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    Books Received :— From Messrs. A. 8. Bar...

    gentleman ' s absentmindedness was sufficiently proved i by mf his habit of appearing . Jt T * J in chapel ITwith _

    his cap on wrong side foremost , and with a Plato and Virgil under his arm instead of his Bible and Prayer ^^•^ —™ -w m —^ - ^_ book i m ^ —^ —^ ^»^» ^ . There ^ m ^ _ t « ^ or ^ a * ^ v are ^^»^_ i " *^ some ¦** - *^ ^^ ^ —^ effective —i ^ h ^ b v ^ ~^ ^ p ^» v ^^ woodcuts y — —^ —^ —^^ ^^ —p ^ v - **^

    in this story . ' ContraBted Journeys' is the title of 1 Tunes a p ' leasant gives some travel anecdotes -paper , of and the an associations essay on

    of certain well-known popular national melodies . The picture pages continue to form an attractive addition to this deservedly popular magazine . —

    The Portfolio ( Seeley & Co . ) gives us as a frontisworker piece an M . etching L 6 on XJiermitte by a well representi kno"wn ng Fren the ch

    Champs , Elysees , with its fashionable , throng . Another sketch , by the same clever artist , presents the Rue des Chiffoniers , and forcibly sets

    before us the miserable surroundings of these poor folks whose troubles have been recently brougC- > ht forward in the Parisian newspapers JL A .

    Abingdoa and Dorchester give a text for a descriptive paper , by Mr . A . J . Church , full of historic reminiscences ; and the etchings ^ Jof the

    two churches are gems well worthy of a frame . IAn article on the naming of St . Jobn gives an opening for a third full-page plate of the carving

    attributed to Albrecht Diirer . Mr . George J William Reid , of the British Museum , discusses \ the evidence for and against the theory that it I Diirer Tv . _ * _ work and he 1 __ inclines 1 to * . ___ the __ 1 T _ belief . 1 . **

    ; that "was it was ' s from his , hand . The reproduction _ " in 1 p the iece p of late work before . A genuine us is a piece beautifull of art- y criticism -finished

    by Mr . "Walter Armstrong , forming the second of his papers ' On the Authorship of some Italian Pictures' draws a parallel — between — the canons by

    which the , authorshi j p of a poem may be deter- mined , and those by which the original painter ' s hand may be detected ; j and he argues — that

    the connoisseur » » has an immense advantage - - o over the critic of letters in the infinite width of the field from which the painter draws the first

    elements of his work , and in the freedom with which he is allowed to impress his own personality upcn them , "while a writer is confined within

    the narrow A , bounds ' of a tongue-language , with its t _ ¦ , graphy irrao more hv or . . less The The ri illustrations illustrations gid laws of of of grammar his his paper nanar and are are five fivn ortho in in

    -I number : the Entombment and the Taunton ! Madonna H in the National Gallery i , and the Pieta ¦ __ ¦_ l ^^_ l -. ^___ . _¦ *^__ . ^ . A ______ _______ . ^__ _ A __ b M

    f ; ¦ ¦ in from subject St . the Peter fro Marble m ' s at the Jfcome at Sacristy Bruges , the Madonna , of and San a Lore companion and nzo Child at

    1 \ Florence ^ be ^ T ^^ I learnt . and This W B ^ _ * with is * a its paper fro __ * m les which will _! * 1 much care may - ] ful perusal _ ^ , . An article examp on _ the Gothic _ . _ repay remains _ — „ _ at

    —Ravenna ^^ aud the usual Art Chronicle bring the has number a strong - to — ~~ a ^^^ B close programme ___ . ^^^ i . ^^^ M — Good ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ this ^^ Wo ^^ ^^^ rds month ^^ ^^ ¦ ' ™ ^ ^^ ( ^~* Isbister ^^ ^ " ^ ^ , ^ H for ^ " ™ ^^^ ^—— its ^ m - ^ & w ^^ r con Co ^*^ ^ t ^^ ^^ . ^^ ) -

    tributors include the Duke of Argyll , Professor dary Black »—¦»»¦ Harry rf ie Ji , the 4 t Jones Editor »¦ , The Lad Duke y Brassey ives , and us « A KJ a *_¦ Preben supple KJ \ M mfM - -

    w __ . » «*» J - _» * r uw " - . __ - _ --, m ~ M *> JHLS « A *» " ^ r g £ & * V VK * » * J . . ' ment to Mr . Whvmper ' recent papers on ' Greenland , * published in Good Words , by discussing

    th « geological formation of Greenland ; and his Grace examines at length the current and most " recent ^ " ^ ^ theories ^ " ™ " ¦ ' ¦ ^» ¦ ^_ " ¦_¦ ^^ . ^ Dr ^^^ v ^ ^^ . ^ Macleod ^ w ^ v ^ i _ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ W ^ — |~ ^ t ^^ '^ s m ^ pape BV V «^ Btf ^^ ^ r ^ on ^^^ W ^^ H * Anthony ^^ ^ " * 4 ^*^ V ^^ *¦ ** ^^¦ F . K- # V

    Trollope , ' illustrated by a portrait of the novelist , with is based his on connection his autobiograp with hy , Good and deal Words s especially . Mr .

    Life Harry and Jones Work concludes , ' and his discusses papers on the ' East educational London arrangements — V *^ **» - >• - ^ ^ m ^ w »^ ^ in ^^^ force 9 tm ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ in pb ^^^ that ^^ fl ^^ wj ^^ ' district v ^ t ^^ w ^ * m- ^^ . ^^ w * Lad m * 0 * r **^ ^^ y w

    pretty Brassej illustrations ' s paper on * , E ana gypt the after Pictures the War of / has Norway many ' are also noticeable for their effective woodcuts .

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    The more distinctly religious section of the num . this ber , month the editor by some ' s ' Sunday notes on Evenings * The , Seven ' is occupied Words

    & from Co . the ) gives Cross a . sketch ' The of Sunday ___ General Magazine Gordon ^— ( Isbister by Mr

    ¦ Henry ^ ^ M - A ^_ — - ^^^ j ^ ¦ C ^ 1 . E wart m II ^ K A . ^ ^ L , who ^^^^ 1 ^ ^^ characterises ^ Va ^^ ^^ K ^^ ^ k ^ L . ^ ^^^ . ^« ^ - ^ ¦ him -v- _ , ^ J as « a . Christian hero f ' and - - denies - notwithstanding ¦ the

    tenor — — of — his proclamations , — , , that he has ——— - «* m + MK in , K * the J HTj least . — — -, — —^ — degree —— ^^ j — — relaxed — — his -- hatred --- to - slavery —_ » ~^ ^_ ^ _ ^ . There ^^ ^ _ ^ ¦ ^ r ^ and ictures

    Dr are . many Hugh pretty Macmillan poems and Dr p . Llewel , sermons yn Bevan by and - several - --- sketches - of - religious work — ' . The ,

    Library — — — — Chronicle ( 137 Long J Acre - ) , the —~ V fi ^^ rst * VW number Journal — ^ — ~— — — of of the — Librarianshi — — Library — ^ j Association — __ . — and ' s new ___ - monthly ¦ ¦ v ^^ v * ^ « ft ¦ w

    at * the outset , signs of strength p Bibliograp in the names hy , ' has of , Dr . Richard — -- ____ Garnett __ Mr . H . R . Tedder _ __ and __ Mr i

    E — . _ C . Thomas — in its , table of contents , their , _ _ ^^ sub jfc- ^ ^ - . jects following , in the order of their names , being * Librarianshi _ __ — __ . _ . — _ __ — p __ in _____ the 1 __ 7 ____ th Century ; _ ' * The — _ __ , ___ Pro _____ ^ -

    gress of _¦¦_ the _ * Free _¦ ^ Library * _ p » Moveme * q _ ii _¦•• nt ^^ in 1883 __ ___ _ t _ . ' and ^ _ * The Popular Libraries of Paris / Its chronicle of — current — — — news — j arranged under a variety — of

    headsadds much ~ , - to the ^^ interest - of - the well j — - printed , pages , and the paper and type are excellent . Harper J . ' s Magazin «/ e ( X S . Low & Co . ) / give C 5 s as

    its frontispiece a fine engraving of part of Murillo ' s ' Immaculate Conception / A seasonable contribution to what may be fairly termed the question

    of the day is made by Mr . R . R .. Bowker in an interesting article on ' Working Men ' s Homes ' with r no F-i fewer i ~» m than r 13 illustrations ¦ -- - __¦ ~» - . Mr ~— . C —~ . » ^ ~^ r ^^_^^ B ^ " ^^^ - ^^^ ^__^^ p ^ ~^^ ^^ ^ . ^—^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ __ " ^^^ ^^ ^— ^^^ ^ — ^^— — ^_^ ^— ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^

    K company egan Paul ing ' s portrait sketch , of will Lord be generall Lytton , y with welcomed its ac- . I — The Link ( E . Stock ) has a sketch of Mr . I

    John Morley , M . P ., interesting alike to poli- I ticians 4 On — ^^ AA Ghosts **^ r * __«» and ^^ w ^ ^ m to ^ , m ^ Dreams _ literary »^ - ^ ^** ^ w ™ ^ - ^ ^ i ^ , y men ^ A ^_ . pparition »_^ ^_ . —* - ^_^ » It ^ - *^ ^ has —^ s - ^ , — and » w —« also - ^— * Preraoni ^— —— a paper —— — -

    tions E . Albert : their , which possible will exp attract lanation attention , ' by Miss . —Sy Fanny lvias X Home . J-V" # * W Jo \ F V urnal W # # WVV ( 1 Ward V » -JL V «^ , Lock XJVV / * -fc , y & V ^ V Co V ^ V * . « ) f reviews ^ . v ^ -- ^ ' -- * full the

    Queen ' s book in an interesting article , and is as Churc usual h Sunday of plat School es inviting Magazine to the ( S ladies S Institute . — The )/

    is KjId publishing Ull VI * OUtltoVUUL some U KJlslt useful 'lSLS O JUM lessons 'yM' **'"' on \ ^ - . confirmation . - ¦ - " »'•• - " ; and the Church Worker has a good paper on

    Work among : London Lids . SEBIAT . S .

    From Part T > tirt Messrs 17 1 7 of nf . their flifii Wat * d Edition Krlitifm , Lock , & dc sl /> Co Luxe T ^/ . v ^ of nf e have the the complex complete received

    i Works f of Thomas dn ' Bi Hood i ble ; Dictionary Part 5 of their edited ti / new bthe

    relat jostle ssue e Mr o « ji . Hay mui Boutell / wie , a s jj Part i / vv 42 jLriubiu of the u . Ty , , Un o- » iversal ^ ' - * -v y Instructor , in which ^ ; a capital _* . articl — _ e , with a of p ortra special __ . _» ' •_! K % I

    on rai ' The Part Brbtliers 19 of Grimm Gibbon , ' s is Decline worthy and Fall ; Part p 5 of their Dictionary carrying

    the articles down Popular to letter Law L . Part 29 , of the A Amateur mateur Mechanic Mechanic , wit with h articles articles ; on on ' Lat . bathe ne--wui wort ,

    making the making and of embellishment small , ornamental of dust book -bin -cAses wood , the ^ -

    a , Every carving Man , and His many Own other Mechanic useful ; papers Part 7 ; of I * the art new

    Roy edition ; ' P of the Wa f S ve y rley lvia ' Novels s Young , comp Ladies leting Frien Trca K 'ttir °

    and J 5 ooA :, Courtshi containing p ; ' practical and Part advice 36 on of < Dr . AM ^ n J * text Clarke of ' s the Com com mentary mentary , containing on the Ep the istle ot JP \ ' ?

    their Hebrews admirable . —Messrs serial . Casskli s the firs . & t parts Co . send of two us w monthl and valuable jBout issues— works Great vrrcui which Industry are in Great to ttPLett jfrt - j ^

    and uiuutiu Archdeacon y ^ . 9 Farrar j ' s J ^ ar o * , / > y » w i > ^ * ^ ^ PhrtB "

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1884, page 328, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041884/page/16/