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against of Longman modern ' s Magazine critics . In Mr the . current Andrew number Lang himand in the of tha renlv
answers answers nun , . and m the cours course e or the reply says " notice : ' " In is not short criticism , the . brief It contemporary be merel may y
a useful item o thing f literar in y itaelf news — , or or it a may brief be V summary a puffj — or
it may be a spiteful insult . It has not room to be a studied criticismnor is — - t - ^ v he knowle pf dge
of any man so ency clopedic — , — — th — - a t —•• ~^^ h ^^^^ e _ ^ b ^ h can - ^ ^ v ^^ ^ do . ^ ™ v ^ Hpm a ^^ dozen books briefly , yet each with the touch of
a human specialist kindness . The th consciousness erewithmak of es this mos , t
regood £ viewers w or good bad from -natured — then ~ . > — ; An About , author — " — - ^ P" ^ - ^ ^ familiar ^ VP ~ V » gets ^^ »~ ^ ^^ ^ b *¦ V ^ " littl and ^ P »^ P ° ^^™ ¦ e
s prolific tereotyped ^ m p writers | forms - — - — they . - For — keep my j own - ^ r littl - w « p » p . b e part H *^ ^* w . ppto cl iche * I pip ^ know a ^^ s ph ^ pk ^ p * - ^^ or
new exactl y w ture hat the my reviewer own . " The l sa versa y abou tile t and any
industrious Mr . L ¦ . New " ¦ field ™ ^™™» . ^ p" « Accustomed " ^ p ^ p ^ v w ^ r ^ fc ^^ ^ pv ^ P » p . » ^ pr ^ p- ^ p : ^ pr ^» ^^^^™ lightness of touch . Desultory . Inaccurate .
May still " ~ J be be divided read wi thou as — to t fa Mr ti ^^ gue _ ^ . ^^ L ^ i ^^ . . w ^» ' s O conclusions p inions ^^^ ^ » " ^™ ^^^ P ^ b P b * ^ pT T ^ P ^ Pl ^ PP * may *^^ P ^ F . " ^ " ^™ ^ p ^ ^^ ^ pb ^ p ^ p' ^ pfc ^^^ tSp ^ pb ^^ p ^ ^ p * ^» w ^ p * pf
but That quite is the kindl humour y ^ f and — ^^ of harmless ^^^ it ^^ ; ^^ " ¦ ¦ ¦ not ^^ v ^^ »*^ pr . V exhilarating p And ^ PB V ^ PB ^ PB p ^ p , ^ ppl ^ pj ¦ what V ^ PV ^ PP 1 ^ . ^^» , ^^
deve more loped has a a ma theor n a y rig abou ht to t expect the r reli ? gion If of I hav the e
notices notices Patagon J | in in ians the tne , what vtanon Clarion ¦ _ ~~ can , know know ~~ ~~ —~ Jones ° " ™~ ~^ - ^^ ¦ about about * " ^» , ^^^ who ^ Pjpr V . * ^^ " ^ H the the ^^ L ^ P ^ ~ i— p does ^ K ^ PH matter matter ^ m ^ F ^ . BB th ^ F ^^ ^ P * e ? ?
What can he care abou , t the matter 1 He has to turn out a score of —¦— lines - ¦ of copyand it
s were tudy irra half tiona a library l vani — t , y and — in me wring ———— - ^ w ¦^ ' to -im ^ ^ v expect his - ^^ ^^ W bro * w , ^ t w him ^ b . ^ p ^ . fc ^ . fc wi ^ t ^^ m t to .. » h ^^
thought over me and my Patagonians . ' It is always intere — — sting to hear wha W t men JfrJhi ^
h American ave to sa publisher y |^ of their wri — own t J in ^ g pro to ™ ^^ * f our ™^ ession » * b ^ • ^ con k ** c f » . ^ b ^ l tem An jb ^^ AA
porary says % f of , publis ^ the P hing ubl f- i she : — r , ' S ' ome — Week — — — peop J— *^ B ly ^ ^ ^ of ^ le »^ ¦ seem " " New ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ^^ » ^ . m ^ ^ pr to « ^^ v York ^ have JiJ ^ b ^ ^ bp » * m ^ b ^^ ,
an impression that to become a publisher it is and only that necessary then one to hire will a be shop deluged and pain with t a manu sign - ,
appear aDDear scripts , as which books books , being , and and sen these thesfi t to m in " the turn turn prin are ar ter « nninpd coined , soon
is into true money . One at ten will , times be deluged their cost with . A manuscri part of this ts bu but t not not one One in in ntty fiftv ot Of them them will will ever fivar pay r > a . \ r p fnr ,
prin and ting three , and or four the other published forty , -nine at grea must t expense be read , before one gets the good £ ~~ bookand "p-w - »* , 1 k % fcfc
thousands of this J must be m sol ^ d befo ~*^ — ' —^ , re «^ the * m . A many debts ^« . *^> *** W incurred by - # the others ---- ^ r- _ will .. , __ »^_ ^ have ^^ ^ ^ W ^^ been J ^^ ^^ ^^ , — ^¦ PJ _ ' - paid ^^^ " * ^*^ .
It is just here that a deal of hard work must be done before one can - ^ earn - ^ - — - ' —^ ' —¦ — - the ^ r ^ - ^ ^^ ^ ri mt ^ g H ^ h Jl pm t ^ t ^ J o x *^ the ^ # * J * * fc ^^
tha name t comes of publis along her . he .. __ If is he simp .- ^^ publishes ^_ , la pri everything nter % and
f ^ , ^_ .. _^ . __ y j ^ r ^ —^ *^ ****** ^ ^^ ¦ , , H % ^ TA ^ ^ - ^ a printer given ' s him only . du There ty is is to a print goodl well number just wha t
printers , few publishers . A list that y contains more poor books than good ones is a printer's
l the ist ; poor one in may which ^ M lay * # the claim ^^— good to ^^ far the ™ ^ "" ^^ outnumbers name ** ^ ^*^ J » M . JBk ^ pp * of -X . ^ ^^ a lv ¥
tion publisher and ' rejection s list . The of manuscri more rigid pts the the examina greater
-No will one be the has relative done his cost duty of the as a books publisher accepted who pi « .
has not more spent than , in twice time -- as ~ and — m much - - - - ^ cr < v ^ iti piw on w c ' i *» sm ^^ each ^^ npr p , pi ^ ^ . Bpr on pa ^ book v y an p ^ ^^ average
as the cost of the manufacture of the same . * i to i m ii ! i
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, 1064 The Publishers' Circular sept . . 1 , 1890
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by no Bel m gium eans , althoug an insignificant h a small country position , amongst occupies
t European o be struc states k b . the No industr one visiting and en it t can i fail se y y erpr
and inhabitants consequent . Recent commercial events prosperity more especiall , of its y ,
the founding of the Congo Fre , e State by the great African explorer Stanleyunder the
, g drawn enerous general auspi publ ces of ic a K tt en g tion Leopold to the II favoured ., have
li that ttle the country Belians . But are , no te twithstanding rrisiand the fact - gpng prospe
rous not los ma t t nu he fac love turers for th e poli merchan te arts t whic s , they h dis have
tinguished and ^ r ^ v ^ v ^^ v ^ ^ , ^ m althoug ^ v ^ v ^ p ^ ^^ ^^ them v ^^ v - «^ ^ i ^^ B ^ p ^ p ^ b h ^^ b ^^ in th ^^ ^^ ^^ m the e ^ pr lan i ^^ ^ ^ 16 p ^^ p ^ g ^ - ^^ th u ^ p ^ p ^ age ^ v ^ p Vpfp and ^ h ^^ . ^ of ^^^ ™ 17 t — he th centuries North of ,
Bel Wal g l oon , there Flemis is no h , city and that France of the wh South ere purer be French is spoken p ^ pr and written than in the city of
¦ P ^~ ^ p * ^ pp * pm * v ^ pp ^ p » ^ m ^ pr r *^ T * r ^ - ^ ^^^^ ^ . ^ ^* " «¦ PJ ^ . ^ ^^^ pl y y p ^ ^ p / ^ b ^ . * ^^ ^—^— v ^«^— ^~ —m B of ^^ ^ . russels bo > * # - **^ th ^ p * ^ p » ^ j . p sexes « pv , ^ qpv p whither ^ ta ^ p * ^ pp « p ^ pr ( % Charlotte ~ u ~ . ^ ^ p »^ so pfpjr ^^ ¦& » many , , g . ^ ^ ^ ^ _ f ^^^ ^ Bronte ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ of ^ ^^ p * . ^ ^ our b vr ^ p * to ^ young ^^ wit - - ) v peop resort le
to learnnot the native Flemish or Walloon , but French , .
B bl Th iograp ese remarks hical He are view sugges / of ted which by the we ' Bel have gian
received the 7 th number of the current year . less less Amongs detail detail t th are are e p : : ' ' William William lications the the no Silent Silen ticed t . in ± Prince Tince more or oi of
Orange , and the Revolution of the , Netherlands N 1 ameche « SW ^ i ^ in the ' Joe ft , ^ 16 th Diericx Century Memorials / by Mgr —— . of A . Old J .
^ a . russels p » v ^ pr . » ^ , ' K vol . ^^ I ^^ . ; ^^^ ' Josep Jk ^^ * . Jpk ^ a / ^^ h , II rfpW'a' . . ^^ and ^— ' ^ the ww Revolu - - tion in Brabant / by the RevFr . Delplacea
. , work ' Life ^^^^ »^™ ^^ of of ^* ^^ Cardinal un ' ^ p' m ^ v ^ b usual ^ "a ^^ a ^ w * interest de ^^^ ^ p ^ Franckenberg pMpk J * ^ rif **^* ^* ; ^ pfc Arthur ^ p ^ ^ pi * t ^ , p- ^ p » ^— ¦ » ^ , Verhaegen Archbishop — ^ t ' s
of details Malines of the ( 1726 history -1804 , ) / judicial which g and ives administra interesting - socialooliticaland
tive tive religious institu institutions coun tions try , , aand life nd clie the of B social elgium , , political in the , , ana last century .
Socialist r ^/ VV > A 4 International JLKJ v Movement . * - - » . W W VllAVUJL Socialism IS from A JL V ^ XJLJL 1888 XVyVV : a to VV Survey ^ - 1890 * - x ^ ^^ -w j / of by i / the the
liamen burning Abb 6 Winterer t , ques is an tions , ex Member 4 haustive of the day of work the ; this German on work one of , Par and the in
-2 M vols . Paul Paul ., dedicated Allard Allarrl ' ' s ' to History TTia Pope + nrv Leo of nf Persecution PftrftftClltion XIII . are both , ' in published by M . Victor Lecoffre .
and ' A Moune Heart - / in by * i Pain Jean / by Rameau Josephine , tare Peladau two new ;
novels published by M . E . Dentu . ' Armorican Brittany / by N summarises . Quellen ,
literature the illustra geograp ted of h y Brittany y , maps history and to , arts which plates , sciences , the accurate , and
J . JLUV > A . UIVULJL \ J KJJL JLSM . M . U UOllJ V , V \ J ( Clllljll t / JIAVy »» - ^ w ^ addi illustra tional tions value accompany and attraction ing the . work M . J add . Mai an
sonneuve M . A . is Hennuyer the publisher has . published two useful and well-illustrated guides to Paris and its
UI environs 1 U . »» VJLJL . U 1 UUI 4 A 11 UUUU Round ttUiUUO Paris U \/ J : . « - " Rides * » ' - » " and Excursions in the Department of the Seine ,
ramic with 20 views full-page and illustrat 4 Paris : ions Promenades and two in pano the - ; illUH uium
trations 20 20 Arrondissemen Arronfli and «« ftmftn 21 coloure ts f « / ' with wi d p 44 44 la tes l full ull . --Dacre page M . Alexis - "
Martin is the author of both works . U
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1890, page 1064, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091890/page/8/
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