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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th September 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1011

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      M . Milsand . — The Academy announces fhat MMilsand ~~ formerly of Dijon _¦ ¦• ¦ b to whom

      his ] Vlr | l 1 rm . ' Browning — ^^ V ^ Sordello ^ Bv . v ^^^¦^¦¦^*^ N — ^*^^^ ^ ' dedicated 1 ~^ in , -y 1 * 1863 —— ^^ T ^ ^^ — 1 ^—^ the . 1 has j 1 — revised ' , ' just ^ — * — die 1 , ^ — version — d — ™~ at " — - ^ his — of ~— — !

      was p lac r ^ e too , , ¦ Villers - « ^^ - - » *™ - ill . i - ^^ » ^^ this ' ' i , ^ F la . spring ^ Faye -m , to in , y ' ^ pay the 11 ^ . flv his C j- * t 6 te 1 annual - i - d' Or >^ v . . visit ¦ He w

      to the poet , and had been long aware of his spoke declining of increasing state . His bodil last letter y weakness , of August thoug 28 h ,

      his A head _ ^ remained ^ clear ^ and strong i . , M fc JT * . Mil Tfc ¦ M- 1 - sand was an accomplished scholar and had a

      rare knowledge of English . When his first * article At ± ^ J * - ** ~ ^* on ~ ™— Tennyson — ^ M — and — Browning — - — - - — i ~ t j , ' La — — Poe * sie .

      Mondes Anglaise of depuis August Byron 15 / 1851 appeared he was in the perhaps Deux

      - * - '¦ " - v only Frenchman V who ^ then , understood ^ , and JL , could criticise Mr . Browning . He afterwards

      wrote another review of the poet in the Jtievue Contemporaine , "besides studies of Wordsworth ,

      Scott , and Byron . : : Chaeles C . Pebkins . — This , well-known

      American writer upon art subjects was killed by a carriage accident on the 25 th August .

      The works of the deceased included ' Tuscan Sculptors , ' * Italian Sculptors , ' a- biographical and and critical critical essay fisaa . v upon ininn . Ranhaftl Raphael atid afid Michael Michael

      the Angelo comp , ' letion etc . His for the unhappy present death of the prevents 4

      Cyclopoedia of American , Art . ' , 1 Ann S . Stephens . —Mrs . Stephenswho

      was one of the best known of American literary , workers , died at Newport , Rhode Island , on

      the 19 th August , in the 74 th year of her age . Tales of domestic life were her chief writings ,

      the hest known , being * Fashion and Famine . ' Chaeles Hutt . —The demise of this young

      in but our well last -known issue bookseller . It is not was often briefly that noticed we

      earl have y an to record age , and the within death so of short a man a period who , at ( it so is

      self scarcely scarc at Clement ten fcfvn years vpa . ' s Ina since Rinr . pj Gateway he Tips nrst first , pstahl established ) , has succeeded flhftd him him--in securing so icuous a position amongst

      the members of consp the bookselling fraternity as Charles HuttBorn in 1856 he was onlten

      years of age . when he commenced , life in y the employment ¦ of Messrs . Hodgson & Co .

      auctioneers ft I'm ^^ he remained ' —» - ^^ ^^^^ , ^^ of m jv ^ Chancery ^ ( having ^ b ^» ^^^ ^^^ ^^ tr ^^ b p ^^ ^ steadil Lane ^^^^ h ^^^^ ^ m ^ ^ w ^ h Hfl ^ k , with - ^^ worked ^^ ^^ ^^^ F- ^^ r which ^^ " ^ his — w ,

      Until vv untu ay to at . the the t . hps position aap » of nf 21 91 of assistant he Tip * became hftr . fl y -catal A his hi « oguer own own )

      master , and ¦ started age business , as a second-hand bookseller , . Quickly perceiving that in this , as best m is any the other man who business is a specialist , the man , who Hutt succeeds marked l ut 1 for himself

      o '"' ior Jiimselr , as as a a special special * ' line line ' to to wiiich which to to other devote rare 1 his editions princi , pal of attention modern , the lish first classics and

      a illustrated ' ¦ WU VJU 1 VJ books VUO \ JX of lllUUClll that class Eng XJU which ^ llOll includes V ^ JUIOOlVkJ j , fc names of LeechKowlandsonCruikshank

      , , , p ticular c « , and branches making of a his specialit profession y of , these his name

      parsoon became well known to students and ^ Parts Hectors of , Europ not in e and England the United only , but States in all of

      Aluerica . It would be impossible within the narrow limits Mixm . ua yJA of , a Ok brief ULXK 31 . obituary U ^ ll / UOilL J notice 11 VJVA » -. O to KV-r

      enlarg las done e at any for length the books upon of what such Charles authors Hutt as

      . ^ upiea his closest attention . Those who £ ^ r : r- . . ~

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      Itnow most qf the bibliography of Shelley , Keats 3 BrowningTennysonand other kindred

      writers , know best , what bibliograp , hy owes to his energy and tact . Naturally active and

      mere t energetic here is is little littl , his e doubt douht activity that that becam the the close clrtna e his and and bane vigorous vicrormis , for

      manner in which he prosecuted business ever since his return from his first visit to America

      served event took greatl place y to on hasten August on 15 his , ¦ at death his , private which residence 30 Hargrave Park RoadHollo way

      N . He was , interred at Highgate , Cemetery . , The business is carried on as usual under

      management . —Communicated .

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      sept . 15 , 1886 Tfee Publishers' Circular iqix / 1 . — ¦ ~ ...... . . ¦ ' " *~ 1

      ^Tratie ۤ{M$Z$. Mr. F. W. Wilson Has Re...

      ^ Tratie € §{ m $ z $ . Mr . F . W . Wilson has retired from the firm

      of Messrs . Wilson and McCormick , publishers , Glasgow .

      In future the Boys' World will he , published by Mr . Joseph Hughes . Messrs . Brooks and

      Co wham , of the Westminster Training College , will be the new editors .

      — We are informed that Mr . Edward Hoe , Proprietor of the Wiltshire Coivnty Mirror

      nersmp nership and ISopsth Mr Mr Wilts . . J J . . W W ^ Express imams illiams , has Jtioe Roe taken . ot of Wine w int me o Office umce

      part-, made Court , respectivel Fleet Street y . by The JMr . valuations Wellsman were ( C .

      Mitchell & Co . ) and Mr . Daniel Powell . Great Thoughts has Jseen purchased by Mr .

      Thos Thos . . Smith Smith , . 132 182 ± Fleet leet street Street , , ana and wUl will be be in in future published at that address .

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      DISHONESTY . To the Editor of the Publishers' Circular .

      dant Sir experience , —As an old both man as an who assistant has had and abun an

      -Publishers employer , ' I Circular should like to , in a the word columns to the of the say young

      men of to-day , now , engaged in the various branches of our publishing and bookselling

      business . According to the genial and philohic Eliathe human species is composed of

      ¦ two sop p the ^ f ^ fc ^ _ r ^ k ^» distinct ^ men ^ ^^ ^ mm ^^* r ^ M «^^ who ^^^^ , v races ^* ^^ ^^ ^»^ lend ^ b ^ b : ^* - ^ ^ fc . ' ^^ ' ^^ The «^ - ^ ¦ ^ - ^ Descending » mei - - ^ ^ ^ ^ who — borrow from ^ , and the

      species to the particular race I would wish to them address into , my two experience very distinct compels classes me - ^ : io —The separate men

      who ' am «< V tfft ^ h ^ fe happy ^ V are ** 'c f . W W — r M ^ honest ¥ to ^^ ** i ^ , say V ** »*~™ and r W ¦ that ' ^ ^ " the ^— -mr ^ ^ honesty ^^ men ^^ - —* - * — — — who and — are - strai not ght ^^ . ^^ I -

      of forwardness the vast maj are ority the . pre In vailing this class characteristics are to be found raen of good educationhigh

      young , intelli who win gence ¥ fc the rf , and confidence ¦ gentlemanl respect y bearing 4 and friend ; men

      -V V dfc ^ b ^ - ^ » *«^^ ^»» ^ V ^ ** »^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ v ^«^ « ^^ " ^ ^^ " , -m - — ~^ ' — m ~ - — — — , a a shi " . nc ¦• p \ s Rt of t . 4 « . arl their i 1 v attention attention * employers " ¦ to to their their , b y their duties duties j" ¥ * punctuality : men men _ J who wno 1— 1 — ^ II p ;

      take an honest y pride in their calling , who are conscious that the business of a bookseller is

      to no & maintain an ignoble ita one di , and gnity who and do respectability their utmost .

      Such men arei worthy of all honour . On the : — ~ --: 6 Sfe

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1886, page 1011, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091886/page/9/