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    • June 16,1890 The Publishers' Circular 76...

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      tales for schoolboys in their . new dress form a suitable gift From the same . —• Georg b e Burley : his ¦ ¦ History ¦

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      befor moral e and us the religious contrast purpose is presented . In the of book the triump ¦¦¦ — ¦ h of wisdom __ ^^ v ^^^^ and ni rectitude with the fatal

      winning of ending - ^ T two of young success foll __ . __ y ^_ men and ^ m ^ in __ life *_ - ^_ , wickedness ^ p ^^ p . whose ^ r- ^^ were ^ p ^ ^^ p , - ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ equal ^ p opportunities ^^ ^^^^ V ^^ in l y ^* ^^ the ^^ promising ^ P ™ ^^ ™ ¦ ¦¦ careers I ™ ~»— ~~ for - ^ ~~ — .

      characters Most of the and scenes events occur , althoug in London chiefly , common and the - place , are carefully and truthfully described .

      Young people are sure to be entertained and profited by the story . From - Messrs - - . Simpkin -- - ii MarshallHamilton

      ^ p ^^ — Kent — — — — & Co — . , Li _— — mited — — ^^^—r ^ - — — ^^^ , ^ . — ^^~~ - ~ mm ' ^^ The ~~ — ^^» ™ - ^ p * ^^^^^^ J . ^ B ^» . ^ p- , v . M ^ p ^™^^ p ^ . ^» - ^ r— Guide ^ p ™ — ~~ - ^^ to , Switzerland , ' by J . E . Muddock . Illustrated . A new edition ( the _ eighthby the way . ) of an

      extremely useful \ , book ^ . Mr , y . Muddock - % J f writes concisely and contrives to fill his pages with precisel - y the kind of facts of - ~ most ir practical

      valu _ — — — e to _ travellers — —~ — — and _~ _ tourists -m ^ — ^ p— , . ^^ , The — - * - ¦— ¦— volume — - " ~ — contains eleven capital route maps ,, plans , and other illustrations . There are also special

      articles on mountaineering , glaciers , guides , hotels , dress , and other matters of interest to prospective visitors to Switzerland . The book

      ha merits nds of the the reception travelling which public it has , and won eviden at the tly no effort has been spared to bring this new

      edition , in every sense , up to date . From A \/ A » the vaa i same iva-tJiVrf . — ' Poc A \ s v ket » -V < V G V > 1 uide MAViV for JL \ J - Ge V n M ~ m eva »>* and »«»* ---, *_ ^^— ' ^ ' ^ ' .. ^ *¦ >— " ^ V ^ * ^*

      • Chamounix , ' edited by J . E . Muddock . This pamphlet of fifty pages forms No . 1 of Mr . Muddock's * Sectional Guides' to the Continent

      , It is published at a popular price , gives explicit directions , and contains a plan and five illustrations . It is arranged on a simple planand we

      , can recommend it with confidence . From the same . —* Romantic Stories of Stage and Ring ; or — Glimpses — Behind the Scenes' by a

      Wandering O' , Musician . i . An entertaining , group of stories dealing chiefly with the adventures of actors and their sweethearts . Fun and

      pathos , in fair proportions , are cleverl ¦ y blended throughout . From Messrs . Walter Smith & Innes . — ' Truth

      wi M . th Bram Honour ston . , ' b Scenes y Chris from tabel the R . Cole earl rid liv ge es and of y two sistersGwendolen and Mary Despard

      form the basis , of this story . Their troubles , and good fortune , and the various men and wome W V ^ ^ r JB ^^ * m » ^ j n ^ b ^ Q ¦ , wi W *^> t ^ v h ^* . ^ whom V V ^^ ** ~ i ~ ^^ ^^— «* t ^^ hey ^^^ w ^ p ^ ¦ came ^^^ ^ . ^ w ^^^^^ m ^^ i into ^ .. a »^ v ^^ ^ . ^ con ^ i ^ ^ k ^ ^— - t ^— act ^^ ^ - *^ ^^ , are ~ T ~ ^—^

      described in detail and with a fair amount of literary skill . The novel , however , too frequently lacks interest to be considered a

      decided success . From the Society for Promoting Christian

      Testament Knowledge . ' .- J us ' Scri t the pture kind Picture of book -Book to interest , Old children in the heroes of Hebrew History , and

      to make them turn to the Bible itself with eagerness and intelligence . The pictures , and there are quite a number of themare capital

      and the descriptive letterpress is , bright and , suggestive . Dull Sunday afternoons ought to be unknown in houses where books of this sort

      are is doing found a , good and the work Christian in publishing Knowled such ge Society attractive volumes at a popular price .

      From the same . — ' In Scorn of Consequence ; or , My Brother ' s Keeper' b *^» y Theodora Corrie . By

      means ^^— ~ ^^ w ™ i" ^^— ^^ of - ^ ^^ r ^^ m ^^^ a ^^ ^^^ well ^ M ^^^ H ^^^ ^ - ^^ arranged V ^ V ^^^ ¦ , ^ m w ^ m ^ j M story ^^^» ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ W ^^^ the ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ writer ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ of ^ ^^ M this purpose » ' - ¦—¦ - b ' ^^ work ^^^ ^^ r , v ^ namel ^^ m ^^ r ^^ mt seeks ^ m ^ m ^^ . ^ y W ^ , B to ^^ to ^ H ^ set " ^^ ^^ accomp ^^ forth ^^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^™ lish the ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ true ^^ an ^^ ^^^^ ^^ excellent meaning ' ^ ^ " ^ ^ — ^^^ J

      We of sacrifice are taug , ht which to recognise is the hig that hest it form is only of life in . fairy m ¦ ¦ tales # that le live ¦ happy r for ever ; true

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      has of Hetherington the endeavoured story , . which In to is the trace well character something drawn , the of that author Giles is

      story nobler is than one that a will comp , we lacent believe existence , exert . a good The influence wherever it is read .

      From the same . —• The Slaver of Zanzibar , ' by charmed F . Frankfort with this Moore book . . Young They peop will follow will the be

      movements of H . M . S . Pelican with increasing respecting interest , and the gather slave trad much ewh useful ich will knowledge doubtless

      help to increase the hatred , with which it is viewed it would in make England a most . For suitable prize volume or presentation .

      From the same . —' Twelve Tiny Tales , ' by Mrs . c Molesworth hildren , printed . Charming in large stories type on for thick very paper young ,

      with numerous illustrations , many of which are From tastefull the y same coloured . —* St . . BernardAbbot of

      Clair-, vau which x , ' by belongs S . J . Eales to , the M . A . ' , Fathers D . C . L . This for volume English , R h eaders ' Series - » furnishes - - us - with - - ~ an - ~ - admirable - ~ i ¦

      account ^^ ^ ^^^ w * - ^ ^ > , n ^^ ^^ r ^ . ^ of - ** - ^ ' the ^™ - ^ ° , life and — times — of — St — . Bernard . The author has taken much pains with his work , giving a comprehensive but yet sufficiently

      compact character . sketch Amongst of an other interesting things ecclesiastical the volume has a valuable chapter on the state of Western

      auth Europe or ' s before method the is time unconventional of St . Bernard , the . sty The le clearand the whole material well arranged .

      From the , same . —' The Monumental History of the F ^ H ^ T . S *^ i M . v A Early J ^ ^^^ . ^ This ^^^^ ^^ k British ^ K ^^ V-. ^ ^ is ^ . i i ^ an t ^^ W Church ^^^>^ endeavour ^ . ^ p ^ ^ vr ^ B ^ . w ^ , t ^^¦ r ' by ^^ ^^ - ^^^^^ L to ^ . v ^ i ^ Romilly tell ^^ ^^^ ^— ^^ m the - ^ r *— ^** ^^ r Allen story ™ ^ ^^ - ^^ ^^ ,

      of the early Church in Great Britain as it is revealed by the structures , monuments , and ¦ po I . I ^^ * rtable m VH ^^ r ^^ ^ % ~ i i ~ ^ r "" elics - ^ r ^™ ^ " ^^ .. , « which " ' ¦ - ¦— " still — remain * — " ¦¦ — — ~ for — ex — -

      amination . The author admits that he does not field attem ; p h is b mai y an n p y urpose means is to to g exhaust ive a general so wide idea

      of the materials that are available for writing a more complete treatise . It must have cost much labour to gather the information

      contained in this book , and the author merits our gratitude for paving the way to a more extended survey of Christianity in this country as

      afforded by archaeological remains . From the same . — ' The Title Deeds of the Church of ¦¦¦¦ pHrfir Engla i nd : an Historical ¦—¦ Vindication - ~ - ~ of her -

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      cidents connected , loosely story strung rather together than as , a number at thro of wing inlight r * jk upon the questions ¦ » ¦— ~~* an ¦ d - » perp I lexities that

      are these V * « K ^ Hh ^ agitating tr ^ ^ times F ~^ ^^^ . *»* . » ^ r . . ^^ « pr The the ^^ M ^ ^^ . mind — sketch " ^ — " — s ^— of is reli ™— arranged - ^^» —~ gious ^^ — — men — under — in ^ t V h fH . " e ^^ h * V ** e ^^^ ^ ads 1 *^ ^^^ T ~ t j ~ of ^^ P ^^ great HplK ^^ " ^^ ^ P ^^ ^ movements . ™ - ^^^ ^^ v ^ i —~ " ^ ^ ^ »~ " ^ T ^ " ~ that — - slowl ^ - - - — - y ™

      march and work themselves out , events being ment traced but not also only to to their their issues immediate in the far environ future - .

      There , is a great deal of sound information in the book , which . is presented in a clear and , — — m

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    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 16, 1890, page 761, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16061890/page/23/