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    From Mr. J. W. Arrowsmith..—Although The...

    From the same . —Mathews' * Euclid Examination Papers' contains several hundred standard exercises on Euclid I .-IV . set by

    mathematical « « ¦ authorities _ _ _ at recent , Government examinations . ¦ From- Messrs ¦ . James -t ^ Nisbet & Co . —The Rev •*¦ .

    ^ m \ mS m m m ^ mt ^ m-m-m * ^ pv ^ mW ^^ ^» M » V V ^ B ^^ V ^ ^ B ^ ^^ BBBk ^ *« r *^^ *^ t ^ ~ U ^ ^ T ^* V ^ ta ^ ^^ W *^ *^ ^^ ™* ^^ * W . J . Deane , Rector of Asher , Essex , has given his readers a very thoughtful and inspiring ¦ work i in ¦ ' Samuel and k Saul - ¦ : their ¦ Lives and

    V T V ~ S ^ , ^^ ^ ^» r- ^^ ^^» * ^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ^ . >^ ^^ B . n rw ^ ***** » iV ^*^ * V »^ ^ - ^ ^^ & ^^ ~ J ^ V ^^^ **—* B *> V *¦*¦• V > V * Times _ . / ' The m 1 ^ m -m work « is written a - - in Mm sequential -aw narrative form which does not interfere with the 1 mS *¦ ' ¦* *> . historical ^ f c ^» ^ -mm **¦¦ ^** **" ^ " ^ " ^^ ^ "f «• aspects wvm ^ W ^ r ^ m ^ ^^ ^^ *^^ of ^^ ^> v the »^ ^ ^ - ~ subj v ^^ ^ - ^ r + m ^ « i ect ^ mf ^^ ~ t . V ^ As ^ vJ ^ pth ^ a ^^^*

    matter of fact , the various chapters describing the lives of Samuel and Saul are written with ^ an nr * ^ astute v »^ v **— ' m * ¦ - ¦ - ^^ ^ u * literary —mm ^* ^ c ^^ ^» w ^^ v perception ¦ ¦ -, ^ - * ^^ fc ^ ap b * m ^ - ^ - » ^^ ^^^» of ^ - ^ - the » ¦ * ^ " - ^» ^^ ~ most m _ ^ ^ w' **^ r *_*¦ striking w ^^ ^^ ^ k ^^ - — ^^ ^ # ^ ^ p ^^

    of Biblical epochs , from an historico-biographical point of view . From Mr . David KTutt . —In his new book

    , * Studies on the Legend of the Holy Grail , ' Mr . Alfred Nutt shows again his intense power as a searcher and describer of ancient lore . The

    story of the Grail has never been so thoroughly treated as in the present volume ; at least it has ! never been so thoroughly done in the English

    language . No legend has given life to so much poetry and music . Wagner and Tennyson are familiar bi + ¦! les . We trust mWrnm that Mr ta . Nutt - | ' s

    umm work , ^ - «* — — — mw ^ B > mm will ^ ^^ b examp — — reach ^^^^ ^ b' ^ V ^^^^^ ' ^ W ^ mT ^ a ^^^ B ^^ large ^ ¦ V ^^^ cl as h' , ^^ s m , ^^ and V ~ B ~ ^ m * m ^^^ stimulate ^^ ^^ mW * ^^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^_ the ^^ ^ J , , F higher mental faculties in these days of utilitarian realism .

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    pseudonyms , an index to the pseudonyms , and a list of the authorities relied upon in the comp ¦ V - ilation ^ B mW ^ , ^^^^ ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ P ^^^^^ , M with V tf ^ ^ b' J , ^ b the ^ h ^ ^^^^ ^^^ W short ^ mW mWm m ** ~^ m ^ ^^ * mW desi - ^ m * m ^ ^^^ - ^ mr ^» gnations ^ V ^ k ^^ .. ^ ^ ' ^ . ^ f ^^ " ^* " ^^ « . « ^^ " by *^^ V which ^ V ^^ ^ P > ^ fe ^^^ *^ ^ " *

    they are referred to , make up the contents of this concluding volume . ! From MessrsKegan PaulTrench &

    Co—. , , . 1 * ' talk Unnoted ««¦ ^ m ^ f jm . ^ ^^ on ^ . ^ ^^^^ the m ^ ^ Wm Analog m * . ^^^ Irish ^ »¦¦ M ^^ ^ W * P * rf ^ k ies 4 Vk question ' ^ , ' ^^ b y *^ S * Robert ™ ^ ' may - " - ¦ ^^ - ^* V ^* ¦ Oliver be ^^ ^ i ^ read ^ ^ i ^ m ^ . * ' ' ¦ " ¦ with This V V ^ « p ^ rf ^ ^ b

    profit by partisans of all shades of opinion . We think it a pity that it should have been written * in * ~~*^ mm the ^^ ^ mm A m ^^ f old — — ^^ ^ . i ^^ - ^ fashioned . ^ ^ 1 ^ m ^ j rf ^^^ l ^ m ** ^^^ - ^ 4 * ^ — ^ . ^^ ^ st ^^ ™ mW y W le ^ mt -m ^ m- of ^ m- ^ mm * conversation ~| ~ ^^ f ^ K ^» V ~ ~ mWm mmmW m ^ -m ^ ^ mW mm ^ m _^ - mm ^ l ^ , _ for ^ . ^ ^^^ ^ ih the L' ^^ ^ B ~ m ^ T

    matter is so good and the arguments so clear that the work might have appeared in more dignified form . To quote the analogies fairly would mf V ~ mean a repetition of the story KmVm of «« the

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    unbiassed * * * . ¦* J KJ I A A views . JL .-K . X V ^ C * k on -7 _ the >* ** - * . ^ subjects A , as V ^ K-r well A . * -Jl vlV as facts * » J . L >/ Vv , easy — — —m * - ^* T W to m ^ t ~* mmW remember mWmt ^ p ^ ^ ¦ ml m * ***** M !¦ ~~*^ ^ m * ^^ , V to ^ ^ - * get BK ^ i ^ ^^ , ~§ without » ^^ ^* *~ " ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ " ^ delay - ^^» ^ mT ¦ *— V ^ - « V , H ¦ ^ Mr ^ V ^|^ ^ . .

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    Krause ^^ ' s * Eng ^^^ land ^ ^^ . ' This ^>^«^ ^ m volume ^ is m * a collec ^ ^ - tion of the observations which the author made during two visits to this country . He tells us

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    history far above that of the average Englishman . The new reading of Shake 3 p * eare ' s name is not a l mere NK ^^ k ^^ mW printer mflb ' s error b for | W it occurs | h twice |

    ~ within m ~ . W ^^^ K ^^ ^^ ^^ g three ^ mmr . —^^ lines W * m ^ ^^ — . . ^^ . —~ ^^ V ^^ W * ** ~ m ^ - ^^ ^ m * * m ^ ^ , V ~ ^ mf —^ mM ^ V ^ ^^^ m ^^ ^ _ — ^^^ ^ B ^^^^ V V ^^ ^^ ^*^ From Messrs . E-elfe Brotliers . — -Some

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    English ' ( a simply-expressed book with a slight ¦ ** sketch ^ ^ v ^^ *^^ ^>^ im of mm ++- -Ab the ^ fe ^ 44 . ^ ^ .. ^ history ^ i ^ ^ . ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ b w of ^^^ m— the m ^ j — ^ ^^^ language j ^ w *^^^ % T . ^ . ^ raf Mh ^ . ^ r ) f ; V First .. BW ^ ik ^ k Vhr * ^ pr ¦¦ ^ fc • ~ m ^« ^ Bk mW ^ tt m B > m \ « w * ^ - ^« ^ HB ' -m

    Principles of Modern History * , ' by T ^ . S Tay ^ lor ( the author has written other works of a similar character - ~ -r ~ V A »^ V ^ «» -V ^ . ^ ^ ^_^ m ^ ) § ; m « Note W * V ^ hp « ^^ ^ . ^ 3 ^ 1 . ^ on ^^ « ^ the ^^ ^ L , ^ ^ . ^ Church ~ + m ^ ^ mWt * ^ m ~ ^ ~ mm ^ « - m ^ Catechism ^ . ^ ¦ ^ . ' ^ W ^ ¦ ^ ^ v ' ^^ ' ¦ W *—* >* , « '

    by the Rev . Arthur Towsey , M . A . ( for the use of candidates for confirmation ; a suitable and well-written book . The list of errata , however , is inexcusable in such a work ) .

    From Messrs . Swan Sorj . nensch . eirL & Co . —As our ¦ ^ m ~ - ^»& ^ 1 W present ^ -mm , ^^ p *^ m _^ ^ ^^ ¦ m ^ f ¦ ^ number ^^^ ¦ ~ ~ ^^ mW m + m * *^ 4 reach f e ^^^ ~ m *~ t ^ ^ m ^ i ^ M es ^ fFl | f ^ a _^ V large ^ fa ^ . ^ tf ^^ ^^ IK ^ " >^ ** section ta ^ ^ tf ^ ^^ ^^ ^ k ^• m * ' ^ ^«» of ^ B ^ - ^^

    teachers , we take the opportunity of drawing attention to the * Cyclopaedia of Education , ' now being issued in monthly parts under the

    experienced editorship of Mr . Alfred Ewan Fletcher . When completed , the * Cyclopaedia ' promises r ' m- ^^ « i . V i ^ ta ^^^^ mm . v ^ . ^ m ^^ m ^^ f to mmr ^ . ^ be F ~^^ ™^^ ^ an k ^^ V mWm mWm invaluable mmm ^ fc 4 ^ * ¦! . * mm ^^^^ ^^^ f *^ m ^ ^^ ^ . ^^ , W if «^ k ^ mm not ^ B . ^^ k ^ ' K ^^^ indispen ^ . W fl ^^ t ^ ^ i ^^ . c fT 1 | f f j ~ ^ . ^^ ^ . ^^ B -

    sable , reference book for teachers . The articles are contributed by well-known specialists . ¦ From hiK Messrs \ *>¦ . Virtue 1 & Co kl . —' Kni iIb ght ' s Pictorial mWt k l

    ' —~ ^^ .-- ^^^ mWm * mmWmWm ~ ^^ FJ" « ^ IW V ^ MV V ^ ^^ V * W ^ V ^ i * ^^ ^ h ^^ PT ^ b *^ ^^ V ^ . SW ^^ m ^ ^ ^ H ^ f . ^ ^ * mT ** m * mWrn . ^_^^ ~^ t ^ ^^ ^^ p < ' ^ ^ ¦ Shakespere m ^* ^ , ' Vol ^ ^^ H V . V ^« *^ i * . ¦ This ^ . ^^ P ^ m \ volume ^ beg ^ ins ^ tho ^ historical plays , the first portion including * King John' * Richard II' the two parts of

    4 - King * -A . i . IX * Henry tJ \ S * -J- JLJ . , IV XtXV ., ' llC arid * V 4 . J < O King . . , fll ^ Henry UVV C V . ' ( . LO The V- / A . illustrations v ^^ ^ ta ^^ BT ^ V ik K ^^ .. M mj in ^ mr the m , ^ m ^ m . m ~ matter hk 1 H ^^ mm ~ mW ^ of k ^^ p v character B ^^ h m * mmT m ^ kV *¦¦* b ¦ ^ k ¦ in ^^ mt ^ m . mm this m ^ f F P ™ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^*^ ^^ , ^^ ^ ^ ^^_^^^ .. ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ , ^^ ^^^^ , ^^^^^ ^ .. . ^^

    edition could hardly be surpassed . From 1 MessrsWard & D'The

    a . j-ujLjj . iiicaara . . vv aiu < < x » x > owney uw jjlojt . . — j . uc Voyage v uj ' ci . gc ; of the Ark , ' by F . M . Allen , author of * Through Green *^ v 1 ^ mm —ImmMHb Glasses tari m •« -W . ' Mr . ^ Allen k 1 ^ t '¦ s % » new < V V work 1 mmW ^ ml * k ^ kl » comes « K >^ i ^ » » ** i ^ T * ^^ ^^ ^ ' * . ^*^*** " *** ^ * ^^ " ^ . ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ * ^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^^^ " ^

    ia the form of a shilling story , enlivened by the quaint conceit of giving Noah an Hibernian origin and telling a queer story of the Flood in the m rich brogue ¦ of the mf M Sister Isle 1 . We ¦ are not

    ^ T ^ ^^ m * m > ^ ^^ ~> ^ T *—* --m ^^ ^ K **^ * --- ~\^ m ^ ~^>^ T ** m * -m * ** m * * mS ^_^ - ^ ^ IW ^^ ^ " ^ l ^ V » " ¦ " ^^ * " " ^ ^^ - ^ " ^ ^^ *•* certain whether it is a Home Rule skit or not . Noah was assuredly the beau ideal of a Home Ruler B / % V . Mr . Allen h J ¦ i has l ~> a 1 grand grasp of a dialect mtm-mr i

    . m ^ % « to *^ m * m *~ 0 ^^ 1 H ^ V ^ ~ ^» i ^^ h * " ^ ^ ^^ ^ B ^»^ p ^ ^ ^ f ^\ ^^ ^^ ^ W ^ * 0 k ^ »^ W V ^^ r ' H ^—^* ri ^ ^ m ^ »^» *— ^ ^* ^ ^ ^^ - ^^ ^ which few Saxons can imitate ; he has likewise originality and a rich fund of genuine humour . The JB ^ , ^ m % * * work W » ^||^ f ^ ^ t ^ k will T » Jk Jk ^^ do ^_^ t ^ mT much - ~> * ** * m ** * + ** **** - ^ toward ^^ ^ -W W W ^ m ^* t ^ . *—* <¦ P s ^ p ^ strengthen ffct ^ * mf *** ^^« T ^ -- ^ H ^ fc m ^ T ^ d ^ 4 mT — ^^ - -

    ing the position of the author as one of the foremost modern exponents of Irish wit and drollery .

    From Messrs . Ward , Lock & Co . —* A Short Text-Book of Electricity and Magnetism , ' by Thomas Punman . The main portion of the

    text of this volume originally appeared in the pages of that useful serial the Universal Instructor f In its ¦ present ¦ form ¦ it shows

    . / CO I J I vU I /* ' . •* - *¦* ¦ * - " ¦—* i ^ - ' * ¦ v ^ ¦* . » v ^ ¦ m- ~ - ^ " - ^ ¦* - *~ - ^ "i - *¦ " ^ - * m - " v ^ w » •^ - revision F . » I > . C . « F M and . C ^| J : S » . , J comp . « A Puf so >_/ letion that "V * . J > «~^* »• ¦ all - « by ' * »¦ J"p Mr recent -Jfc . . * Chapman H-J » i w * - ^ ¦¦¦ r r ^ r » J" lications ^ •*— ' Jones -- * - *• - — ¦— •** -w * -m * -tm , j _ . yy , * a m , ^— ' ^^ * app *

    have been duly described , including development of electric lighting , and so forth . The volume jmit \ contains ¦ M || mm a considerable number * m , - ~_> of -mm-

    V g _ ^_ ^ ^ m ^ -m ^ J *{ M ^ M ^ J ± ^^ J " ~^ ^ mW . * ^ h ^^ # ~ ' ^ b ^ ^ ^™ ^^^^ d ^ ^ . rf *^ to ^^ ^^ ^ i ^^ I . J ^^ ' ^^ ^^ ^^ -. ' _ engravings ^ and diagrams . From Y A ? f P the W Jk > same k _/ ¦ »¦* V . —* A » Short ^»^ ™ ^ ^« r ~ ~ m * Text d »> ^* ^^ fc ** -book ' ^^ ^ -r ^ m * -t-mmm of ^ mT . ^^ Sound W ~ - * mW -mm *» " ^ M . ^ -W-W _ , ^ . ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ** *^ ^ * ^^ ' ,

    Light , and Heat , ' by Thomas Dunman . This work has also been revised and completed by Mr . Chapman Jones , F . I . C ., F . C . S . The manual was oriinally published in the Universal

    Instructor g and the lamented death of the original author , caused it to pass into other hands ¦ and certainl -m the capable mf »* ' work - >^ - of Mr P .

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1888, page 921, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081888/page/19/