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    Publishing Company issue ' Water Works Statistics , 1886 / and * Gas Works Statistics , 1886 / From Messrs . ShnpkinMarshall & Co . — 3 Mr .

    Thomas Greenwood , by , his new , story , ' Grace Montrose , ' rem nds us strongly of Mr . Thomas

    readers Miller , whose in a past tales generation of rural . life One charmed of the so curi many ous features of contemporary fiction is its tendto

    deal with social life in towns and cities . ency Bural society , rural scenes , and rural events seem to huve gone - out of fashion - - - ; and ¦ — this *~» . w is m ~ j perhaps - ^* ¦ t the reason ¦—

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    the should story a whol , also e a chapter good deal be given of preaching to the hero . Wh ' s— y Stephen Hillworking ineer—lecture on the

    , eng ' Th Wit ishowever and Humour is a of sli the ht Nineteen fault in th a Century' ? e , , gvery pur

    one story who , which appreciates should be the read quiet with , homel favour y simp by every licity - lish

    of Engcountry life . From Messrs . 8 k effing ton & Son . — Be Kind /

    by L . C . Skey , author of * Comforted of Grod ' & c , gives thoughtful and tender counsel . It is prefaced by some remarks by the yen . Archdeacon

    Denison . From the same . —Miss Charlotte M . Yonge has

    written a very winning story , entitled , 'The Little Rick Burners , ' which should be a favourite among very young folk .

    From and Messrs therefore . C the . Smitli easiest & mpthod Son . — of The finding simplest C 7 out

    London localities will be found in the ' Tape Indicator Map of London and Visitor ' s Guide . ' Tiie contrivance is most ingenious , saving a

    great deal of time , and keeping the tamper in good tone . References which used to take up a quarter of an hour may be effected in a minute

    or less , by its use . , From The Society for Promoting Christian

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    confirmed . From removed Mr . Elliot from the Stock days . — when * We Burns are onl firs y a t century became

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    or dropped , have been repeated even witli exfee a ggeration l that she . owed It was a duty this ii which not onl mad to e the the writer

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    book is an inquiry into certain aspects of which of Burns his ' on poetry life © is and . now ch Notwithstanding -a aracter -davs , compelled and the the moral to many read influence in books the «

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    and sensi these ble reflections facts are and supp conclusions lemented . by 'A some Scotch very - .

    woman ' has earned the gratitude of her countrymen by her book . From the same . — Undine : the Spirit of ' the

    " an Waters embodiment , * a poem , in by verse William of Baro Hipsley n de . la This Motte is Fouque ' s beautiful narrative . The subject is one

    and formed that it lends may his itself be ork said very with that readi excellent Mr ly . to Hi such skill psley 1 treatm and has much per ent - ,

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    grace one of , and love his , to labour which he has has evidentl broug y ht been those to true him factors of successrefinement and enthusiasm ,

    , plus thd necessary ability . From Messrs . Tioknor & Co . ( BostonU . S . A .. ) . —

    1 A Moonlight Boy / by E . W . Howe . , The author of this book is known by his * Story of a Country

    new Town story / and , we ' The should Mystery say , is of equal the to Locks any / of The the others ntVia-ra and flinrl to fn those "thnsA who wTin like like agreeably aflTeeablv simple simt ) le

    pictures h ht to , of ive American unall 9 ¦ oyed life ¦ satisfaction - » « A . Moonli . The ght author Boy '

    possesses oug ^^ ^^ A ^ ^^ fe ^* ^* ^^ g W ^ k a rare ^^ ^^ " ^ w command ma ^ ^^ ^ m ^ m - ^^ ~~— —^ — of the — - — — beauties - — of the English , language .

    From are are Messrs now now Dlentiful plentiful . Vizetelly enousrh enough & Co both botn . —Detectives in in iMignsa English ' novels and ana

    French literature . , Fewr , if any , of them can be considered construction pleasant aflmits no reading elevating . Thei influence r peculiar of

    refinement . The realism of the French school , be especial displayed ly , is s more trongly vividl narked y or ; and more it unp could leasantl hardly y

    chief than in of My Pari First s Crime detective / by police M . Gustave . The Mace story , , it appears , is an authentic experience . The

    liking it may for be exciting , is deep reading ly imp , lante no matter d in many how horrible minds , and those who cultivate the fancy will not fail

    tofind much to gratify them in the grim details of ' My First Crime /

    From Messrs . Ward , Iiock & Co . — * He Fell in Love with His Wife / by E . P . Roe . Beyond a

    hardlv slight objection terse to h the we title have , which nothing seems but praise to us for thia admirable enoug , story . Reading it we can 1

    quite attained understand in America the high for position his work the contains author has all | the elements , humour , , pathos , sentiment , delicate

    insi past popular ght in . into which We character hare we rea have , d that no beerf story go more to for make powerfull some fiction time y

    interested lnt . ArAflterL , and and we we have have followed followed the tne fortunes lortunes of ot with James his Holcroft housekeeper , whether , Mrs in . his Mumpson amusing , and experiences

    theunwith canny his gimlet wife -eyed Alida Jane with , or in the his most after absorbing relations , , lee feel i that tnai

    at at debt tention tentio of n grati and and tude pleasure pleasure to Mr . , . Roe We we for the treat we we he owe owe has a a afforded us , and we warmly acknowledge our

    indebt ed i less . From Messrs . F . Warn . © A Co . — How to send a

    Boy instruction to Sea' written is a book b of Franklin sensible Fox and practical formerl y , y surveyor P . to and Lloyds * Agency at Kurrachi and

    - « a ^ tAin O . Service . Mr . Fox is the author of various nautical works relating to the merchant service , and is a trustworthy authority upon the „

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1886, page 1017, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091886/page/15/