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    4o8 The Publishers' Circular April Elite...

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    - keep a subject ing / has which written , thoug an h excellent simple in treatise itself , has on

    been surrounded by numerous difficulties . Commencing with a description of the Three Princiles of Classificationhe next proceeds

    to show p how these princi , ples are put into operation ; and finally concludes with a section on - ^^ ^ K ^ b the ^ p ^ b- ^* ^ " ^ p * Practice . " . 1 . W ^ p ^ F ^^^ ^ p * . ¦>» ^ fc . ^ ~ — of ~| ^ ^¦¦¦ . p ^ .. * Book ' ^ "p . * ~ - | i ~ ^ . b . ^ . -ke * p ^^ . b " ¦ ^ Br ep " ^ p" ^ ing ^^ ^~ " ^ b ^ h ^ k . ^ To ^ p ^^ all — - who - * — - ~

    are . engaged in this important branch of business transaction his work should prove of invaluable assistance .

    From Messrs . Macmillan & Co . — ' Chaucer , ' by . Professor A . W . Ward . This is the Shilling Edition of ' Mnrley ' s Library of English Men of

    Letters / and is one of the very best shillingsworth in that celebrated series . The book of 199 ¦ ¦ ph s ¦ is a divided % pp » rf into 4 ? four rffc chapters ¦ ¦ and » - contains

    a pa m ^ r ^^ needful -pm ge ^ ^^ | ** p ^ ^ little » ^ ^ *» , ^^ ^^ glossary ^ p ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ p *» of ^» r • • Saxon ™ r ~ - ~ - ^ ^— ** , y word ^^^^ —— — s , at the — — end . The first « chapter is a spirited sketcji of Chaucer ' s times . The second gives his life and

    " ^^^ ^ pvpv ^ 4 ^ w ^ p » " » ^^ . ^ fcp * ^ pk p ^ p ^ ^* ^ p > i ^ hPBBp ^ v ^ — ^ fc ^ V ^^ i ^ p > ^ pb ^ p . ^ fcp ^ P ^^ ^ ta ^ ^ p ^ ^ k ^ ^»^ p » — ' ^ m . . — - ^— —™ - — — — — — — works , while th , e third is called * Characteristics of Chaucer and his Poetry . ' The fourth chapter is an ilogue or resume of the whole . It is

    easy to ep see that the work throughout is the result of a long course of . patient study . The work » ¦/ ^ prf ^ pp > «» "b ^ ph could - ^^ ^ p » ^ " ^ ^ fc 'M K ^ not ^^ m , ^^^ ^^ ^ have ^^ ^ ' « ' V ^^^ been r ^_^ ' ^^ r <^ f «»^ put M ^ r * - ^ - ^ ^ into — ^— - ^ beti - — - — — er ^^ hands - — — ; -m

    the author has dealt with his subject with loving care and even reverence , and at the same time- boldly .

    From the same . — ' The Pleasures of Life / by Sir John Lubbock , M . P ., F . R . B ., LL . D . Eighth edition . This is a collection of addresses given

    at various times , at the opening of schools arid colleges , and altered , or rather amended , to meet the requirements of publication . There

    are ten chapters or essays on the different subjects which the author has studied . Sir John is a careful studentas we all knowand

    his reading is extensive , and , on these accounts , we should much like to peruse his own words rather than linger over liberal extracts from

    past and present authors . It is probably due to the author ' s modesty that he strengthens his position ¦ - ¦ - ¦ by ~^ r W the sayings fc of other men - ~—""™ . ¦ Sir Jchn

    m — " » — " ^^^ —™ ^^ ^™ ^™ r ^^ ^»^» ^ fc ^ ^*^ ^^^ " ^^ ^ B ^ ^ P ^ K ^^ - ^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^ " ^ — ~^ ~—~ — " ~™~ need not be so modest ; the world would be just as well convinced and perhaps far better pleased with his own utterances than with

    what others have said . The book is in a nice form , well printed , and should be in the hands of all who can read .

    From the same— 'A Teacher of the Violin and . other Tales / by J . U . Shorthouse . Much of the attraction the author of * John Inglesant'

    -- -susses for . ^ aders is due to a . certain sympath pos y with Nature and the power of depicting her ujaler } circumstances with almost weird

    v < unusua jxroxriinent effect ' . The in . " ability tlj ' ese fttbiies tytyus , alluded ^ -perhaps to is in very the

    1 tljan maty which other supplies beca the keen use title the ' of hero the book himsel , m f ore is

    ) 1 ! i i ' ^ ' "W ^ wilci ' ^ ppoBed , *^ - * Xf er ' * any and Ml it l * ^ to ' more U liave ^ m VA \ V , al gjoomy n-T a ^* « / JLXJI « 7 aspect «** susceptibilit ^ 2- ^^ * s _ of X * - ' * 'i - natural U ri UIVUA * AP y for MIA 4 life JL the &« . V t ^ - « .

    1 * ' ^ capability Ir . Shorthop of 9 e presenting § o possesses the defined a clearly polished marked

    , , \ -S ** fJt * KJAX l \ . l > y ; XJM . |/ tCOCUUtUg V ^ JUS X l / llllCiVI , ^ UHOIIVU gen ' tleman / and he ' escapes with wonderful dexterity xjK . Kj . divv - ^ i iijjr from XIV 7 UJ . ' embarrassment uuiuwiiaoQiucuio s that u iia u would nuuiu

    « puzzle a commonplace writer . ' In evidence , \ ye may point to hiB portrayal of the courteous ,

    highly-bred "Marquis Jeanne Hyacinthe de la Palfente } , and tbe delicate manner in which he has depicted the matrimonial offers of the

    Bareness Helena von ttaarneld . Altogether I -th ^ pp « stories . show Mr . Sfoorthou . se in perhaps I his happiest vein " and his many admirers will

    , I have much reason for rejoicing . ^

    From the same . —A beautiful woman , fascinating in manner — and — — ^^ divinely — - ^— - ^ - ¦ — ^ » formed — — , - but —^ ——— — - with v « v ^ v ^ baA a » - ^

    disposition unfortunately tainted by worldlinessi and hardly corresponding to so lovely an exterior—such is the main idea-that is

    effectively employed by Mr . Philip Lafargue in his jiovel , ' The New Ju $ gment ~ of Paris / The plot includes a young visionary artistAmbrose

    , Trevor , who placesthe beautiful Ida Bannatyne on a pedestal of ^ his own making , and then falls down and madly Worships her lo his

    ultimate cost ; a handsome debonnaire soldier , Sir Eric Bobertson , ultimately the successful man ; and an exceedingly well-drawn

    professional gentleman , Dr . Harvey Bland , clever and shrewd , with an unscrupulous disregard for the more honourable amenities of life and a

    proportionate consideration for his own pleasure . The thread that connects these and other welldefined characters is substantialandif we

    ^ ~^ ^ ^^^ ^^ " ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ " ^^*^^^ ^ k ^ ' ^^ V ^^^^ ^^^ v ^^ ^^^ *^^^ W ^^ ^^ r ^^ «^^ r w ^^ p ^^ ^^^^ m ^^ na ^ v - ^^ . ^ v ^^^^^ ^^> , ^ B ^ K ^^ V ^^>^^ b ^^ ^^ , ^ H ^^^ ^^^> v * ^^^^ may so put it , well spun ; and the dialogue is cri ^ p , amusing , and intellectually bright . Mr . Lafargue <_ ,- ' s novel _ displays x •/ much acquaintance j .

    with the more refined walks of society , and is smart , cultured , and interesting throughout . From Messrs . Moffatt & Paige . — Moffatt ' s

    ' Deductions from Euclid . ' This collection of exercises on the first six books of Euclid fully worked out will be found to possess educational

    merits of no mean importance . Teachers of mathematics should see the book , and we are sure they will find it useful .

    From Messrs . Passmore & Alabaster . —Mrs . C . H . Spurgeon has recorded very , benevolent

    labour in an account of ' The Book-Fund and its Work , 1887 . ' There is pleasure in noting how much gratitude follows the excellent work of

    distribution under Mrs . Spurgeon ' s care . The income for the year was over l , 580 Z ., for which 10 , 311 books , besides many thousands of

    sermons , were sent out to various Nonconformist ministers . Among the books were 2 , 149 ies of ' The Treasury of David' 579 volumes

    cop of Mr . Spurgcon s ' Sermons , ' 776 , of his Lectures to My Students , ' and 949 of his work * My Sermon Notes . '

    From Mr . Bernard Quaritcn .. —* Objects and Work of the Selden Society . ' More than ordinary interest is attached to this account of

    the classes of MSS . with which the Society proposes founded io to 1887 deal , . in The or ^ er Selden to encourag Society e was the

    study and increase the knowledge of the History re of cords ; Englis of h the Law ' Society . A proposal has caused to the publish issue the of

    the present pamphlet , which contains an exceedingly concise account , of the MSS . which will come under noticeand also the schemes

    for a new Anglo-French , Dictionary and a new " Dictionary of * Law * Terms . Anglo-French , we need hardly is - chieflused for legal

    say , y matterg . • From Messrs . Henry Stevans 8 c Son . —* Johann

    Schoner , Professor of Mathematics at Nuremberg , ' by Henry Stevens , of Vermont . Mr . C ^^ p ^» . V ^ H ^^ W ^ P ^^ . ^ Copte ^^ T ^ - ^^ M ^> ^ KW ^^^ T , ^ H who ^ ™ ^^ . ^^ ^^^^ . edits ^^^^^ " ^^^^^^ S ^ B ^^ ^^^^ this ¦ ^ ^ . ^» ¦ ^ f ^ ¦ book - ^ ¦ ^ ^^ ^^^ ¦ ¦ — — , ^ m ¦ and ~~ - ^ ^^ - ^^^ supp ^ - ^^ ^ w ^^^ ^ T ^^ B ^^^ lies ™ ™ ^ " ^^^^ ^—^

    an introduction and bibliography , well deserves the ' thanks of the bodjs-loving fraternity for a careful ly ' edfled worlc . No one who' has

    the can sli fail ghtest to appreciate interest in it the . ' The study account of geo ^ 6 rapby t t ^ e earliest production of globes is full of' interest

    and this book conveys the information skil- , fully and accurately .

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1888, page 408, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041888/page/14/