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however Van / by , Vernon are given S . by Mr . Morwood . for reasons submit- , ting his work to the public % These & reason l s are UJ 1 :
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conversations with them respecting tbeir own in history their and descri life ptions ; and ( of 2 ) that this some people writers leaned have too
much to the dark 1 ^ si de ^ of their . 1 character 1 . , whi 1 ch » , he thinks , is not fair , but even u « ijust to them . ' The ^ M ^ M ^^ L ^^^ fl auth B ^^ pB ^ VyB ^ B ^^ ^ Bb ^ pBB or ^^ P' *^ p ^ p > does ^^ r « *^ p— ' *^ p » bv ^ pv not ^^ " ^ p ^ p * ^ " *^ ^ p ^ " p BPP »^ rofess ^ p ^ ^ p ^ p ^ ^ pB ^ p ^ ™^ p ^ *^^ P to ^ P ^ ^ P ^ p * have ^ ^ p » W ^ pp ^ g ^¦ fBBh iven ppp » » ^ P ^ pf P ^ ppppppv an ^ ppp ^ P * ^ p «™^^ -a _« ¦¦ *• ¦ •
* elaborate treatise on the origin of the gipsies , or a full delineation of their strange life . ' What Mr i Morwood ~» has done— and done exceedingly
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dwellings , their customs , their occupations , their chiromancy , their religion , their vices , and their virtues . The race is also treated historically .
Some attention is given to their mysterious exclusiveness , to their origin , migrations , persecutions , dialect , and names . In the collecting and
arranging of all this information Mr . Morwood mast have expended a vast deal of time ; and a perusal of his VI volume H ^ . _ compel ^^ s — us — ^ to ^ congratulate ^— him —
^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ . ^^ __ - ^ ^_ _ _ , _ _ .. _ _ . __ _ . _ _ upon the ^ p > result of *^ p » his ^ A labours ^ pi ^ p > . It ^^ H is . ft in flk every respect a work that deserves well of the public . BBPh It ^^ ** sh ^ ^^ V ows ~^ W ^ ^^^ us » ¦ k ™ ^^^ , V powerfull B ^ " ^^ ¦ " " ^^ " ^ " ~ » & ^ " ~ y M , W nn odd p «™ hase " ^"' of irregular BL ^^^^ — ^ IBt A — ^ ^ »» . ^ ^ a ^ m
human existence in the midst of advanced civilisation , and ought to be a useful guide in the study of social characteristics .
From Messrs . Orell , Fuessli & Co ., Zurich . — Karte der Gotth >* rd-Bahn ; Weber ' s * Vogelschaukarte
der Gotthard-Bahn / The first of these is a map , measuring about 54 by 10 inches , of the now famous railway which takes the line of the St .
Gotthard pass , folded into long octavo . The map which " V V ^ ^ ^^^ |) reaches ^ Bai ^ are WWBBBl ^ B ^ g lBBBk i BBi fro ven ^ ^^^ ^^^ m mm entire ' ^^ the ^^^» ^^^^ ^ h Lakes - ^^ , v to - ^ ^^^ the of - ^^ ^ ^— - ^— Zug ' ^ Lakes ^^^^^ —¦ - — - ^— — and ^ ^^ ¦ h of ^ ' » ' Lucerne — Lugano ^^^^^^ — ^^ h ^ k ^ ^ — ,
and Como , and to Lago Mag ^ iore , parts of which are seen , likewise in colour . The scale is such that the neighbouring country can be minutely given .
There is also a key map , * which shows the relation of the lakes to Milan , and how different railways serve from the lakes . Weber ' s ' Vogelschaukarte '
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pass . This map is about 30 by H inches , in tint , and folded to oblong octavo . It has also its key map inside the cover .
From Messrs . Kegan Paul & Co . —Those who like to read a quiet , natural , and skilfully written love-story will find satisfaction in - «¦ going ¦» through
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Educational Directory and ScholHStic Guide for . 1886 . ' The handbook which used to be known as the ^ "B »^ ^ tr BflBh Irish . Rfe m Wl »«« ¦¦¦ Educati V **^ BBJ ¦ ^ ' »* ¦ " ^*^ ¦ P onal ^^ ¦ » » ^ ¦ * Guide I "»» WPI " » ' has BBI . W »*» . ^ been " ^^ ^» ^ » Bi"l" in I ¦ I - ^ ^ " » *^»
corporated with Mr . Ellis ' s work which now in shows Ireland a fuller . It array is an eminently of facts regarding useful directory education .
From Messrs . Charles Soribner ' s Sons ( New b York hi ¦ ' , U s . S Wife . ) . BBtfBBP — . * Poems With of a Sidney memorial Bh B »« Lanier by . ' Willi Edite am t d
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the late Sidney Lanier attached to this volume I reveals the fact that he was a poet imbued
with the intense possibilities of his art who never lost faith in his own powers or in his own genius . This was even iorcibly shown in the principal
work which the poet has given us in * The Science of English Verse , ' published in 1880 . As might be " — expected " ^^ ' W ^ - ^^ - ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ B » ^ from » ^ ^ B "' ^ ^*>^ Br a ^ N »^ musician ^ ^»^» B * Bi ^ ^ W ^^^ P ^^»^» , W ¦ ^ Mr *> i ^ lli « B . ^ . Lan BW Bi ^»^ " i ^ ^ er ' ^ ^^ ad ' Bp H ^ b opts ^ B ^ VBBr ^ BF ^«^
tone metres rather than the established forms of poetical expression , and . in doing this it is just possible ¦ r that the majority of r his readers will
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natural objects may be specially commended Sunrise , ' * The Song of the Chattahoochie , ' and * Robins' In his most important
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are passages which rise to the level of grandeur . Since Robert Browning and Mr . Swinburne have ' accustomed —~ — »^ ~^ —* ~— ' —~~ ' ^ — us —^ ^^ to verse ¦¦ which " ¦ B errs B Bk BBT not BlBT on BB the BT BBBB ^» ' ^^ ^ - ^^ " ™ ^^ ^»^» ^ " ^^ ™^* ^^ " ^^^ ^^ ^^ . ' ^»^ . ^>^> ^>^
side of simplicity , there should be a large audience for work which , while adopting their methods of thought and expressionembraces a
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-among America ' s choicest literary treasures . The volume is enriched by a faithful portrait of Mr . Lanier as bfli a frontispiece . The publishers 1 hav BBi e
^^^^ - - ^ »« » - ^ ^ V ' - *^ ^ BBT — ^ B . ^ - ^ ^^ ^* ^ ^ 1 ^ H ^ W ^ B- ^^ ^^ V "" ^¦*^™ ^ B' W ^ *^ ¦¦ i ¦ ^^ ¦• ^ ^ BP ^ h ^ B > ^ B » ^ BI ^^ B ^ ^ MBB > W ^^ put forth the book in aa elegant form t while the typography leaves little to be desired . It should meet with a ready sale among the admirers of
the gifted and early-lamented poet . From MessrsSmithElder & Co— ' Studies in
I'lUUX OILCOCUO . . OUiltU ., , JZMXULW } , Ob \ S \ J . , OUUU 1 UO AU Russia / by A . J . C . Hare . The expression « a book which no gentleman ' s library should be
without' has become almost ridiculous from the indiscriminate use that has been made of it . It ^ is ^ v ^^ ' , ^ M ^ however ^*^^* ^^^ ¦ * w ^^^ V ^^^ ^^^ , Bl just ^^^^ ^^ ^ p the ^^ p ^ . ^^^ B ~ ^ p Bl ^^ hrase ^^ " ^^ . ^ . ^^ F ^^ " ^ ^^^^ which F ^ ^^*^^» ^^ B ^ ' ^ ¦ M ^^ V we BP ^ r ^ B ^ ' should ^ 'B' . BBBBV ^ B ^^ ^ ^ ^< w ^^ b ^ b . like ^^ B ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^
to apply to Mr . Hare ' s books of travel . He has given us , in turn , surveys of Italy , of Spain , of Holland h of " ^ w Londonand of ¦¦ Italian citiesas ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ h h ¦
they ™ - ^— present ^^^^ ^— ^» " , ^ B »^^ themselves - ^^ p — ~^ ^—^^ ~ m ^ r — ^ , ^ B ^^ P ^ to ^ w ^^ i ^ - ^^ - the ^^ ~^^ r ^^ culti ^ P ^ " ^ " ^^ P ^^ P ^ " vated ^— «¦¦ " ^^ ' ^^^ observer ^^ 1 ^ —* ~— — ^ ^^—^ , —^^ i ^ . » ^ i ^^ Now it is Russia which is presented to us within the bounds of a crown octavo volume of some 500
pages . As Mr . Hare modestly eays in the preface , the book does not profess to contain many original observationsbut it is a gathering-up of such
information as , the author has been able to obtain from the lips or writings of those better informed than himself . There can be no doubt
that the plan of copious citation from the best writers makes Mr . Hare ' s books convenient repertories for referencequite BJ apart from their
attraction - _~ _ - _~ -.- - *_ . - ~ — as p leasant — — —v narrati , ™ ^ ves BJ . " ^ ™ ^ The T — . — ' - ^ sketch - like illustrations of the book before us graphically preserve the author ' s impressions of leading
points . From BBI A the same M . — ' Dictionary Bl A of MBBh Bh National Biography / ^^ ^^ . ^ ^ . ^^^^ *
of edited the b second y Leslie volume Stephen . of The this prom marvellous pt appearance book must . V ^^ r ^ V ^^^ B J ^^ V ^ p' produce KV ^^* ^ B ^^ . r * ^™ ^^ . ^ B 1 ^ B ^* ^^^ general ^^ ^ v ^ . B ^ ^ " ^^ ^^ " " ^ ^ t ^ r ^ r m ^^ m satisfaction - ^^ v ^^ ^^ p w ^ * - ^ v * V ^^*^^ ^^^ ^^* ^ " ^ ^^^ F ^^ h among ^ ^^ ^^ pb ^ h V ^^ ^**^^ b B ^^^^ B all ^^^^^ those ^^
who are alive to the importance of the work , and who watch its development as the greatest literary enterprise ^ BB" " ^ W ^ . B ^^^ V ^ BV ^ B ^ V ^ . ^ mr ^*^ p of ^^ v ^ g the ^^ p w . ^^ ^ b ^ nineteent I ^^^ V . * ^^^^^ *^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ * WW ^ h ^^^ p ^>^ centu ^^^ - ^^ p v ^^ m ^ p ^ ^ nv ry ^>^ V ^ . F ¦¦ An phv ™ ^^ ^~ exami ^ — ' -
nation of the contents of the volume will augment this satisfaction . The encomiums which were so justl labours y ¦¦¦ J bestowed of the a >^ upon distinguished p the » initial i editor example and of the his
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with its ^ completeness , and with the prevailingJ |
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1885, page 289, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041885/page/9/
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