Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1477

mig The ht story easil is y well have illustrated grained , but by to Frank _^ do what Dadd was . The honourable Christmas and' Present right , no , matter by A . _Eubule at what -Evans costi , _i two opeiis bachelor seasonabl friends y enough who at live the dinner together -table . The , with one a unexpectedl discussion on y turkey receives arid a letter champagne from his by i brother , confiding a daughter to his care . This is the Christmas present , and the story goes on to show what a . good influence the little maiden exercised . over the pair . It is a charming i ; little volume fiction in the if not series very Is ori entitled ginal , and _-Poxholt the illustrations , and the are X » igrht excellentl that y Burned designed there by J . . Nash The . writer Another is the Rev . Edward N _^ Hoare , M . A ., who has constructed a , clever and effective little story , being artistically assisted by Frank Dadd . With Hooks of -Iteel , by Crona Temple , is a Scottish tale , the main events of which _Jiappen near to Tobermory , in the island of Mull . The _, authoress Cold , by Annette has a pleasant Lyster , graceful , is likely st to yle meet , " and with possesses much some acceptance ability in among construction the lovers . Out of homel in the y fiction . It is an interesting story , told with sympathetic skill and considerable piquancy . Bawbrook Farm , by Laura M . ~ Lane , is chiefly made up of an account of Esther Gaunt ' s wooing John Nash , and . this Tru furnishes e to Training material , by for F a . very E . Reade agreeable , forc narrative ibly emp . hasises It is prettil the advantage y illustrated of by a religious education , and otherwise succeeds in mildly interesting the reader throughout . Remaining volumes in the series are : Mrs . Barth ' s Girl , wherein we are made acquainted with an attractive blue-eyed little creature named Cuppy ; and Stories for Sunday Scholars , which the authoress of ' Helpful Sam' has written with much suitability and good , feeling . Queer Chums , by C . H . Eden , F . R ; G . S ., is likely from the varied character of its incidents to become popular with youngsters . The illustrations of W . H . Overend add realism and vigour t 6 the text . The same artist is represented in Tre , Pol , and Pen , a story , it is needless to say , of Cornish extraction . The author , F . FrankfortMoore , lias constructed a j highly interesting and satisfactory work , and what _vdth . smugglers , wreckers , and other villains -j generally , the reader is kept fully on the alert throughout . The story also contains the realistic account of a battle at sea . Of a much quieter kind is Kathleen , by Cecilia Selby Lowndes , and for this reason , it isprobable that t he ? tale will chiefly find readers among the fair sex . Mrs . Lowndes' fiction , if comparatively Aineventful , is characterised by a quiet charm and grace of diction that fully compensate for the want of more stirring incident , and many readers will certainly prefer it to a book of more sensational description . Adam Gorlake ' s Will , by C . E . M ., tells "how Arthur Gorlake , the deceased man ' s nephew , to whom the money came , was suspected , at the instigation of one Mr . Joseph Porter , of having destroyed a later testament by his uncle , and how eventually matters were cleared up , and the missing will discovered behind an old wainscot . The illustrations are by W . S . Stacey . Kere Suzanne , by Katharine S . Macquoid . Under this title the authoress gives us a collection of charming little stories , for the most part descriptive of French provincial life . To this branch of work Mrs . Macquoid has for some time devoted herself , and most readers of fiction will scarcely require to be told how delightfully she can depict a scene in Normandy , or the surroundings of a country household . Her present work is equal to anything which has gone before , and the same delicate hand and sympathetic touch is apparent as ever . Her Will and Her Way , by JMrs . Newman , is a pleasant , readable story , exhibiting much unaffected skill in narration and power of expression . It is excellently illustrated by Frank her Dadd best . Primroses , and shows and how Vows possible , by Helen it is to Shi weav pton e a , thoroug displays hl y interesting s graceful au tale thoress from almost what to at most people would seem unsuitable and not original material . ' Promises and Vows ' is sure to be a welcome guest in many a Christian household this coming Christmas season . A . work Pirst of more Twelve serious Centuries kind , worth , by y the of author close and of ' attentive Chronicles perusal of the , i Schonberg s Martyrs -Cotta and Saints Family . of ' Th the e writer has manifestly expended much time and loving labour over her book , and the result is one of which she may reasonably feel proud . Among the smaller volumes we have a favourable word to say for a prettily-bound series of six : — ' The Goldmakers , ' by Esme' Stuart ; 'The Best Book , ' by the author , of ' Higher a E nd . Bryan Higher s ; ' ' ; Nell ' A ' Treasure s Bondage Lost , 'by , ' by the C author . E . Smith of ' ; Clary ' A Tal ' s Confirmation e of a Country ' ; Village and ' Rex , ' by , 'by Sibella the another author of . ' A A secon Hero d Poet and . still ' They smal are ler series appropriatel comprises y illustrated ' From the by Bench Frank to Dadd the Bi , J bl . e Nash , ' by , Lady and Dunboyne ; 'Was he a Fool ? ' by Julia , Goddard ; and 'Walter Morris , ' by F . E . Reade . Both or for these distribution series are among admirabl the y poor produced we can and scarcel extremel y imag y well ine anything illustrated more , and suitable as class . presents Other small volumes adapted for a similar purpose and of interesting kind may be mentioned in ' A Minor Chord , ' by Niall Heme ; ' Two of Them , ' by the author of ' Mike and his Brother Ben' ; and ' That Vulgar Girl , ' by Emma Leslie . In ' The People's Library , ' three lectures by Professor H . G . Seeley , dealing with the important styled _raotors subjects In of Zrffe Health , and , Food contains , and much Education _excellent , have advice appeared and . information The volume that is appro it behoves priately _, all people to know . Another useful work , though of totally dissimilar kind , is Pictorial *

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