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    Nov. 15,1883 The Publishera f Circular t...

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    Books Beceived :— From Mir. Gh Allen, Or...

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    Lusbington „ onflfipiftnfc sufficient ^ « A , gua gua of _ _ BW rantee rantee Glasgow Bl V . ^ b ^ H ^ Bb ^ — ^ of or ta ~_^ University I the trie I ^ B ^ ^ ^^*^ b _~ accuracv accura — ^ k « aL ^_ i , cy furnish . ^ L k of or » ^ _ » - ~ Ba its its es , ~ ^ .

    a references to ancient documents and numerous ¦ records The descriptions of the tombs and other

    monuments C \/ V / bL v »»» w . ~^ of the ancien ^ t land , with the graphic iii illustrati VfclJ w *» ^* »"" on ¦ *^ —^ s —¦ ¦ which —— — — ¦ the publishers — - -- ¦—¦ - - have — - — so ___ liberall _ — ___ y

    provided works on , ill w gypt give and the the book Egyptians a chief . place among

    From the same . — ' The City in the Sea : Stories of the ill # Old b Venetians --- from — - the - Chronicles - . ' With

    sixteen ¦ Yj ^ / & ^*» illuminations ~^ ~— — ~^— _— , . — B y the author of ' Belt ( aD ^^ J d ^* Spur W ^ S Wf - ¦— — . - ' A faithful — » renderi - — - — - ng Jof some of the •¦ ¦¦ ft -w-r ml ¦

    earliest . . chronicles of Venice , illustrated . * by some nations beautiful from ly executed ancient ¦ ¦ " reproductions MSS » ' »» y r . and VW ** by of one the of illumi Oana-

    -11 m M ^ M b / * * ¦ J " * " ^^ b ** b » 1 b « » b » ^^ Tr O » BB ^¦ » B—B r ¦ » J * V ^^ - ^ - » - T * ' ^ B- »^ ^ ^** ""^ ~^*~ Bk . —™ - ^ - ^ letto ' s views a _ of Venice *¦> ^ bbi B , ; Uccello -W ^ 4 Bl ' s ' Battlep ^ B » ^ «¦ ieee * ' ¦ in ^^^ our ^^^ vjfat aar own - ^« r ¦ ¦ ^—^ — v National f — _ ^ ^ ^ ^ a " — —^ ~ ¦ —^^ Gallery — - - — -t ^ si — * ^ m , w and — ^ — Gozzoli — — — ^ 's _ . « b- ^» k ¦¦ & b )«» ¦ jW 4 ^ M

    ' Brides — of Venice . ' The ^ subject of the book ^ is * so far removed from , the beaten track , and there is so much of charm in the old writings to which

    the author introduces us , that we anticipate for I the volume a very cordial reception , while its artistic * get up' will win for it unqualified praise .

    from Mr , Walter Smith .. — ' The Established ¦ Church ^^ afcat VaT ** » m * Question ^ b ^^ w ^ b * bbbt bj » ^^^^^^ 0 : ^ How ¦ w- * ' ^^ v v to b ^ t ^ b * * Deal b »«^ "Mr *> ¦ ^ ^ m with t ^ ^ r v ^ ^ it ^ r V / ¦ ^ B ^ n ^ y the ^ r ^** m ^^ '

    author of the Englishman ' s Brief on Behalf of his National Church / It was scarcely to be expected & that three — notices _ - . of motion for the

    - disestablishment of the National Church of England and Wales and of the Scottish Kirk would be allowed to pass unnoticed by the defenders of

    the threatened institutions , and here we have author a compact well qualified and vigorous to take little up the book cud , from gels on an

    behalf of Church and State . The writer ' s published previous b volume the Society , The for Englishman Promoting Christian ' s Brief ¦ ¦ , '

    Knowled E — ¦ " ^^ y has ^ i ^ ^^ i ^ v ^^ r *^^^ we ^^^^ **^ ^^ ^^ ¦ believe ^ i ^ ^™ ^^ ^^* ^ . ^^ ^^ met ^^^ ^^*^ " ^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^ with ^^^^ ^ p ^ k ^^ ^——^^ a ^^^ ^ — — - ^ ^ question large sale ge and , , and undertakes , he here to goes , l further those into who very the are

    disposed to meet the orators supp of y the Liberation Society advice as with to the arguments best method read of y dealing to hand with . His an

    such infinite opponent debates value is so if that it sensible could we quote be , ancL generall it from would y the acted be introduc of on euch in

    tion : — , I I no When speech D | 7 ct the lecturer but confine sits down , get up instantly and , and make

    1-w ^ one of -uu the , , duc audience connne , to yourself youiBeii the exercise simply simpiy of your exclusively exclusively right in ,, _ other other ^ ing questions concerned concfirnnrl , requiring . to to name name tlie lec the the turer author author , or chairman or or authors authors , or . person person

    volume , and page on , which he founds his historical , wr lor as sertions any any assertions assertions , and to give mad made e the as as to to meeting abuses abuses his in in the the definite Church Church authorities or or for for ,

    any other doubtful statement by the making of which , it preaeut « sought against to bias the the Church opinion . and obtain the votes of those

    " ° A * f he the iae book Church ^ nurch covers and and the State State whole , and and question deals deals seriati seriati of the m m union with with

    the a rguments commonly , advanced by those who j » * * e author seeking contends to break it up free . The than ClltWJL Church sect ovj is ^ ,

    ^ otwi spates thstanding .-. ^ fro a . V m - \ - » l _ l H point 31 AVAO her , to supposed lUU more point ^ D HOC the chains justice , c * ujr and ot tho he ,,

    barges on which the Libemtionibts base their Proceedings . ^ D arkness * ^ Ct , ' ' : a record her XTnwin of Missionary . — 'Light Lab in Lands r among of

    I t ^ ® Wenlandere eavans ^» b , Robert Nestoriftns , Eskimos , Persians , . Putagonians With , Egyptians introduction , Syrians , and , y Young ^

    ' — — ¦ " " ' - - ' ¦ - ^^ m

    by the Earl of Shaftesbury , K . G . Illustrated . Mr . Young's eat Her work , 'Modern Missions /

    resolved won so wide to follow a popularity it b that a second he has volume wisely travelling m ^ h over - ¦ - — — the — — ¦ ¦ same — - — — up field ^ — ' » ' y —— ¦¦ . ™ ^ In ^^ m ^^^^ the ^ m ^^^^ ^^» present ^ mr ^^ w ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ,

    case he gives us a chronicle of the earlier rather than the latter history of the various missions , and we agree with Lord Shaftesbury , who says

    in the pretuce that ' to those who desire to read about but who these have important little or things no time and think for reading upon them Mr ,

    , . Young ' s books will be of singular value / His lordbhi — - p v- adds — — — - ^ , ' hard ~ - ^ ly m a — — hole — — —— - » - or - ^ r corner ^^ r - ^ ^^^ — - ^ - ^ " ^^ which ^ ^ ^^ - ^ h ^ ^ j ^^^ V ^ has ^^ V ^^^ V ^*^

    without been visite a record d by it messenger and his of the are Gos enriched pel passes b stirring narratives ; of the endurances pages and achieve y -

    ments of these devoted and admirable pioneerspoint no m- researc has - h been ¦ ~ — has - touched been — — ; j shunned and — - —¦ ¦ the — ^^^ - ^^ ; author — - ^ nearl ^»^ ^» ^^^ v ^^ ^^ y writes v every W ^ ^ ^^ ^^ F VNr

    with the fervour , and yet judgment , of a man who Apart knows from and the feels records the of sublimity the purel ¦ ¦ of r his missionary subject /

    work fl accomplished ~ — abroad — , the — rw book ^ *^— y _ j ^ m ^ m ^ shows ^ ^^ w * r m - ^^ r ^^ ^^ W in ^^ W detail the results of the labours of the chief societiesand will prove a valuable aid to all

    who have , to speak or preach on their behalf . To commend the reader the interested volumeand in Christian its numerous effort , iLlustra we can

    tions will make it usefu , l in the school-room . ¦¦¦¦¦ From the same . — The Adventures of Kobinson

    *^ 4 V ^^ B ^ tr ^ B ^^^^^ P W ^ ^ B ^ Br P «^ ^ bV B >^ Bhp ^ k ^^ b ^ ^ V ^ B > 4 B ^ B * ^^^ ^ b ^ B *^ ^ HV V H ^^^ . ^ B ^ J ^ kpB ^ JL ¦ B ^^ p |^ V ^^^ V ^ Bl ^^ BBU S ^^ V KV ^ BL ^ B ^^ l B Crusoe Borig / inal by editions A Daniel m ta , with Defoe B 1 twenty . Newly illustrations edited ^ after by |^ ^ B ^ ^ ^ _ ^^

    Kauffman ^^^^ . A brief ^ biogra ^ phical ^ ^ sketch ^ of Daniel Defoe , forms the editor ' s introduction to this new and handsome — - issu — e — of — — the famous ~ ¦ ¦ ¦_ - ~™ - ¦ h workof which ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ , « - ^^ ^^ ^ w ^^^^^ ^ k ^ b ^ ^^ tr ^ m

    * S . K . B / truly says , ' it has become the chief of all boys' books and every Englishman loves it / It is no excessive ¦ praise to say ¦¦ as the writer B 1 Bt does #

    — ° - - — — — - — — - — — — — — — — ^ - — --g , « ^^^—^^ ^ v ^^^^ - ^^ ¦* r ^ BV ^ " ^^ BF ^^^^ P ^* B * ^ B ^ ^^ , V duce that ' the no fiction exquisite perused feeling at of a later fenciful day fear can caused reproby reading of the footprint in the sand ; or bring

    again such admiration as is felt for Man Friday ; I or give the delight inspired by Friday ' s encounter with the bear ; happy memories of davs when not

    only were we , but all the world was , young / The pictures in the volume are printed in colours with good artistic effect , and with the bright crimson

    and gold cover it forms a most attractive edition of the oLd book . From the office i of Young England . '— ' Your aV

    »^^™ Eng ^ ^ ^^ - ^^ land " ¦— — — ^ / Volume — ' —~ - >— ¦ ¦ —¦ for ^^^ 1883 ^^^^~ m ^^^^ ^ . t ^^ m ^^^ w ^ a ^^ m A ^ p ^ K ^^ m ^^^^ cap ^^^ m ^ ^ t ^^ ital ^ present ^^ B ^ ^^^ ^ kp *> g # __ . for a boy , consisting of the numbers of the ¦ magazine Ji for the yearbound in blue and -w ~ i gold BBB &

    with — — a coloured frontisp ^ M , ~ — iece . ™— The - — - — —• — ' - ^» ch ief story ^^ ^* ^^^ " , BJ running through the volume is * I , Benjamin Holbedkand how I fared at the Siege of Plymouth ;'

    » —~ ~— ^ " r- , ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ W ^^^ W ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ M ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ B ^ P ^ ^ B an interesting bit of historical fiction , * done into on Victorian Missionary English Adventures * by M . A ' . are Paull readable . The and papers full

    of information , and there are some excellent little illustra articles ¦» V ted -V on and Astronomy its 'Pi aBB ^ BBBB . BB The BB Hole BBBk magazine / * Prize Awards is fully /

    ^ Pioneer ^* *^^ m *^ ** ^~ - — - ^ P ~ - Column ^ , m ** vp— — - — V * ^^ / ^^ and geon other ^ B ^ ^^ - - > ^ B ^ special ^^ B ] ^^ *| ^ flB ^ ^ features ^ ^ ^^ ^ , * ^ B ^ JB ^ BJ Bf B , J ^ ^ ara < B ] B ^^ *

    well calculated to win favour with boy readers .

    Nov. 15,1883 The Publishera F Circular T...

    Nov . 15 , 1883 The Publishera Circular ti i 7 "' * * . " ' * * ' "

    Books Received You. Notice:

    Books received you . Notice :

    Fallacies ( Kegan Paul & Co . ) . London Town ( Marcus Ward & Co . ) . Kosemoyne 3 vols . ( SmithElder & Co . )«

    , , History of the Canon of the Scriptures ( James ! G era moll , Edinburgh ) .

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1883, page 1137, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111883/page/9/