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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st August 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 643

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      acquire country , for yri they ^ g ht can here publish , and ^^ so ^ them preven here t , if first they or simultaneously their English in Eng l lan ishers d and desi America re to do and so , seems the flooding to dread of . this country with piratical reprints of their works , a contingency which ' Ouida

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      Wfr- " - ' ^ ^ -- "~ " ¦'¦ ¦ " f ' ¦ '¦•' ¦ ") : - ' * - ' - ^ ¦ ¦ - . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ - > ¦ -- . ¦ - . : ¦¦ - ¦ : ¦> - ¦> : ,- ¦ - > ¦ ¦ --- - ^ - y August i , 1883 The Publishers' Circular 643 I

      As The Parcels Post, Which Comes Into Op...

      As the parcels post , which comes into operation this day , is likely to be very largely used by Office our authorities readers , it may in reference be well to to give the a brief matter su . mmary The dimensions of the directions adopted issued are by the simp Post le . -

      P This lins arcels mode mode mu of of st no measurement rn < = t be siiT" m firr ore . fiTifc th is ia an highly hip 3 "hlv feet convenient non 6 inches vfinif » nt in . . leng As Ap the th th , or omcial nffici 6 feet nl notices notices in length tell tftll and us us . all all girth that that very combined has has to to 1 Jbe ) O . > II

      The done first is to step get a p t iece estin of tap parcel e 6 feet wil long l be , t and o app to l mark y the upon smaller it the measurement length of , 3 to feet the 6 greatest inches . I dimension # of the parcelIf this ia found not to overstep the markthe condition as to length is ¦

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      inc round hes it in at the its , round thickest . par Simp part licit n ; y if y measure its of largest measu s rement dimension is as is important onl , 18 in as ches convenience , it may measure of ape dim 4 ensions feet 6 I t

      a Post starting -Office , does and no not more simp to le adopt plan than machinery that adopted for could the well ting hav e been parcels hit analogo upon . u The s to

      jwage Postage letter boxes are are : : . — — Parcels tor for 1 1 lh lb propose .. are _ 3 3 d d to . . ; - be 3 3 lb lb posted ... 6 fid d . any ; b 5 5 y lb lh ... n 9 9 dd- . handed ; 7 " 7 lb lb ... Is la in . . at Onl Onl a y v Post the the -Office Inland Inland . Parcels Parcels The rates Jfost Post of

      the j Co * ntinent to magnitude commence . How of at the the present system , task which . will It work , Mr will . Fawcett is not a question , be has possible undertaken which , at the present future is very to alone considerabl send can parcels decide e , and to , but th we

      la ueue * "ge ve extent there , the is grav officials e reason will to be doubt equal to whether the strain , if t laid he facilities upon them provided . are utilised to any I

      Describes ^ The Of Enthusiasm It, His * ...

      describes The enthusiasm ithis * which revoir attended ' to hisLondon Mr . Henry friends Irving ' Saturday s * farewell ni , ' ht or , at as the the L Times more Thea trul tre y

      per ^ a pait » mitted of from course to , recal mainl a l u the calle fact ' d for that th he b . y has his of un lat examp e added on led to populari his laurels ty g b y his acto li r terary , yceum but we exercises may be . ,

      ff - ^ ormous sale his * and editions must have of the proved works no pro inconsiderable duced on the sourc Lyce e u of m revenue stage , which he has have publis had h e n d

      ^ ^ ^ itive , articles in the reviews and magazines , evidencing considera , ble literary power , an actor > * 8 be n ° ped that yet further essays from his pen will reach us . No one desires to see

      m ia uR * *?* . ^ as W P ^ the " * function - * * & n 8 ^ write » of © ither the on criti with that c , prepa art nor , provi indeed ration ding , is perfor he it possibl man ce fo ; the r him ut dev to ot do ion so facili t wh o a n t he of rt

      thut wield exSp Th ° pen ^ ' * ^ ° Possibly ^ ^ t herefore the great a matter actor for may satisfaction , be inspired that by possesses hia Mr transatlantic . Irving necessary can sojourn so successfull , and y i y n

      I th Ut ^ 01 er * » Cttflft ^ f Ki b * wiat Jjnder WitJl in- li t 4- the 4 . " which U will _ memor that y distinguished of the ji £ ' A merican writer - Notes vr ever . i .. made » ' of . * Charles y — ^ il before 1 __ Dickens TTk us « 1 , we — now _ almost 1 ^^ o -4 n ly the 4-V express . ^ onl ^^ 1 , y A ^ l ^ JPlphe contrive to avoid giving needless offence to his sometime hosts .

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 1, 1883, page 643, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01081883/page/3/