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      coloured pictures and short tales , contains drawing and kindergarten lessons , together

      with « rifli games crames . , riddles riddles , , and ana other otner ieatures features attrac attrac--tive to the young . Our readers will have observed that the September part is issued

      with a bright new cover printed in gold and colours . The Little One's Own is about the

      brightest child ' s paper that we know of . Ahistory of Germanyby the Rev . S .

      Baring Mr . T . . - Fisher Gould , Unwin will be ' s series the , next , 4 The volume Story in of

      the Nations / Mr . T . Fisher Unwin will publish during

      September ' The Touchstone , of Peril , ' in two volumes vnliiTTiPH . a a novel novel dealing dealing with with life lifo in in India Tndia

      during the , Indian Mutiny . In OctoberMr . John Hey wood will publish

      , by subscription 'A Glossary of Rochdale-with-Rossendale Words and Phrases' bHenry

      , y Cunliffe ^ m * m ~*^ . This Bff ^ B ^ k S A work ^ B should ^ H ^ M ^ be ^ h . an important a . contribution towards the literature which

      aims at the preservation of the local dialects of — Eng cjland .

      The Bairns' Annual , which was so popular last yearwill soon be issued for the present

      season b , y Messrs . Field & Tuer . The new issue will contain contributions from the pens

      of Mrs . Ritchie ( Miss Thackeray ) , Mrs . W . K . Clifford , and Miss Kate Tynan . Miss Alice

      Corkran has acted as editor . An important new book of travel will be

      in the hands of the public shortly . The title is 'Three Thousand Miles through Brazil . '

      The work commences with a description of a landing at the busy port of Rio de Janeiro , and a brief sketch i of ik the citits social life aji and wr

      prominent — — - — ¦"»* ' »* mr features - ^^«»^ - ^^ a ^** ; then ^^ a . « r y w , « follows «^ ^ r *^ ^ i ^ x ^ ^^^ ^ m a ^^ r ^ recital ^ . ^* , m ^ ^^ of ^^^ the " many — — — 1 . -W ** W v V aried m TTim , A ¦ hi * -t "fc experiences ^^^ L ^ l _ T \^ A ^ ^^^ k . *^^ V « " ^ of ^ w'Jk the «^ A ^&^^ author UVMVAAVA

      and throug water h long ; and and an account arduous of journeys life amongst by land the Mineiros mineiros or of JVLinas Minas Ueraes Geraes . and and all all the the ' sorts sorts

      and conditions' of men met , with . The most striking fauna and flora peculiar to each district traversed ¦ with the soil -A capabilities M

      climate —'¦* , ' -w » and , fff AVAA productions V . & A . Va' scenery Kr % ^^ JL * X ^ A , , both « » h « V / * . , mineral ^»/ m-W 1 ^ V « K ^ A ^ . A */ and . > . / K ^ , » vegetable , are fully depicted . Part of the ground covered bthe 41 AV ^ author 1 WU 11 is *» J the VJLA route

      U - — * - ' » ^ - <^ - ^ V ^ m «* . V /\ A 9 ^ y J J-. UVJ . . V ^ A . KS KA . V ^ J the described Brazil ¦ * in ' but Captain the la Burton section 's * Hig is hlands throug of h

      the hitherto uie Rio ± tio * - " * bao Sao - quite " . ¦ , y - Jb Frariniaoo * S % ran unknown J * . \ J V 9 isco V ^ . CVIA rger . to to CZ districts . \ -SJL the tli ft Rio " R , , i notabl / o Tonantina A l ocantms Vlil . y from ^ ^* H ^ *¦ .

      much viously viousjy of UnmrnioTWl which lored is totall This This y uninhabited section affirm is i » and full full pre of nf - ,

      unexp . graphic stirring descri adventure ption of from exciting the hunting author ' s very

      " - > L the w v » v perilous > uva X IJ V 1 U 11 nav V / . lViAVlUlllfi igation of 11 It AA hitherto flll ^ scenes » V > V » un HjD - , . Kiiown --.. »* rivers * Ayv / i . o . . jLTxcooi Messrs CJ . . Sampson Kjaiaijjawii jju Low w & uu v Co ^ w . .

      are the publishers . the The Licai Queen has accepted copies of each of

      - * c poetical potJ work worKs s of of or the tne Rev Jttev . . Cro uroasdal asaaie e Harris Harris ,. ^ l urate hey - consist in-charg of e a & Condicote volume Jk , entitled Gloucestershire * Heart Ci * v ,

      ~ ^ - ^ ^ J ^^ ^^ * ^^ \ J ^ J ^ L ^ V T ^^ ^ L ^ A m A ^ L ^ ^^^ ^ JL ^^ A ^^ ^ L ^^/ ^ # ^ L ^ ff ^^^ A , ^^ ^ Harmonies a tock -d y of und the , er ' Tower and the a , ' published lyrical romance b of y Mr 4 , . Elliot ' The

      ^ ^ roaadale . ' pseudonym Edward

      publication If every such English as ' Northamptonshire county could boast Notes of a lo ^ zzir ~ ,

      _ and Sweeting Queries 'Vicar , ' edited of Maxey by Market the Rev Deep . W i ng a .

      , , , great deal of good would be done . The publication referred to is published quarterly , and

      is devoted to the antiquities , family jhistory , traditions , parochial records , folk-lore , quaint customs & cof the county . All who intend

      , , to do for their special counties what Mr . Sweeting does for Northamptonshire should

      Northampton write to Messrs for . Tay a copy lor , the of the Dry fc den Notes Press and , ,

      Queries . * Messrs . S . W . Partridge & Co . are now

      publishing the fifth edition , twenty-seventh thousandof 'Queen Victoria : Scenes and

      W ^ b ^ H ^ fc ^ - ^^^ . ~ 1 ^ « H *¦ ^ V ^*» ^¦ tf ^ ' , ^^^ 4 b ^^^ J ^ " ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ' *< ' ^ ^ ¦ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ~^ ^ Incidents of her Life and Reign , ' by T . Frederick Ball . Over 20 , 000 copies have been

      sold of this Jubilee volume since April last . The same firm also ~ ~ announce the - ~ - second - ¦ - -

      ^^ p ^ ^^ m ^^ vr p ^^ w ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ fc ^ ^ " * ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ . ^^^ ^^ ^^^ i ^^ r- ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ " ^ " - ^^^^^^ v ^^ ^^ ^^ f- ^ ^^ —— — edition , one hundredth thousand , of ' The Queen' a Jubilee narrative of personal i . i ¦ - inci ¦ ~~

      -dents ^ U ' j ^ i ^^ B ^^ r ^^^ ^ K ^^^ and , M ^ ii 1 scenes ^^^ ^ h ^^ ^^^ ^ m ^^ b ^ k ^ in ^^^ *^^ the ^ ^ a ^^ v ^ b tf ^ K ^ lif i ^^ v ^^ ^^ e of ^ " ^ t ^ ^^ Queen v ¦ " ^^ ^ " ^ * " ^^ ^*^ Victoria ' " ^ ^ " ^^ , with twelve illustrations .

      Mrs . Oliphant is at present engaged in lished liah writing p . rl hv by a Mfissrs Messrs serial . story S &_ . W . . for Partridge Part The . -pi dv Welcome & & & , ( Co Jo . . , pub The The

      first chapters will appear in the January part . Five volumes on Christ and Christianity , ' bthe Rev . H . R . Haweiswill be published

      at y shortJjotervals by Messrs , . Charles Burnet & ^^^ f ^^^ r Co ^^^ ^^^ r . V , 9 ^~* Bucking ^^* *^ ^^^* ^^^ ^^~^^ ^^ ^^^* M ^^^^** liam ^^ ^^^ r ^^ ^ B ^ H ¦ Street ~ i ~ ^ iv mv ^ sr ^^^ ' ^ r , ^ p ¦ Strand ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^—~ ^^ ^^ ^~^ ^ . ^ This ^

      is a new firm which has begun well , and we trust its future will be as prosperous as first

      appearances indicate . The Reliious Tract Societhave this year

      an unusually g attractive display y ft / of Christmas t / , New Yearand Birthday Cards . These should

      , be seen by the trade , as many purchasers now ^ look B * ^^ ^^ ™ ^^ out ^ ta ^ ' ^^^ ¦^^ ^ for ^» ^ ' ^ ^^^ the ^^ ^ ^» ^^ r ^ cards ^ r ^»*^^ ^^» -mr ^ ^^^ ^ issued ^ i ^ r « r . ¦ ™ *^^ b »^^ y w the - ^ - ^^ Society » ^^ - ^^ — M .

      They give variety to selections , and are exceedingly beautiful in finish , besides setting

      forth good wishes in earnest language . It is not unlikely that Mr . Andrew Carie ' s offer of £ 50000 for a Free Library in

      neg ^^ ^ B ^ ta ^ BM ^ fe ^^* ^*^^ w % ^ r ^^^ ^^ . ^^^ ^^^ ^^ H ^^ r ^^ ^—^^ ^ ta ^ ^^^ , ^ H ^^ ^ h ^ ^^^ ^ Bk ~ ~ ^ M ¦ ^ t ^^ m ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ " ^— " ' ^^ —^ " ^ — m - Edinburgh will be accepted . The only condition ^^^ b ^ b ^^^ h ^^^ ^^ J ^ attaching ^ . i ^ f « T ^ V * IB ^^^ d ^ ^« «« ^ ^ ^^^^ to V * ^ h ^ the ^ r ^ b ^ K —| . | - offer ^ . ^ ^ fc ^ b ' ^^ i ^^ ^ is K P ^^ that v * ^» ^ b - ^^ ^^ the — ^~ ^ h ^ city - — - ^— w

      should adopt the Free Libraries Act . This Act 4 k was rif if rejected h ¦ ¦ b ¦ the k tr citizens »¦ some years

      ago ^^ ^^ r ^ 0 . 'm Our . r ^ . ^ ^^^ pages ^^^ ^^ «^ ^^ ^^^ b a short y m * ^^ ^^ time ^^ ^^ «^ ^^ ^ ^^ since ^» ^» ^ «^^ ^^ ^ contained ~ ^~ ^^ ^~~ v ^ - ^ " v — a proposal for the establishment of a National

      Library for Scotland , but it appears that the present is not a suitable time for pushing such

      a scheme . Mr i . C f Ah & k ie ' s ' Triump j hant « . Democracy '

      has t been ^^ ^ k w l ^^^ . arneg ^ ^ translated ^>^^ f m * ^^^ r J «^^ into ^^ ^^ ^^ «»^^ French v >^ ^ v ^ - ' ^ ^~ . ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ under ^ . ~*^— ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ — ~ the ^^ ^^ v title of fc Le Triomphe de la De ' mocratie en

      ^^ ^ B * ^^ ^^ ^ te ^ ^ ' - ^^ ^ ^^ — ^^^* ^ ' — * w — ~ " ^ M ^^ ^^ — — Amerique depuis cinquaiite ans .

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      Tt will be remembered that during the terrible ^ J ^_ J % ^^ JL P ^_^ , & ^^ war ^ V mJV ^ U between ¦ V * ^^^ ^ ' ™ " ^^ ^^ *» - * fc ^ France B ^ *^ ' ^ v ^*» ^^ ^^ and » » ^ ^ ^» ^ Germany - ^ i ^ i - ^^ ^^ — — -m- ^ - ^ — — ^ j - in ^ . — -v

      1870-71 , the city library of Strasbourg , con-- taining 150 , 000 volumes , was , with its contentsentireldestroyed bfire . This incident

      of the , war was y all the more y to be deplored

      because the fire consumed some rare manu-

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1886, page 1009, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091886/page/7/