + -m . k while Jfc J » MrHatchett ai ft

    Jack-— —— — " - — " - —— — w ~ r ——— *^ -r ^—— - ^ r ^^ »* ^_» - ^ . r- * , m » » ^ . *• ^ - * «| . T . n ^ . « ^ L . ^ V ** ^— ' Jl *¦ ^^* «_/ 1 / ^ r ^ V % . / A m . son ' s very complete edition of Professor Rolleston ¦* - ¦ ' s ' Forms 1 of Animal JkAAAA Life i ' shows that % JU

    — v ** "v <• ' * ' - *^ ¦* . » - * » -rf V ^ - * . ^ . ** V- * A . »— ' . A >^ Ull \/ V » KJ KJJ . X \ J natural science is not so much overlooked at Oxford as it used to be in former days .

    Dr . William Davis ' s justly celebrated books , nearly all of which seom to have passed through many editions , include very familiar

    titles . His k Arithmetical Examples' are in their 387 th thousand . [ See page 0 G 4 .

    Messrs . Dean & Son remind ua , if a reminder is necessary , of that perennial series ' Corner's Historical Library . ' Messrs . Dean ,

    seem to have an illimitable store of pleasantly instructive insf . riir / hivfi books Hooks for for the thfi voiinc .

    young [ See page 979 . Messrs . Charles Griffin & Co . —The

    works published by this house deal mostly with scientific and mechanical subjects . The

    . Scientific Manuals are too well known to require description . A list of Standard Classical

    Works should not be overlooked . [ See page 959 .

    Messrs . Griffith , Farran & Co . —Here we are again confronted ba teeming

    catay logue of books each and all of which belong to the legion of successes . But there are

    ^^ ^ - ^ ^^ ^ ^» ^«^ ^» ^ p * - mk ^ - ^^ ^*^ k ^^ - ^ Bto r ^^ *¦ m - ^~ - ^^ ^^ ir % * w- *~ ^^ r % ^ m — ^ ^^ va ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ b ^^ ^* V ^ k ^^ several novelties such as might be expected from , the chief caterers of mental food for the j

    novelties young , and is found not the in least the ' Story interesting -Book of Readers these | j

    for Six-Year-Old Scholars , ' edited and adapted by G . H . Sergeant . Teachers of the

    Kindergarten system will discover a host of helps in the publications of this house . There are

    several books on Needlework which ought to prove interesting to feminine teachers ; they I are written by good authorities . A recreation j

    book for teachers—not for themselves but for j their pupils—entitled ' Boys' and Girls' Games , ' ; edited - ' ^ -iv b h E . D . Bourn ¦ eis P ^ r uni % <« in its Pt . ^ j

    as ^^ ^*^ —~ also v ^ - ** r is - ^ y Music ^^ v v ^^^ i ^ v ¦ ' and ^^ ^<^ fc ^^ ^ Drill » ^ ' ^^ , B ^ , ' b y ^ m ^ U que ^^ S ^ ^^* . ^^ A . ^ L ^ k B edding ^^ way V ^ ^* V w , ; a i School w ^^ ^ k ^ - ^^ ^_^ ^_^ i ^ Reg ^ ^ - ^^ ^^^ isters ^^^^ ^^ ^ p ^ ^ k r ^^ , « Test ^>^— ^^ w >^ ^^ Cards ^^ i ^ ^^ p ^^ ^*^^ m * , m & -m ^ if c ^^ m ., V appear ^*^ B ^^ B *_^ ^^ m *<^ ^^ ^ in L ^ J ^ the ^^ ^ ^ k ^^ j f

    list . Messrs . Griffith , Farran & Co . are the | publishers of a most valuable series of Drawing ! Books in Freehand mjrw Geometry t and t Solid \

    ^^ ^ ^^ ^ w ^ ™ Mi ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^»« *^ ^^^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ , a ^^ r ^^ ^^^ * ji ^ ^^ ^^ j ^ y v , ^ JV ^ k ^ ^ i r ^ ^» - ^ J ^ ^ ^^^ Geometry ; each book with its instructions is wisely graded . [ See pages 942 , 943 .

    Messrs . Hamilton , Adams , & Co . —The , ' Approved Educational Works' by J . C . C Oii urtis riia _ B "R . A . A . .. form form the f , Vm nViipf chief item if . ^ m in in the fhfl school » nlinnl -- i

    , , book repertoire of this house . Mr . Curtis ' * Outlines of English History ' has , it will be noticed not . iop . rL rpa reached . p . hfid the t . hft 312 31 2 t th / h thousand +. V » nn « jvnrl .

    , [ See page 958 . Mr . John Heywood . —It was a good idea

    to to introduce introduce the the 'Sw fewiss iss _ Familv b amily Robinson Robinson ' to to the schoolroom , for the story in itself is most fascinating mvtv ¦ —¦ for ¦ ¦ t minds i and t isbesides

    not —¦ ^•**¦ — too a w — — long m * hk ^ . - »• for young w - •— ' educational v » —* _ - . a a . » a . ^ , m r ~* , m m purposes ^^ Jk Jk -v ^^ A . pij , & ^^ . ^^ *^ j ^ VJ The * . ^^ K . » , « edition edition . w with ith exp fnrnla lanatory . na . torv notps notes . b hv Mr TVTr .

    Alfonzo , Gardiner , is as good as , could y be desired . A series known as the ' JNTew

    Paragon Readers ' commends itself on account of cheapness and adaptability to purpose . ' Heywood wood's s JLiterary Literarv K Readers eaders ' are are edited fiditod b hv Mr TVTr ..

    Alfonzo Gardiner . [ See pages 970 , 971 y . MrFkancls ¦» F- Hodgson ¦¦¦¦ -s ^ m 1 . — 'The Hamilton VAt j

    - * - " - » - * . - « - •* ¦* ¦ - * V ^ -m-y . »» . v ^ r j ^ r *¦ 9 \^ -i . JL . JkJLX ^ S Ji * - 1111 J . WA •¦ j S r ~^ 4 ystem i ' is * now prett ii y well -li known -a as a method . b- « i I of ¦» acquiring fc 4 a knowledof languagesA list |

    - *¦ — - » -w -m ^ r ^_— ^^ Ma . m . — ^*> ' ' ¦¦» - » ¦•» ^ ^^ » » J * *^ ^^» ge V * N ^^ ^^^ ** t ^ % ^ 0 A ALk V- »« - * J ^^ VJ KJ # . -A . H A AM V of these aid-books appears in Mr . Hodgson ' s list , beside beside several several capital rfinitn . 1 books books on on mathematical mn . t . l-ifj' . mfi . fir » . a . l

    , subjects . [ See page 972 . Messrs . Kent & Co . are the publishers of Mr . Francis George Heath ' s well-known

    periodical , entitled Illustrations . The editor has

    hit uj 3 on the happy idea of providing a series of pictorially embellished articles on * Schools ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1888, page 914, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081888/page/12/