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    Shilling Stobijes.

    indifference ^ rath v v _ . __ er _ ' fast to , ' the di - sgusted fair g— j - — ' ' ' sex — ( with or ^ fE may life — , y be a —_ that blig — y— he hted _— - is ^

    wanderer to and fro in foreign lands—these details according may , like to other taste ) por , falls tions in of love the with story > her be . altered Q uest

    of house does ditto . Complications , flirtations , recriminations , and tears . Conclusion : The poor little ^ p governess marri - ~ es the ¦ well-bredenormously

    ^ P ^ ^ ^ p , ., ^^ ~_ _^^_ ^ - ^ - - - — — * , - _~ — — w — m- —— - » ^ - ^ , — - ^^ - ^^^^ - _ - m ¦ _ - ¦— v ^ ^ j rich But son , no and matter happiness what rei the gns lot supreme of the . sentimental shilling dreadful may - _ be , love p forms — the backbon , _ _ e _

    of m—r ^^— - — it . £ pj It may also be ^ — remark , _ , ___ _— _ _ ed _ _ _ that — these _ __ _ _ stories _ _ — usually end happily , and that not unfrequently the disappointed lover , if there be such a one , consoles

    himself by taking one of the bridesmaids at the wedding he A _ v is — _ left ___ of hollow ______ his former _ - ^ _ yed _ — flame and . despairing _ Occasionall _ __ j— ^^ , -g pathetical ^ y , h owe — _ . __ — ver ly , ^ ^

    long appealing , lonely to years the he reader shall for roam sympath this earth y during ' s surface the . One feature that — frequently strikes us - in connection __ - _"

    with these sentimental ^ stories ^ is the inability the writers often evince to distinguish between right and wrong , justice and injustice . They will fall into

    ecstacies of admiring approbation , for instance , over the doings of a man whose actions , calmly considered , 1 are V ^ ^^ anything » ¦** ¦ »^ ^* ^*^ m A * H * KJpp ^ but r ** ^* " » *^ creditabl ^ pr ^ p * " ^ pr " ^ p ^ p * » **^^ v ^ pw 4 » e ^ T ei ^ - ^ A ther < v — » ^^^» to »* - ^^ * his p * 4 ^ p * n ^ ^ heart P >» ^ v ^ W V * ^ P , * J un ^ p » »^ der •¦ P" ^^ ^^

    -stan some din rea g , ll or y good connection fellow , ; honourable while , on the , generous other , hand and , straightforward in all his dealingsis practically

    passed by unnoticed . But it must , be admitted that the former character in these works has all the advantages of a superior physiquea lovely

    ing moustac voice he ; , beautiful and , perhaps dark , the eyes , writers and a soft , only caress copy - human ^^¦^^ P ^ pr ^ pf " ^ ^^ P ^^ ^ " ^^» ^^^^^ n ^^^^^™ ature ^ " ^^ pF *^ p" ^ " ^^ H ^^ P * ( ^ L feminine ¦ *^ " ~ »^^^^^» — ^^""^ p * " ^^ " ^ W *^^ ^ human ^ " «^ ^^»^^ ^^ P ^ p ^^^ v *^^^ " ~ ^^^^^ " nature *^» ^» ° " ^ " ~™ ^^ ~»~ -r * " ^» ¦ ) ^ P ° after - ^ " —^ ^^^ ^^ ~^ " ~ ——^ " all ~ - ~~ - ¦ ^—^~ . —

    i A class of shilling stories for which we have often much find sympath them y very , thoug tediou h it s must reading be , confessed are the long we ,

    a closel rul y -printed so extremel , laborious well productions -intentioned . They the writers are , as have manifestl , bestowe y d such a larg , e amount of

    time and patience y on their works , in each case inditing quite as much as would make up a dozen of such storiesand they have been animated by so

    obvious a spirit , of earnestness and indefatigable perseverance , that it is almost impossible not to regard their efforts with soine degree of favour .

    In all these works the need of the editorial shears is cut painfull ¦ away ¦ without y apparent ¦ inj . ury Whole to the n passages arrative ; mi errors ght be of

    ^^ - ^ t « b ^^ ^ hrf ^ v w w »^^» w W W ** *^ *• * ^^ r ~ mr ^ e ^» ¦ ^^ ^^^^ ^^ m ^ m ^^"" ^^ ^**^^ ^ ——~— — — - — ^ " — w — jud and gment as a rule and they absurdities display a of comp speech lete are lack present of fore- ; thought and arrangement . The writers' ideastoo .

    are crude and immature , a knowledge of the class , of occur society on dep almost icted is every frequentl page y wanting . But , desp and i solecisms te these

    great and serious drawbacks , the well-meaning apparent nature as that we hav we e fail said to of utter the authors a single is harsh so clearl word y

    of criticism . Only we earnestly desire that they would direct their efforts into more suitable channels . Of religious works in this class—that isworks

    avowedly written with a desire to stimulate , to a need higher be and said . more Some moral of th form em aif of e exceeding existence l — y good little ,

    but the majority suffer from a want of originality . No cfoubt it is difficult to find new situations that shall sufficiently emphasise a lessonbut surely

    there are distinct peculiarities of the , times , evil tendencies might aptly in be th utilised ought , . fashion The , writers and society o £ reli , g that ious

    We fiction are confine somewhat themselves tired too of closel the good y to one little groove girl . harassed by a drunken and reprobate parent , bu &

    I who aided eventually Iby the fact , by that reason the said of her parent better falls nature dbwri- ,

    _ . , , . _ .. stairs or in other way is disabled and brought into a fit — state — - — — for — — — coii - ^^ - ^— -- rersion - ^^ — h ^^ — »^ " ^^ " , ^ m comp ^^^^ ^ ^»^^^» H ^ r letel ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ y ^ B reform ^^ s him — — ^^ - ^—^^^— . ^ m We w _ ^^^^

    are are far writte from n sajing such that or all bimilar religious lines shilling as thi stories sand upon , we cheerfully acknowledge the attempts recentl

    made by some authors to depart from traditions of y the past , but it must be admitted that the general run of religiou s stories undoubtedly pursue a

    welltrodden and time-honoured path . The object of such works , we humbly submit , should be to inculcate a wholesome moral by the very essence of the

    influenced narrative , the in th nobility eir doings and , b unselfishness y a loftier ^ and of peop purer le disposition ^* l * *~ m •*«^ ^ V A a r m *¦* m . and * " » v « ^ 1 th 4 * V * at ^^ ^ all * - » I I attempts 4 ^ -4- * 4- ^ v ^ i ^ j * -w 4- * - * to 4- ^^ ^ improve v ^>« w ^ ¦«* ^ k . ^ r « *^ . the t L * - *» j ^ . j- ^ *^ «« .

    , occasion and obtrusively to protrude a moral should be laid on one side . The actions should be allowed to

    speak for themselves . What the future of shilling stories will be it is somewhat difficult to say . The overcrowding of the

    market last year has sensibly diminished their numbers during the present season , but it is more than probable that so soon as the accumulated tU large

    UJ _ LC 4 > U pXV / lk / rblLfAU UM * AQM , \ J OV E 7 WU UU UUV IA \^ ^ UAU U tV / U , XUlXgW stock at the ' railway book-stalls and shops has been sufficiently digested by the public , and an appreciable

    desire is shown for a fresh supply , the furore will break out in quite its old intensity and impetuosity again . That there is room for such workswe

    decidedly believe , and in the present demand , for books of a popular nature they should undoubtedly serve a useful and recreative purpose ; but we would

    strongly advise all authors thinking of embarking on , this perilous sea of literary enterprise to be quite sure of their powers before startingand above

    everything to takd on board as little , unnecessary ballast as possible . \

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    May 16 , i •^ r ' - ¦ - ¦ . The ¦ i _ 1 T ' * ' ^ uBKiH * T ^ ' , s" ( ••; krctilax ' *¦ ' ¦ ¦ \ sb ! i I « ¦ ¦• \ : - - . : -,. ^ ; — .

    Ti^Ad^ Cc^Ange^ We Understand That The W...

    Ti ^ ad ^ CC ^ ange ^ We understand that the well-known firm

    of Alexander Thorn & Co ., long one of the leading houses in Dublin , " is in course of transformation into a limited company . The capital

    is ^ 105 , 000 , andj , during the time applications for shares ^^ p * were ' entertainablenearly twent

    ^ times H ^^^ r ^^^ . ^ r ^^ p ^^^ «^^ ^^ the - ~ ^ pp ^ ^ . ^ P 1 . amount ^ w ^^ . F V ^ . ^¦ p' ^ . f ^ ^^* . ^ v ^ required ^ r ^^ . ^ ^ i ^^ - ^^ ~^ m" ^ v hp ^ ^>^ ^ n ^^^ v ^^ pF ^^ v was ^^ . r , * V ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ app ^^^ ^¦ ^ ™ ^^^ ^ p lied ^^ . * ^ . ^ pr for ^^ h ^ p ^ - ^ r y . The list closed on Saturday last . The business

    of Alexander Thorn & Co . has for long been reputed as a highly remunerative one , and it is stated ¦ ¦ that the ¦¦ 1 nett profit for ¦ ¦ one

    ^^™ r ^^^ r ^^ r" ~^ ~— ^^ ~ " — ~^^ " ^^ ^ f ^ " ™ ^ ^^ ^» ^^ ^^ pr ^ i ^ p ^^^ 1 ^— ^^^ ^^ ^ p »^^ " ^™ ^^^ ^^^^ - ^ ^^ 1 1 ^^^ i" ~^^ - ^^^ ^™ ^^^^ year ^ p ^ p ^^ ^ pr ^ pr ^^ . , ^ pj ending January 31 , 1887 , was as much as £ 11 , 236 . It was founded by the late Mr .

    Alexander Thorn at the commencement of the present century , and since his death it has been carried on by his son-in-law and grandson . * Thorn ' s Official Directory' may \

    be mentioned as one of'the best known of their publications . The business of the late Mr . William JarvisI

    of No . 1 , The Quadrant , Bournemouth , has , been purchased by Mr . A . P . Muddiman , of I

    Leighton Buzzard . Mr . T . L . Weldon , of London , acted for both purchaser and vendors . i

    of Messrs Mr . G . . " W S . . Cox H . , Smith for some & Son years ' s Bookstall manager

    ment at Accrington of the , has bookselling succeeded and to the stationery manage- I business PPk- M M carried MP- PA on by Miss M . Fogg , at 115 - ^^ ^ * . ^ * ' ¦ ^

    . trade Blackburn who have Road come , Accring in contact ton ; those With Mr in . the C and know his genial and enterprising mannerT ,

    will , we are sure , wisn nim every success . - i

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 16, 1887, page 501, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16051887/page/15/