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282 BOOKS OF THE MONTH.
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Books Of The Month.
official handbooks to tlie Exhibition . The sweeping criticisms of F ¦ will ranci no t be Turner accep P ted algrave without in much the Guide contradiction to the . Fine Hunt Ar 's t " Collec _Synoj tions _^ sis _" ,
of the industrial departments will be found very useful to those who have not courage to hunt out objects of special interest in the
bewildering pages of the Official Catalogue . Speaking of guidebookswe observe that the " Table of Cab -fares / ' published by
Houlston , & Wright , has been compiled under the special direction of Sir Richard Mayne . Galignani has just issued a new Paris guide
for 1862 . " Handy Guide to London" by Messrs . Chambersprice one
shilling , contains much information , useful to strangers , at the present time . Besides a general description of all objects of
interest in the Metropolis itself , it gives pleasant sketches of easy excursions in the environs . The index shows that the information
( C is of the latest kind . C The Pupil-Teachers' Hand-book to the Government
Examinations " ( Watson ) will be found a good manual for reference . It contains questions adapted to each year of apprenticeship .
" The Companion to English Grammar , " by Jacob Lowns , ( Longman , ) is S _23 ecially adapted to the tuition of advanced pupils .
The success of the Children ' s Movable Books induces Messrs . Dean & Son , the original inventors , to issue a new series , depicting
the exploits of Blondin and Leotard . " Patience Hart's First Experience of Service '' by Mrs . Sewell
( Jarrold & Sons , ) is a well-written story of domestic , life . Her books , have obtained a very wide circulation , but even her readers will be
surprised to learn that her ballads , entitled " Mother ' s last Words " and " Our Father ' s Care" have reached conjointly the extraordinary
circulation of 360 , 000 co , pies . " St . Clement ' s Eve , " by Henry Taylor , the well-known author of
" Philip van Artevelde , " ( Chapman & Hall , ) is now before the public . " Walter Chetwynd" by H . Bouverie Pigott ( Kent ) is a pretty
story of two young ladies , who are unfortunately , attached , to the same young gentlemanand as all the world loves a love-story told
with tenderness and ; animation , we are not surprised to hear it has had a . considerable circulation in Ireland—its native land—nor that
it has found its way into London libraries _, Alice Chetwynd , the cousinis not also the beloved lady—that being reserved for the
orphan , , Etta Vernon . Yet it is Alic ; e who marries the hero , and to whom lie behaves so tenderly that she never finds out
her mistake till—but we will leave that time to the reader ' s penetration . The concluding part of this book , of which
the scene is chiefly laid in Italy , is the most vivid in tone ; but H . Bouverie Pigott is rather hard upon artistes , who often
mate worthily with the best of the land , and whom the kindred spirit of Literature ought truly to uphold bravely , if they uphold
themselves honestly .
282 Books Of The Month.
282 BOOKS OF THE MONTH .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1862, page 282, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061862/page/66/
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