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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st August 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 806, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, ~B .C. : August 1, 1887.

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      I FAUX 807—808 LORD IDDESLEIGH'S LECTURES AND ESSAYS 808 , 809

      NOTES AND NEWS . 809 , 810 AMERICAN NEWS ANp NOTES 81 Q , 811 CONTINENTAL NOTES 811 , 812

      SALE JOTTINGS 812 , 813 BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION .. 813 , 814 LIBRARIANSHIP 814

      TRADE CHANGES 814 OBITUARY . ' 814

      DAWN OF ENGLISH BOOKSELLING 815 , 816

      BETIEWS , & c . 816—818 INDEX TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT

      BRITAIN BETWEEN JUXY 16 AND 30 .... 819 , 820 BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BBITAXN ~ ~ FROM JULY 16 TO 30 .... " .... 820-824

      NEW j BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUB-. LtSHED 824—831 , 852

      MISCELLANEOUS 832—846 BUSINESS CARDS 842-844 BUSINESSES FOR SALE 845

      WANT SITUATIONS 846 BOOKS FOR SALE 847

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 847—851

      St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, ~B .C. : August 1, 1887.

      St . Dunstan ' s House , Fetter Lane , ~ B . C . : August 1 , 1887 .

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      rPHE announcement" \ of the decease of Mr . - * - Henry Mayhew brings to mind a special

      branch of descriptive writing , which , in a measure , may be » spoken of as peculiarly

      modern . Dickens stands at the head of the list of those who wrote descriptions of humble

      life in the great metropolis , its goodness and its sin , its humour and its sorrow . There is

      something eminently worthy in bringing before well-to-do people clearly-limned pictures of the

      struggles of the poor , but this is not always successfully done . The work of the late Mr .

      Henry Mayhew , * London Labour and the London Poor , ' is a good example of success in

      that direction , and the consequence is that his remarkable book is now indispensable to all

      who wish to study the progress of metropolitan life , not to speak of the book having supplied

      a graphic series of life studies for everyday readers . Like Dickens , Mayhew wandered

      through the wearisome streets in quest of his information , visiting — at all hours the

      workshops , the dens , and the gilded halls where the struggling millions looked for their

      sustenance , their rest , an <| their pleasures . Unlike Dickens , however , Mayhew gave to his readers

      real portraitures , unembellished by the garniture of ideal fiction . His chief book , which we

      have just mentioned , is now to some extent out of date , but at the time of its appearance

      it J _ was the ll _ _ grea _ _ t authority it I on : subjects ¦» . relating ^ ¦ to the condition of working London .

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      however , is often characterised by mawkish , sentimentality of reflection rather than true

      descriptive power . There can be no doubt that the best teaching the masses can receive is the

      doctrine of individual independence in their especial line of working life . Unsolicited

      sympathy does more harm than good , and

      writings for the people should aim at telling the people what they can do industrially for

      themselves . Books of the other stamp which groan about grievances sometimes accomplish

      good , but they always remind us of the Irishman ' s remark when * creeping , he- read that

      patriotic work , Moore ' s * Adventures of Captain Rock , ' * Och sure ! I niver knew we wor so

      badly thrated before / Mayhew ' s labours , as we have said , were carried out with practical

      aims , and there will ever be room for books containing the results of accurate observation

      of a like description . Pope said the proper study of mankind was man . Certainly few

      better opportunities for useful study in that direction could be found outside of the

      hive-like humble streets of our crowded cities .

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      was held _ at their offices 56 Old Bailey , James on Thursday Longman the presiding 21 st instant . The , Mr amoun . Charles t of

      £ 110 . Os . & d . was granted to 67 members and widows of members in temporary and

      permanent assistance , Cassell ' s National Library . —Professor

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 1, 1887, page 806, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01081887/page/4/