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May 1,1886 The Publishers' Circular 439
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Iflrtiictojef, Set. From Mr. J. "W. Arro...
. might expect that Mr . Buchanan would supply a good many facts relating to the work of the
followers of the heroic pioneer at Blantyre and other stations . He has done so , with credit to himself and honour to the missionary
community . One little drawback in connection with the work is due to the editorial supervision . The Rev . Mr . Rankin , who has
undertaken this task , seems to have carried it out rather hurriedly . Looking at the note on page could 12 , for understand example , a how definition many such ordinary as pr / readers cuzo =
, roup ' ? ' Roup , ' we are aware , is the Scottish term for auction ; but very few general readers know of this — . Mr . Rankin might also have revised the
spellings of some of the native names "before passing his pToofs , and also taken care that the map had the same spellings as the text .
Shortcomings of this description , however , must be overlooked when a . book has the interest and importance of Mr . Buchanan ' s ' Shire Highlands . '
Prom Mr . Alexander Gardner , Paisley . —' Saga of Halfred the Sigskald ; a Northern Tale of the
Tenth Century , ' by Felix Dahn . Translated by Sophie F . E . Veitch . There is an indescribable charm about stories from the Norse . It is not
, we are inclined to think , in the deeds of daring with which such stories abound—deeds which must necessarily awaken a feeling of admiration ;
but rather in the spirit of chivalry which pervades such books—the reason for which these noble deeds were attempted JL —and the truth and rugged * __ ** »
simplicity which seem to be reflected in them . Bu t , however this may be , and from whatever cause it springsthe fact remains that these stories are
, , for reasons which lie outside the narrative , undoubtedly most interesting , and Felix Dahn ' s is no exception x . to the rule . Indeed it were
strange if it were so , seeing what rough-hewn force he has put into his tale and how graphically it is told . To Mrs . Veitch also much praise __ is
due for the faithful manner in which , on the whole , she has rendered the original . From Messrs . S . O . Q-riggs & Co . Chicago . —
, * Kant ' s Ethics : a Critical Exposition , ' by Noah Porter , President of Yale College , is the latest addition to that excellently well edited and finely
printed series of German Philosophical Classics for English readers . and students . Professor GSMorris is the editor of the \ serieswhich uiituu
comprises vji . . y-j . . nnano Kant 10 uuo ' s ouiuvjj l Criti que ujl h * of duiivjO Pure , Reason now *~ i \ j ' ; Sehelling ' s * Transcendental Idealism ' ; Fichte ' s
' Science of Knowledge , ' and the Ethics now referred to . President Porter ' s volume is a wellconsidered — work , f expounding ¦— - kU Kant ' s ethical theory % J
with as much clearness and precision as possible . English readers should be glad of the book . From Mr . John . Hey ¦» wood . — 'History of the Irish
- ii People , ' by W . A . O'Conor , B . A . We recollect a story of an impressionable Hibernian who was found weeping over the pages of Tom Moore ' s
X U JL . <_ J ' Captain Kock . ' Upon being asked the cause of his lamentation , he replied , * Och , sure , I never knew we were so badly thrated before !'
Those who want to weep over the bad treatment of Ireland cannot do better than procure M > . O'Conor ' s pithy book which has now reached
a second edition . From the author ' s point of view 1 I 1 G subject is powerfully treated . The book has been written with a purpose and to some extent
lias succeeded in effecting that purpose , but in its pages the reader will search in vain for many of
those attributes of real historical treatment which 1- — - r ~
the truthfulness and justice of modern researc h has accustomed us to look for . The book has the
advantage of a good index . From Messrs . Jarrold & — Sons ____ . _ —* School __ Work _ r /
by F . J . Grladman , attempts two objects . In the first place , it is designed as a text-book and guide for teachers and their assistants whan engaged
in their ordinary scholastic work , and , secondl _» a y , it is intended for those teachers who * present themselves in the subjects _ j of school management w
and science of education at the London University and College of Preceptors . * For such purpose the book is very well adaptedalbeit the
author _ , J . shows a partiality _/ for big word , s , and is scarcely at times so clear as he might be . But his task has been a difficult oneand he has ,
surmounted it with a success which migh t only have been expected from one who when alive occupied such , important educational posts , and in
scholastic "work generally possessed such a wide and exceptional experience . From Messrs . Crosby Lockwood fc Co . —The
_ edition of WilliamTempleton ' s well-known Practical Mechanic ' s Workshop Companion , ' revised , modernisedand considerably enlargedby Waiter
S . Hutton , , C . E ., is calculated to be , of great service . * The Modernised " Templeton , " ' as the title of the book runs , furnishes a variety of the
most useful rules and formulae in mechanical science , besides giving * numerous tables of practical tating mechanical data and calculated operations . results The for princi facili pal
-« - » X . XX alterations have been made in the elementary and educational portions of the book which have been very considerably enlarged . Incorporated in the
new matter will he found information on air , gas , water , heat , and steam ; methods of testing steam-engines and boilers ; particulars of turbines
and other water-motors ; and a variety of other valuable knowledg-e regarding engines , boilers , and kindred matterswhich cannot fail to be of ,
the greatest assistance to the practical mechanic . The entire volume is a most useful one . From Mr . 33 . F . Iiongley . —* Sermons / by the Rev .
- V —* _ f J mj J . J . S . _ Biid , B . A . This volume contains a number of powerful discourses , many of which have been reprinted from The Preacher ' s Analyst .
From Messrs - Sampson Low & Co . — ' Martin Ffrench , ' by John Bradshaw . Three vols . This is a pleasantly written novel which ¦ without any
attempt JL at sensationalism w or particitlarl ' , y exciting _/ episode , yet contrives to carry the reader along and to interest him from first page to last . The
etory consists fortho most part of the experiences and adventures of Martin Ffrench , commencing from — his earliest boy _/ hood , when amongst uother
youthful freaks he > is instrumental in smuggling pipes and tobacco into the school he is i _ t , until the period when , married and happy , we leave
him to enjo » y presumably , after the fashion of heroes in fiction , a state of unalloyed bliss ever after . Ther-e are other prominent characters in
the story , however , chief among whom may be mentioned Mr . Percy Todd , who not only is one of Martin ' s playmates at schoolbut
after-1 . «/ , wards manages to carry off his sweetheart ; and there are also two other sets of love-makers and a somewhat demonstrative Scotchman .
JEventually the hero gets over his loss , and meeting with a girl who is in every respect far superior to his lost love ( though scarcely so interesting ) , marries
her , and is presumably , as we have said , happy ever after . It may be added that he is also loved by a third girl of inferior position , who is the
most interesting of the three .
May 1,1886 The Publishers' Circular 439
May 1 , 1886 The Publishers' Circular 439
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 1, 1886, page 439, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01051886/page/13/
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