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    gp ;—-i^ yov. 16, i88s The Publishers' C...

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    when we taken us into such miry places . The book is - - the interesting reader who from once the takes first page rt trp- to is cer the tainl last y , and nor

    likel to the y effective to lay it ending down . until he has perused it From the Xiangensclieid ' sclie BucliliandTung

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    volume . Readers of French novels who know German will find Villatte's ' Parisismen * a useful addition to their library .

    From 1 Miscellanies Messrs . S : ampson Prose and Low , Verse Marston , ' by , & William Co . —

    rich Maginn collection , edited of by wri R tings . W . b Montagu y a man . whose Here nam is e a , alas ! is too little known in these daysalthough

    his scattered works have given delight , to a couple of generations of the English people . Mr . Montagu deserves the thanks of all lovers

    of our literature for the pains he has taken in preparing these entertaining miscellanies , which will be found brightened by many ruddleams

    of scholarly fun . Not a few of the items y g , such as 48 t « h Bob ' are Burke old favourites ' s Duel with ; but Ensi muc gn h Brad new y matter of the

    has , been introduced with good effect . Mr . first M ui ontagu sb introduced ' s repetition himself of the to story William of how Blackwood Maginn

    introduced xiiuiseix to ^ vv liiiam ^> uiCKWOoa is was —* very ^^ then -w- ^^ ^ acceptable v v v writing w w *^ 4 ' mr ^*^ F * . ^ for ^ ^^ Mag ^^ ^ Mag ^^^^ inn ^^* ^ T a »» , . v it * should ^ I ^ called ^^* ¦ * 4 b ^ k v ^ be ^^^ ^ at stated v ^^ the ^^ la ^^^ ,

    in shop I recollected in Princes th Street at poor , and Dowd just en as and I was Jennings going , « -ind one or two more , in whose names I had

    wri written ting very squibs wicked for the notes magazine to Blackwood , were , after destage manding r ^ — — for ^ - ^ - " some the ¦ ^^ ^ m m ^ author * aport w * w * ^^^ * . # ' s address ^ I h > « a vm sked «» v «>» , if i so » j » Mr f- I . 1 . a had Blackwood . it r * « . **» a ^/^ kj » clear w ^ . ^ v ^ V- ^

    office could . be I seen mad , e and rather was a introduced formal bow to , and his , pri giving vate Misther him a touc Blackwood h of the Cork I brogue , said Sir ? : " — ' " " Yes Ye ' r

    ^ iPf" was the answer , , " presume at your , service . " Be , a Gor week , Sir , " said I 'd , " have if you saved were me onl a y journey at my service but

    entirel be my y ago conscience that you you , are as I at ' m my here service , I m very at ; last glad . " ,

    to " Pray obli , ge Sir you , may , or I ask how , " he have said I , disp ' « what leased I can you do ? to Our all establishment letters vvvviu" " Sir is very Sirli punctual teto in reply " ing I

    there Cork J ^ id — , , «« d there on ' t you ' , , s som ?— e well )* A , rascal pyU , there , ) AIOI in s ' s 'VIA Cork some n W — me 1 JUU blackguard you now lll / ' know T' ,, J-- — - » after wvvi , making AUOAlUg use UOO of V * my * A « jr JUHJbMJLMrj name in XIA your VVrUJb « old ^ AVt

    » wimp of a magazine , and I must know who he nght «• ' " 8 to Oh ask , Sir ' ! tiny M aaid euch Blackwood question , ' « s , ' l and deny those your

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    there " May ? " be it ' ** s I going reall to y cannot deny what answer you wrote you , , $ you ir . " '

    said are . I May throwi be you'll a deny bundle this of , and his this letters , and on this the , " table before , him ng ¦ . "Maybe ¦ i 'll they — - ' re not

    to — the man — - " that — " ¦ writes ¦ f ^ r- - for ^ r-- you _ y - ^^ ^ you p ^ ^ m ^ say wmr ; ^^ ^ J and ^^ » may ' ^^ ^^ § 4 be ^ ^ you'll say that I ' m not the man himself . "' After for this quiz ^^ Mag ^——— p ^ inn — —— — became pv ¦ - ^ ^» «» ^^ - *^ Mr «»*^ b » . Blaekwood — — ^> V W **> ¦» ^ . ^ N ^^ j ' " * s kaT guest Ci % fc % ^^ l ^ W

    some time . A difference whichuarose _ ^ ^ betweenfriend Magazine them ; of however for Town , led and to the Country founding . Eraser of Fraser was ' a s

    in their Mag pockets inn , ' s , th and ey , together after putting strolled the papers out in Street search they of a publisher came to w . No av Going * 215 Atf when ff through 14 Mag Regent inn

    exclaimed —— — —— — — : " Here ' - ' - — " - * ' s a namesake .. * . IV } , of yours « klAUCL , Eraser AA * U V' <«» , mitte let ' s try d the him . " They entered the shop and

    suband in February proposal 1830 , which , in pursuance was at once of the adopted agree- ; ment thus made , appeared the first number of .

    Fraser ' s Magazine for Town and Country , the w lisher ti h tl e " , , E by but raser way from " being of the resenting derived projector this not ; baptismal from the former the pub disr of

    to tmction tinction refer , to would would it otherwise , allow allow no nn than one nna as in in " his lii The « emp flm Town nl loyment mrmATit and Country — — ^ m . '" We ™ ^^ ^ have ^^™ mam w ^^ been wmr -m ^ ^ mw ^ B ^ tempted m ^^ ^^ p ^ m ^ Bm ^ whmT ^ # * mm ^ mrmm to V ^ mr refer t ^ m ^ mW * W ^ ^ mt 0 m ^ b

    specially to these matters , gleaned from the found pages brimfu of Mr l . of Montagu the liveliest ' s book interest , which . will be

    From story Messrs ' White . M Heather ocmillan , ' by & William Co . —The . Black absorbing , which has been - - ¦ appearing - h ¦ k in Longman i » ' s Magazine ¦ h ¦ -m ¦ ^^ h has i

    just hold been the — — published inion — that ^^^ in Mr a . Black comp — — m ^ ^ - ~ ^ lete — ^ has —— ^ r form - ^ remained ^^ ^» . ^ Many ^^ , ^^ too ^ v ^ i ^ mw ^^ w long — — ' J- "J in —— a op special —— »— — — - — groove # - ^» ^^ - — - - ^ w ^— ' ; J but wmr vv * mw- ¦ the ^ r ^ ^^ ^ novel v ^ - ^^ » ^^ * v under W «« ^ tf ^ ^ B * ^^

    review tility , not but onl also y sh g o ives ws a convincing large measure proof of of versa the - continued vigour of Mr . Black ' s peculiar talent

    enchain in the weaving the attention of a story of the and reader of his ability from the to first page to the last . American life is depicted I

    firs to t follows e extent the in fortunes * White of Heather Mr . Hodson , ' which ( an at I American tourist ) and his daughter through the

    0 d >* ^ covered course of scenes their of holiday Scotland . trip The among Scottish the charac m heath- - ter sketches supplied by Mr . Black are inimitable

    both in their native vigour and truth . Ronald northern Strang is hearts as fine as a Meenie specimen is of of the the winsom hardy e

    expected Scottish from lassie Mr . . Such Black , delineations but we have in mi addition ght be some remarkably vigorous portraits of American

    book character which , which mast be give considered originali another ty and life triump to h a of one of our best anddeservedlymost

    successful writers of picturesque , fiction . , . ¦¦ From V ^^ v ^ V ^ ^—^^^^ v the -vr ^^ - ^ p * v same ^ r ^^^ mr ^ m ^^^ m ^ ^ pr . mr — v In ^^ i i i man v ^^ hhw ^ mfmw ^^ tm ^ y mj respects M ^ . v v . ^ w ^ - ^ . ^ ^ p w v ^ w * Voices ¦ v ^ t ^ * v ^ m ^ ^ mW ^^^ cry ^ m' m ^ ing ^ w ^^^^ V ^

    in the Wilderness ' is of more than ordinary merit . for The reasons hero when which very are young not is easil taken understood by his father to , y

    one of the South Sea Islands , and here both , are deserted by the chip ' s crew . I * he father , in order to govern the rude islanders and prevent the

    many ring , is deeds led to of pose outrage as a h that igh priest are constantl and worshipper y occurof - ^^ ^^ W the " ^^ V . *^ . * ^ . " ^ Wm sun ^ ^ p ^^ M ^ iV . ^ W This mW * m ) " .. IW ¦ . BV ^ relig W mm * m ¦•¦ ^ >^ F ^ V ion ^^^ ^^^^^ » he i ^»^^ ¦¦ "" i ^ ^ inculcates — " ¦ ~^^ r- ¦ ¦ - ^ f- ^ f' - » - " - »* — > n ^ , and ^» " — ¦ ¦ - ¦ " ¦ , ^ ai ^^^ ' . in ^ li ^ - ^ i ^ F ^ iB .

    this religion he brings up his son , a fervent , over enthusiastic to this youth form , of whose worship whole . On being his death is given « bed ,

    ho been wever spent , -when on tl ^ 89 o mething i ?^ i & . iq like & a ; : e f ighteen ™ ^ eArfl and ^ iave ' deprives son the deceit him of of which * his oilo he has great ^ een auppor gvwjlty ^ ^ an ^ thns f ^ itii , k

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 16, 1885, page 1215, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16111885/page/11/