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    • 1336 The Publishers' Circular ^115,188 9...

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      Sonseorge . Early Poems , ' by William Wordsworth . ' This is is the the nftieth fiftieth volume volume of of Routled Rnntledsrfe ge ' s s wett

      welt-known Pocket Library , and will probably meet with a larger sale than any of its predecessors . Mr . J . R . Tutinthe editorgives us the best of

      , , t Wbrdsworfch hem in the ' s earlier chronol short ogic poems al orde , and r of arranges their composition .

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      little Europe volume , by Arthur * a general Reed ^ summary Ropes , M of . A the . In h istory this * of Europe , from the beginning of the Roman Emp ¦ ire to the present \/ daywill be found 4 % To ¦¦

      . - -- — — .-- » v - ^ r v *»_> j . I ^ V * AV VALV Y »» - » - » PmV ^*» 11 » m . » - " ¦ - — deal j— with such ^^ j ^ y a subject within , . * , *^ the ^^ limits ** of two hundred pages is a task of immense difficulty " ¦ " ¦ —— — - ~ m , but * - ~ ' w v ^ Mr ~ - ^» aw . . v Ropes aaa . w ^_ # - k ^ - % ^ a ^ may XT ¦ F be f ^ r «¦» fairl — —[ n al « b > y V ¦ congratulated ^^¦ tia' m m fp ^ . m . * wv «** b , — a— b- — — ¦¦ - ™ -- ¦——

      on the success which has marked his accomplishment of the task . The narrow limits of the chiefly chiefly space with with at transactions tr his ansaction disposal ^ and a . rt have rl pvft events led n t . s him of of an an to inter inter deal --

      national character , but a clear impression is , nevertheless , conveyed by the volume of'the bold outlines of the growth and progress of Europe bbbbb Bf . The # bb author acknowledges his

      in-^^ m ^ b *^ bp ^ a ^ V ^ Baa * ^^» ™^^ » ^^^ v 1 ^ rf ^» ^^ ^ y ^ ^^^ r ^^^ ^^^ w ^^^ r ^ Ll ^ h ^ k ^ b ^^^ r V V ^ L ^^^ v ^^^ V ^^^ k ^^^ r f _ r ^ k ^^ b v V ^^ ^^ ^^ p « debtedness ™"" to Professor J . R . Seeley for valuable suggestions which have enabled him to improve the work . It seems a pity , ' however , that a book like this should be issued without an

      index . Fro Yo m Messrs Mr . . Ainslie Swan ' s Sonnenschein Courtshi' b & Co F . — C

      Phili ung ps . 2 vols . The author p of , 'As y in . a . Looking Glass ' and ' Little Mrs . Murray ' has taught ¦ ¦ us to w ^* - expect good workmanshi II in his AAXt

      novels »•»* w ——^^ — w , and vw in ^^ his J » Kr ^ " ^ ^ " ^ latest PS ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ book such H T | " 'fif a * p hope I ' •*•*¦*¦ is ^/ not a a keen keen doomed observer observer to disappointment of of men m ^ n and and . Tnannp manners Mr . Phili . rs . ps and and ¦ is

      when there is a pretty woman in the question , be happ alway ily free s writes from with the vice animation of excessive , though adula he is

      tion . His novels in truth may be described as so many sidelights on society , and the dash of cynical - *^ r tr w ~ — ^ - ^ — — — candour ~ - — " ^ ^ - ^ —— ¦ -w » - ^ * fc which w v » ^ ^ ^_^ — T ^ runs k *«^ ^ k . ^ 1 Bta ^ throug «/ » » , ^ ^_^ «^^ t b ^ ^ th A- * them V a ^ Vr » i ^ L . ^ is Jfc * - *

      held in check by good taste and that real knowledge of the world which saves a man from sweeping generalisations . The hero of

      his his latest latest novel novel . , Philip Philm Amslie Ainsli * v , is -is an n-n ardent n . rrlfvnt-. young sportsman , of a inanly and attractive type , who is turned aside from his intention to

      hunt big game in the wilds of Central Africa him b is y the . The spell course which did of fair true Miss smooth love Keane , as but every casts thoug body over h

      i . o aware mnaio , , ne uc ver v ci VIAIA run 1 UU SUlUUtll ; , UUU UUUU ^ ll Ainslie Mr . Phili ' s Courtshi ps tells p the ' with story all his of old * Young charm and Mr ,

      vivacity , we are half inclined to quarrel with him on account of the grim tragedy with surel which worth the book of a closes better . fate Phili . p Ainslie was y y

      From Messrs . Spottiswoode & Co . —/ The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society , ' edited by — _ p Mr ™ •"" . ¦ ¦ D - ¦ " . Morris ¦ ^^ ^ " ™ ^ " - ^ wr and ¦ » ^_^ the ^ ill ^^ ^ Rev & , * T ^_/ » . W T T . Wilks T ¥ JkJb AMbih- ' .

      The various papers read at the Apple and Pear and Confe useful rence of report 1888 . are Amongs presented t the in this gentlemen bulk , y who ¦» took ¦» part in the -r Conference were Sir

      — - — -w- -w — ' — m ^ -m * v *»•¦• ^ \/\/« A & VA V 1 AVV W » V ^ A . \^ PiJlJ , Trevor Bunard Lawrence Mr . W . , Paal Bart ., Mr . M . Shirl P ., Mr . Hibberd George Mr . y , Tallerman . and , M " r . A . ey F Rarrnn ,

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      Part II . and III . contain lists of Apples suitable ^ for k ^^^ ta cultivation ^^ ^ »* ¦ i > ^» * w *>»> ^ - >^ ^ ¦ in - ^^^ i various »** r ^ ^ - ^ r ^> v ^ v counties w - ^^ — -t ^ . ¦ - ^ - — , y and ¦ i « - ^— a «> w de V * \_ , -

      scri two ptive conferences catalogue of 188 of 3 and 18 exhibited 88 . at the From Mr HH . Elliot bib «> b Stock h . — « Tl ¦ je i -v Gen - tleman «¦¦¦¦ ¦ ' s Ma - \ w -

      •^ ^™ ^^ ^ " ^«^» * a ^^^^^^ 'w ^ ^ r ^^^ ^ r ^ mr ^ v ^— —— — —— — — — ¦ ^^ g _ ^« gazine Library—Bibliographical Notes , ' edited by A . C . Bickley . To all book « lovers this volume i ? the i / iiKS Gentleman ' Magazine £€£ tiixK 2 Library uiuj ai j' ' is is

      j ^ tV ji > prove \ jt ! m ciivik ost : iixh welcome s s -uu . tg , for * . it contains . a great sure Sure deal ¦ ^ j » ¦ Vii'l w ^ of ^ f . & , curious *\^ MX ^^^ ^* tj information « aa ¦ ¦ ^^^^ n t nn and mim » * ^^^ p » i ^ leasant ^^» y . ^ f ^ w —> i » ^ ^ gossi k ^ ^^ OO J , p I )

      on Caxton ' s edition of the Statutes , ' and other famous works of the past , such as the ' Shyp of Fol ¦ ' ' Dives and Pauper' the ' Complaynt ¦ | of

      ^^ V ^ M ^ W ys _ y ^«^ , H ^^ . ^ v ^^ B ^ ^ B ^ V ^^ ^^ T ^^^^»^^ ^^^^^ - ^^^ v ^^ V ^ r ^^^ V V ^^ ^^ . ^ ^^ - ^ , ^ H ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^^ v v . ^ ^ v ^^^ ^^ g ^^ ^ J . J . Scotland , ' the ' Squyre of Lowe Degree , ' and ' Icon Basilike . ' Considerable light is also cast

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      almanacks is given in the . year-book of Henry VII . ; the earliest almanacks in use in England were printed in Holland r on small folio sheets [ I

      and v « ^^^ ^^ -m ^ happ h *^ p ^^ ^^^^^^^ il ^^ y ^^ ^ . ^^ some ^ ^^ ^ p *^ m ^^ of ^^^^ ^ h ^ ^^ these v ^ v ^ B ^^ p ^¦^^^ " ^^^^ " " have «^^ ^^ . ^^ v v ^^ ^^ ife ^^ . ^^^^ been p ^ v ^^»^^^ ^^^ - ^ v preserved ^^ b ^^ ^^^ p pj ¦ ^^ BM . B 1 ^^^ ^ ^ I h _ 7 , , IB I because it was customary to paste them within I the covers of BB old - ^ Hr books * BT . The Bl earliest Bf news BBBfcf - II

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      valuable notes , and a carefully compiled index . I The general editorship of this praiseworthy I attempt to la ' classified collecBion of the

      suppy chief contents of the Gentleman ' s Magazine , from 1731 to 1868 , ' is still in the competent hands of Mr . Laurence Gomme , F . S . A .

      From the same . — * New Studies in Old Subjects Bi ^ H ^ H W B ^ BfeBP VT » ¦ BP , BJ ' ¦ b ** y V J ^ b ^ . V A BPiBBl . BP Sparvel B ^^ BI ^ P WbB « V ^ Bi -Bay BB ^ B ^ BI W ly BB > W , H F BBB . . B S » ^» ^ . V A BBta ^ BB * . BJ This BM ^ — — -V " b- * •¦• K . W 4 * . / %

      book contains * a good deal of quaint information on subjects which appeal to the antiquary | and WbU the ii 4 pbv student bWbL of aiL history / There bbTb are «/ chapters j

      ¦^ va v w « w ^ ' « v * v ^^ ^ ^ . r . ^ . tt jfct ~ Kv ^^ m . v . m . a . ^ t / a ^ bS - •*«» . ^ " ^^ m ^ MM ^ m m ~ s vn- ' *¦ » in the volume on ancient implements of war , ¦» reli - ^ rf- i— g P ^ ious ^ " ^ *™—^ ¦ guilds W ^ ¦ — ¦* ¦ ¦• ¦^•¦ ¦ cfcrf f , y monumental *¦ - ^ . r *» -Ba ^ k m ¦> ^_ r ^^ B ^ B ^ ajr ^ brasses « , _^ _ wb * ¦« . > «^^ w , y church - »^ - — — »« » , — -

      bells , Norman castles , and kindred themes . Fresh light is also cast on some distinguished historical AhJ B ^ f ^^ - a b » ¦ X / VVb > personage „^ ^ b , ^ aW h / ^ - ^ ~ ~ T MM VV s « such ^» " »¦¦* ^^ - ^ ¦ J" " as VI *«»^ the " ^ ibI ^ . ^ Venerable V % ^ b > b * ^^ bS > b ^ ibp m — —

      Bede , Thomas a Becket , Queen Bertha , and Mary Queen of Scots . Mr . Sparvel-Bayly not only displays considerable , erudition , but also

      contrives contrives to to g e- ive ivfi the t . hp . results rftsnlf . a of of his his research rfisftamh in in a pleasant and attractive way . Frdtn Messrs ¦ BButton BttB 4 TkJ & Co— 'Studies from »

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      sist South of Kensington photographic Museum reproductions . The p of lates a must coninches artistic kind On 4 , each l and the plate BlaV size is «»/ is printed .. V aV 19 ati inches the Aal country by Bi 1-5

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      or to criticise the relative merits of the objects gressive selected \ i . series / The i of i ^ present x the uuv less J \> folio elaborate N contain / uaaui s a fwvu les pro of » -

      cx workmanshi jooiv w vjv < p , specially t ^< o arranged v ^ auuxwuv to examp meet the requirements of the Art \ t Classes

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      states School that of Art the . Wood ' mai -carving n point , JSouth aimed Kensington at has been , to assist the student in bis study of the subject

      b y classif ^_ at ^ Bk ying ^ the ^ vario _ i us methods ^ n 1 ^ a > of carving # , I that he may understand how the different I \ ' ^ ^

      1336 The Publishers' Circular ^115,188 9...

      1336 The Publishers' Circular ^ 115 , 188 9 ^~~ * ¦!• 11 ii ¦ ¦ 1 ~~~~ 1 ^

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 15, 1889, page 1336, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15101889/page/18/