Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1465

graceful , womanly lines , characterised by much feeling , dedicates the book to her son , how abroad ; and there is indeed much poetry in this idea of a fond mother writing and sending her work from civilised Great Britain to her boy in the wilds of the ' Far North-west . ' _Howr i he will enjoy it ! though the perusal should often cause his eye to glisten and his thoughts to himself revert sadly , for to other the boys family will circle revel at home in the . pictures But the of enj Mrs oyment . Saxby is ' s not creation likely , to and be . h confined er work to is certain to find many an appreciative young reader this coming Christmastide . The stories are thoroughly interesting and wholesome , and by her direct simple style and knowledge of boy nature , the authoress succeeds in enchaining the reader ' s attention throughout . Another story excellently adapted for this class of patron is Winning : his Laurels ; or » the Boys or St . Raglans , by F . M . Holmes . It describes , with much skill , the school experiences of two boys , Reggie and Bertie Linburn ; and the account , though not particularly original , proves highly amusing and interesting . Master Bertram seems to have been a particularly smart young gentleman if one may judge from the following remarks addressed at an early age to his sister : ' Pooh ! you do talk nonsense . I wish you'd shut up ; you ' re only a mealy-pealy little girl , afraid of beetles and crickets and rats and mice , and all those things . You ' ve as much courage as a kitten but double the old cat ' s spite . * After this we are glad to find at the end that he manages to conquer all his evil tendencies and to emerge from the struggle a firmer and more resolute character . The Old Violin ; or , Charity dope ' s Own Story , by Edith C . Kenyon , is an unaffected little tale in which the loss of a violin forms a prominent feature , and music tones the recital throughout . Eventually the matter is cleared up , and Christie , the supposed culprit , is absolved from blame andhappily marries Charity . account A Wew , in p Exodus leasant narrative ; or , the form Exiles , of life of the among Zlll the erthai Protestants , by Catherine of the T Hay yrol , . gives Thi _& some is a fairly interesting story and generally well written . In the ' Golden Ladder Series' a tale by Anna B . Warner has been published . It is entitled Cross Purposes , and reveals , with much force , the troubles and dangers arising from hasty misconception . It is a subj ect that has frequently been treated before , and , indeed , enters into the plot of most fiction , but the authoress has managed , with well-worn material , to weave a comparatively new pattern . Among the books of more serious moment , well _suitecT for conveying the truths of Scriptural doctrine at * this season of the year we have St . Paul in Athens , from the capable and experienced pen of J . R . Macduff , D . I ) ., excellently printed and very neatly bound ; Lessons tm the Works and Claims of our Lord , by Flavel S . Cook , M . A ., D . D . ; and a new volume of ' Nisbet's Theological Library / The Levltical Sin Offering :: its Christian Fulfilments and Uses , by the Rev . Henry Batchelor . An interesting volume , too , may be mentioned in How X reached the Masses , being some account of the writer ' s missionary work among the poor of Birmingham , by the Rev . Charles Leach , F . G . S . In Eminent Workers , the Rev . A . W . Murray gives a series of short notices descriptive __ of leading features in the lives of well-known men . The book is calculated to be of much service in encouraging readers to aspire to a lofty ideal . The Autobiography of Maria Vernon Graham aavergal supplies some account of a good woman ' s life , distinguished by Frances great lady has piety Ridley collected and Havergal purit in y neat of , thoug under volume ht the . form The title editor a of number streamlets is her of sister poems of , Song J . for Miriam young . Like Crane children all , the and , by other the the verse same late proceeding from this gifted authoress ' s pen , they are graceful and melodious in style , and reveal much delicacy of expression and refined feeling . Life in the "ted Brigade , by R . M . Ballantyne , embodies the result of the author ' s close experience of the London firemen . The leading character , a steady industrious man named Dash wood , is a member of the Fire Brigade , and advantage is taken in relating his experiences these to introduce attempt several to do him stirring harm descri , but ptions their of machinations firemen ' s work are . discomfited Of course and he has all ends enemies happ , and ily . Included in the same volume , is another story entitled 'Fort Desolation ; or . Solitude in the Wilderness / an account of life among the Red Indians and fur traders of Prince Rupert ' s Land . Mistress Matchett _' s Mistake , by Emma Marshall , of which a second edition is now issued our readers , is a p were leasant born st . ory Mrs of old . Marshall -fashione may d type be , said dealing almost with to peop excel le who in this lived species before of most work of , and her present book possesses many and powerful charms . Four little volumes convey in the form of fiction excellent lessons and wholesome advice . They are respectively entitled Primrose Both Sides Garth , by , J by essie J . W Jackson . Smith Wray ; . Judith ; and the Stephen stranger _Oilmore , by the ' s Dream Hon . , Gertrude by Jessie Boscawen W . Smith . ; Sermons Preached in Worcester Cathedral , by the Rev . Edward V . Hall , M . A ., should be productive of much healthy and elevating influence . Mrs . Marshall has again given us one of those old-world chronicles with which she has so three frequentl hundred y charmed years us back in , the to the past time . The when Story her su of bject John was _MarKedc organist of carries St . Georg the mind e ' s Chapel some , Windsorand suffered much persecution for his advocacy of the true faith . On this framework of actual , fact , the authoress has woven a tale of quaint interest and wholesome teaching , - J & b —— . — . do

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