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    , 5IO The Publishers' Circular ' Dec. 6,...

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    , 5io The Publishers' Circular ' Dec. 6,...

    , The Publishers' Circular ' Dec . 6 , * 888

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    l | igy US fe »\» . ! qMI fill l | HE their ° * firm * elders p of icture Messrs , they books . Dean would , and & no ferventl Son doubt has y , l bless ong had possessed littl in their e ones young a wide the discriminating hearts reputation the for name discernment the of excellence a house of that has so consistentlbyearadministered to their enjoyment . " The present season's

    display is fully as seductive y , year as any y of , its predecessors . Foremost stands the annual volume oi ¦ ¦ v Tlie ^«^» - ^^ ^ Xiittl ^^ hv ^^ ^^ ^^^^ e ^^^ One ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ' "" s ^ Own ^^^ ™^ " ™*^™ , w which ™ w ^»<^^— ^^ ^— ' ^— under ^— - — - ^» — — - ^ ™¦ - the - — — - ^ experienced - ~ - m- ^ - ^ — — - ^ - —» ~ - — - — — guidance vm - ^— — — — — - ^ - — - of — — Mrs - - . - E -- . Day — ^ u has ~ taken up — ¦**

    a distinct position in child literature . This year the contents are as admirably selected as lessons l ever Aftarvn , and a could r » in milrl the scarcel Hr matter » . n . TY » f » lxr of be V » ft suitable Tiftt better . t . fitv . stories Trie Thft , numerous miTn humorous « rnii « i rh illustrations liliiatra yme ,, and iona ^ carefull plain nlain y and and prepared coloured coloured Scri , ptural are are a

    characteristic , feature of y the publication . We should not forget to , mention that the title , the volume has received this year is ' The Adventures of a Dear Old Doggie . ' . £ L Medley of

    Picture Scraps and Rhymes , wnile full almost to overcrowding of varied designs , affords youngsters an opportunity ( whichif

    we know anything of their proclivities , will , eagerl I / CVKV , 1 X y * be IL / V taken UlVUVJll . advantage t * V * T TV- - 1 fc \ of / ) to vvr use V ** - "" - paints k'SWJL & X C / O

    and a paint-brush . * In our younger days this was irreverentltermed v . by otir seniors

    ' making a mess y / but was heartily relished by v ^^^ r H ourselves ~^^ ^^ r ^^ ^^^ fw w ^^^ ^^^ V ^^"" W ^^^ ^ r ^^ . ^^ ¦ There ¦! ™ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ~— is — p H lenty ^^ — A » of — ^ life ~ ¦ ~ in — these ^^ ^ — ^—^ ™

    pictures , and no doubt when coloured in various combinations of positive hue they

    will look more spirited still . British Killi iauca

    « ry p purra xurijan admirable pictorial description of such

    army competitions M . as wrestling on

    horseback , tent - pegging , picking the apple

    bayonet and sword , practicefeats of skill

    and X dexterity , in the saddleand other j

    sights , , such as visitors to the Agricultural

    Hall during the annual military h ¦ disp h lay i are

    — — - ^ — - ^— ^—^— ^^ - ^ - ^ ° — - ^^—^^ ^ r ^^ m ^^^* - ^^^^ ^ m ^^^ ^^ ^^~ ^^ i tolerably well acquainted with . The

    colouring of these illustrations is

    extremely effective and j life ixxv - xiixv like , j cujlxvi and . we * v v ^> are ai v

    sorry that we are un ! able to reproduce the !

    same in the accompanying woodcut ( reduced from the "book ) , i

    which represents the lasso drill , the dragoons capturing a gun and then galloping off . All j children of ^ mr ^^ the ^ t ^ ^^^^ - ^^ v ^ more ^ p ^^^^ are ^ a ~>^ ^^^ ¦ - ^^ partial prominent h ^ ^ i ^ ^ -- —¦—^^ ' ^^ to " ^ f- ' — The features - ¦— — Circus - ¦— - ™ - of - — , the and ring the ^^^^ S , M book is sure ^^ of this to be name hig ^^^ , hl which ¦ y * * popular ^ H H ^^ gives ^^ ^ " - "'*^ . - ^ coloiire The ^^—w ~ ^^^^ - ^ v ¦ ^ little d ^^ ^^ p ^ icture ™ ^ i ^ ones ^ ^^— - s j

    who have not been to an equestrian performance can judge of the marvels they have yet to leasurable see , while intensity the more to enjpyable experienced evenings youngsters in the past can . have The their Naval thoug Panorama hts turned bHarry with

    Payne p , consists of a series of brightly coloured pictures descriptive of the life , of y a manof-war ' s man . Thus we have the weighing of the anchor—the sailors merrily swinging j

    round the capstan to the sounds of ' Cheerily ho ! my lads ! ' — Sunday service at sea , gun drill on deckcutlass practice & c . & c . A commendable feature is that each of the ictures

    is fixed on , strong pasteboard , , and will thus resist a large amount of boyish ill p -usage . The same remark also applies to The Farmyard Panorama , which is gorgeously

    attractive with horses , cows , pigs , fowls , duc ^ s , turkeys , and other residents at agricultural headquarters .

    A . Girl ' s Anticipation and Realisation of UEa . rrla . g-e , T > y Lucien Besche , summarises and in none tender too protestations hopeful a manner before the marriage chances , becomes of wedded perfectl hap y piness indifferen . The t a husband few months , all after vows

    m the ceremony has taken place , and is eventually surprised ' oy his wife entertaining — some —^ i

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1888, page 1510, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121888/page/16/