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      ri in ht America for his , the own author market will . hav No e lost recent his event copyg

      indeed , has started up more interesting ques- , tions as to publishing morality and copyright

      relations than this feat of the Times . We cannot pursue the subject farther nowbut it

      is worth noting that everything of this , sort probably promotes some legal settlement of the ¦¦

      copyright question , by which such questions

      may be obviated in , the future . \

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      f 1802 , . The Publishers' Ci . rcular Dec , 15 , 1887 ^ ¦ - 1 ¦ r 1 1 ¦ ¦ 1 ¦ ¦ , ¦ , .. . ¦ - ¦ ¦ , - —¦¦¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ 1 ¦¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ 1 !¦¦ 1 —1 1 ¦ - 1 ¦¦¦— 1

      Mb. Washbubne's Becollections.*

      MB . WASHBUBNE'S BECOLLECTIONS . *

      portion Few 1— men -w cast —~ have within - ~ —— ¦» - had —~ - so their exciting lives and , for even a cer tful tain a

      surrounding ^ — , — ¦ ~ — as the — — ^— ¦ ¦ author —™~ - ^ - ^—^ " - - ^ »™ ™ of - p ^— ^^^^^"^ these "i ^^^^ two ^^^ ^ b ^^ p ™^ w hand ^^ bfp ^ pf ¦* pb < phhb - some volumes . It was Mr . Washburne pin ' s

      forfortune tune bbi — — — — — and ^ — , — ^ for ^ > k indeed , - — — how ¦ ¦ — ™ — evef ^^ we — w — ~ — ^» ' — ^ p w ^ had ^ " unpleas - ^ - ^ p " ^ w —~ 1 ^^ ^~ ^™ ™™ ^™ m w — ^^ almost ^ p ^^ ^^ ™ ¦ rp ^^ pr ^ v an ^^ p p ^ ' p . * ^ h ^ . _ ^» t ^ ¦ p ^ ^ pp ^ p ^ and » said # p pbi ^ wp > ^ > ™ phpj ^ P ¦¦ " ¦ _ * ^^ P * l BPApr good eve ^ B ^ ^""^ W ^ P ^ ^ "BF ^ BB ^ n B > faB * - 1 .. —

      dangerous his experiences must have been at the moment ¦ the - — - after-reflectionthe

      knowledge such such — — — — troublous troubl of having ^— —»— ous — - , — — been tunes times ^^ - —^— ^ , an - ^^ ^— must miiat ^ p actual > ^ pr ^ p »^ p » - ^ ^ ir Tiavfi have ^ p ? ^ ¦¦ - partici ^^ ^^ , ^ " been . Bapa hflfin * ^ . pator f ^ p ^^ b * pb vaw . paw ^^ in v ar

      , very fortune stirring afterwards we — to it act was as Mr Minister . Washburn of the e ' s say

      Commun United — — — — —— ^ — — — , 7 State e of w s that ^^^ at a V , cit Paris ^^ ~~ ^^ - f . ^ p ^ V during His vwn ^ P"T » I' recollections < BBp > h * phB - ^ the p"m- AV 4 b IV l »*» siege ^ r ^ p * phBp ~ i ~ JB » and ex VF ^ Bft ^ V ^ - A fJBbi ™ IMfe ^^ BH ^^^ —^ —— p "' ^ '"^ pi ^ ^— ~& ^ ky ^ ^^^^* ^^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ b ^^^ ^ B ^ bff ^^ ^^^ A ^ fe ) ^ ^ — ^ ^^ ^— _ _ _ ¦ _

      tend from May 1869 ^^ . to _ the fall of 1877 . It will scarcely be necessary to remind readers

      scri how — ptions ¦— deep ¦— -- — — ~ v ly of — interesting « such - * —¦— - ^ ^^^ a ^^ man ^_^_^ ^ " ^» ^ the are B m i ^ m ^^ itf likel testimony ^^ h ^^ ^^ ^ bi y w to ^^ ^ C ^ be B ^^ ^^ and . 9 Wi ^ V de ^ B » th ^^^ -

      such under a liis subj own ect , and personal events observation to narrate that it would came be — well ^ " ^ ni ¦ g 9 ** % h impossibl ^^ — ^^ ^ ¦ ¦ " ^^ ^¦ ^^ ^ ^^ ¦ ** ^^ e ^ . ^ ^ for B ^¦^ ' ^ v a ^^^ v writer V V rffc ^ B . B ^ ^^ ^ B » , to ^^ X ^^ be Ifc ^ ^ , # un ^ WBV ^ L ^"

      -nat interesting ure of his . subj But ect ap , Mr ar . t Washburne from the attractive possessed a polished style and force of expression that

      give additional weight to his book and render its perusal j ^ — — a — stud — — — y of — the ^^ most ^ " ^ ^ " ^ pleasurabl 1 ^ ^"^ " ^ w *^ *«^^ % ^* r n ^ jk e ^*^ kind &• . a . jk jk ^^ vl . v

      The chief interest of the narrative commences counts ts the the witli circumstances ci the second that chapter ld , which f

      redeclaration coun of rcumstances war between that France . led « up nn and to t . r > Ger the -. Vi - pi manyand the sensational effect that the

      an-^ w , - - — — — r ^ mr —¦ ^— - " « r -mr ^ -mm ^ -v ^ ^ 'MB . ^ ^^ - ^ aBW ~^^ ^_ r «^ a ^ f ^ k A . B jBJ « i ^ "WA . & " ^^ vW M > JL nouncemen are are carr carriea ied t throuerli throu j ^ roduced gii tne the . various various From this phases nhanen point of of the fVi we A

      Franco memorable -German event strugg , the siege le until of Paris we re . ach Of that the

      pro scene claimed that took a most place powerful when the descri republic ption was is iven jLA fro / AAi m which inv / makthe following

      g 5 * t ^ "j , vnu we wo J-UCIXVK e 7 U 1 IV ACIIJUJVVJXIk quo UUU - " Hoc Jtioc tation hefort ner : ort Soon was was bemer we bemg heard drawn drawn a terrific in in a a cab cab shout bv by a a go mul mnl up . --

      pale titude ; he throug stood h up the in crowd the vehicle . He covered was ghastly with in — sas —— h answer — — es of ^— re to d ¦»— , white the acclamations , and ^/ m blue % 4 , M- waving kj , As he his was hat ¦

      slowl —•—— y hauled - -- ^ throug v ^»^** wvr h the , « avw » multitude ^^ A . j ^ j ^ u JIJIV to ^ f the f C 4 f 0 main — — ¦— door of the ^ ¦ Hotel ^ i ¦^™* b de / wt ^ Ville j ^ j ^ a / the % jJk ^^ delirium

      impossible seemed to ^^ ^^ to ~^ hav ~™ describe - »» e ** - reached o . »^ ^ the ^ « ^ m its x frantic w hei g ht acclamations a , and x ^ L ^^ J . A JL it ^ J * JHH is

      that . .. .. .. . were at at one one heard of ot the tne . At windo windo precisel ws ws appe ann y - four mr ared ^ r ! o ' Gam ftam clock --

      and betta [ Emmanuel ; a little behind Arago ; him and th stood en and Jules there Favre on ,

      T & . ? B . Hfcollectiona Washburno of LL a . D Minister . With to Illustrations France , J 860 . -1877 London . By : I Bampaon Low & Co , . g >

      Mb. Washbubne's Becollections.*

      - ¦¦¦ ¦ - ¦ - - ¦ the that republic historic of spot Fran ; I ce heard . That Gambetta proclamation ~— " proclai was m

      ^^^ Bl ^ B * ^ B ^ ^ B » ^^^ B ^^ ^*^ ^^^ ^^^^ " ^ ^^ ^^^ ^™ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ - » ^ — ^^ w ^ r " ^ " »— — — ^ ^ ' ^— — ^ ' ~ ' — — — — ¦ - w r ^ hJ ^ fc y received enthusiasm , ^« BB « rf * W ' ^ Bl ^ tJ with . . every . . Ten ¦ ¦ possible minutes ¦ ¦ demonstration afterwards Bas of

      -^^ ^ k ^ B > «^ V ^^^ B . ^ V ^ BF ^ ^ 1 ^^ ^^^ ^— — ™ ^— ^ ' — - ^ ^ ^ — ~ — ' — ™ ' ^ ^»*^ and pail »> B > B and embraced B R ^ B >^ B FT Rochefort f mm BF iBV each BiBF B appeared other -- - - at while <— - another - ^ " — — the — — - window crowd -- - ^ T .. ^^^^^^^ ^^^ . *^^ A ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^™ ^^ ^^—— ^ ^^^^ , y ~ k > BY M ^_^ , ^_ ^ . ^ B ^^ ^ i _>

      Tdudl Mr 1 « BBt . j Washburne y applauded Gfc _^^ was them ^^ i brought / One into way close in which con ^ -

      nection ^ BM *^ BBBH i _ ' » ^^^ M **& with ^^ " ^^* w *^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^^* the ^^^ ^ ^ ^^*^ struggle v w _ »^^^ ^^ I— ^^ ^ Bl ^""~ h ^^ t ) ^^ between ^ Bl — ^ — — — y — fche A ^ H — two ^^ — ^^ nations 41 Btf i was in aiding the German inhabitants

      leav ^ ( who r V * e ^^ r- ^^ had ^ Paris F b » » ^^ been ^ F H *^ ^^^^ when n ^ » p laced ^ ^ TV rt ^ m ^^ BBh their ~ under ^ -- ^— - ^^ - ^— - ¥ - ^ » - ^ his - ^— s ence - ^—— — - protection - — - became — - - ) — -- — — to - » - a **^ ^¦^^«^^ p ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ " ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^—^ pre ¦^— ^^ — — ^ — — — — ^^*

      source naturally of be danger imagined to , them was a . matter This , requiring as may

      no n other n slight flliorTi duties t , discretion diftCTfiti Mr . and ati Washburne d tact tact , but but triump m in tms this hantl , , as as in in y overcame the , difficulties that opposed ¦ him and

      disp ^^^ ^ ^ g ^ B ^^ r ^ Bm layed ^ B ^^ F ^^ pBV ^ B . Btflt ^^^ r consp ^ BF ^ Bt ^^ B ^^^^ ^^^ r ^ B * icuous ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^ B ^* ^^ r ^^*^^^ ^^^ ^ energy ^^^^ v ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^~ ^^ ^ ^^ and ^ _ y ^ v ^ ^^^ good w ^^ v — - ^ ^ - manage — ~ — ^ ^ p ~ ^ - ^ - ment I

      . The second volume takes up the author ' s ' recollections Bi BBB ^^ fc bV « from BlBi the « V tim r ««*« ¦ " e of the ¦ ^ ^^ " armistice — ^ ^^ —¦ — ' - — - ^ ^ - ^ - —' I ^^^ ^ B ^ ^^ m ^^ m ^^ ^^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^^ ¦* ^* ^^^ ^^*^^^ ^^ p ^^^^ ^^ ^ " ^—

      and evacuation of Paris . An exceedingly interesting »^ B >^» BBBh account ¦ i is ¦ iven of the rise of the

      Commune ¦ P - ^^ ^^ ^ Br *^ P ^ B ^^ B ^^^ ; ^ B ^ ^^ and ^»^^^ . ^ " , ^^ followiiig *^ g ^ P ^ fcT ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ ' th is , we — ^ have a graphic crrATvhifi description deftnrintioTi ot of the the anar anarchv cny ana and terr terrorism orism

      to which Paris was thereafter subjected . The latter is written ¦ with all the ¦ intensity and

      been realism ^ m v *^ v ^ p * ^^ ^ b ^ ^^ b an «^ v ^^ that v » ^^* - »^ witness - ^ proceed m ^^ - ^^ ^^^^ ^* ^ of r- ^^ from ^ the ^»"" - ^^^™ - the terrible — ' — ' — — author — scenes - ^ having —f he

      depicts : eye Then come chapters treating of the do downfal wnfall l of of the thfi Commune Commune , the the assassination assassination of ot

      Archbishop Darboy , Paris , under the Republic , the overthrow of Thiersand the ultimate nrm

      establishment of the Republic , . From b fcH first to ~* last these v volumes » r ~ r furnish ^^¦^^ m ^^^ ¦¦¦ ^^ . ^^^ m ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ i *^ f . ^^ ^ f ^^ ^^ " ^^» ^ b ^ p ^^ p' ^^^ " ^^ " ^¦™ ™ ^^ " — ¦ " — — — — —

      greater BJB most Hh ^^ ^¦* r **^" T ^^ ^^ i absorbing ^ B # p F" ^ ^ leasures ^^ ^^^ ¦&*¦« ¦ V ¦ ¦ «¦» ^ p ^ » reading ^^ than ^ r ^^ " ^ w iv *^ b *¦•¦ . in ^^ m ^^ thus ^ ^ We ^^^ ^» »^^ can being » - ^ " ^ - ^ imag — BV « agreeabl ^ f ^ Y ine ^^ few y * J

      carried over the notable events of recent history bone who writes an account of his experiences

      as WS ^ y w an ^ h ^ aBfr ^ p > ^ hpf ac tu ^^ * ¦ ^^^ al partici " ^ * " ^ *• " ^* P ^ ^ ' ^ ¦ ^ " ' ^¦¦¦ pator ¦ H ^^ ^» p ^ ^ ipf ^ " * in r ^ »^ ^"» ^^ the ^*^ " ^^ ^^ ¦ ^™ circumstances ""^ ¦ ^ 'P' ^ ~~ ^ ^ - ^ — — he records . The relation has all the charm

      ^ ^ K ^ pB ^^^^ historical VHPJ ^^ . P * ^ Pflr ^^^ r ^ Hp > ^^ n V ^ BpF V romance ^ P ^ P ^^ ^ . v P ^^ ^ PPP ^ Pi ^^ ^ P ^ PF P ^ P ^ ^ PjF , ^ P ^ ^ P ^ ^ PJPB wMl ^ k ^ F *^^ ^ P ^ P ^^ e v ^ B ^ ^ pp ^ v telling * ^ ^^ ^^ — ' — ^^ - ^ ^ - — — ~ of 4 ^ v ^ events ^ - ^ ^ ¦

      that thai . really Tp . fl . llv op occurred . cmrrfid . "JVlr Mr . . Wasliburne a . slihnrne ' s s volumes volumes are certain to attract much appreciative

      attention . - ¦ ?<>»

      Uole F And Hews

      Uole f and Hews

      In the course of thismonth Messrs . Hamilton , Adams & Co . will publish a new shilling

      book by Mary C . Rowsell ( author of ' Miss Vanbrug 4 The Bed h , House ' * The . ' Silver Dial , ' & c ) , entitled

      From . Messrs . Collimgridge of the City an Press d Al office manac we have for 1888 received . In ' its The twenty City Diary -fifth |

      year offin of fact publication it ¦ seems t the more fc diary useful shows ¦ i ¦ than no 1 ailing ever . ;

      The ^™ v information —— ' ~^ ^^ *^ w ^ m ~ " ^ ^^ ^» , v *^ ^» ' ^ ^ regarding ^ ^ r ^^ ^^ ^ m . * ^^ .. ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ City ^^~* w ~^^ ^ n ^ of ^^ ^ v London ^^ ^^ ^^ m ^^»* " ^ - ^^ r and ™ ^ - general commercial affairs is very complete .

      Thring Several of U work pping s ham by the School late are Mr to . Edward be

      published , on the 17 th inst . by , Mr . T . Fisher Unwin . The celebrateds teacher ' s wovks are of

      moro profession than local especial interest ly they , and should to the be scholastic of great

      value . The Westminster Beview ( Trubner < fc Co . )

      seems to keep the public well up to the times

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 15, 1887, page 1802, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15121887/page/8/