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      I path . They are devotional fce & t-books for the morning and evening of every day in the year , and they consist entirely of selected passages of Scripture woven together with reverent care so as to illustrate and bring out in various the full significance of some central truth .

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      person without being troubled up by a single technical term . In the second part ge Mr . Fisher deal p s with the morphology , the anatomy , the physiology , and the classification of plants . In this part

      scientific terms are gradually introduced , but in all cases the etymology of the words is given in foot-notes . In the appendix many terms not dwelt upon in the text are explained . The volume has a good index and is well illustrated . We do not remember meeting with so sLxtable a book as this to lace in the hands of those who desire to obtain a knowledge of

      , botany ; it is simple , and , p at the same time , scientific , and may will form an excellent introduction j to more advanced books on the subject .

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      1 A. Narrative Of The Peninsular Campaig...

      1 A . Narrative of the Peninsular Campaign , 18 O 7-1814 , by Lieut . Gen . Sir W . F . P . ! j the Nap celebrated ier , K . C . B . 'History This is of an the abrid War gment in the , by Peninsula Mr . William . ' That T . Dobson book , has of Nap long ier taken ' s classic its work place ,

      as a standard work and as a masterpiece of military history , written by a competent eyewitness who took part in m'any of the battles and sieges described . From the present volume

      mere opinions , military observations , and statistical details are wisely excluded , as the main object of the book is to direct attention to the great chain of batt & es by which Wellington

      curbed the power of Napoleon , and overthrew . the military despotism of France . The book contains ten illustrations in permanent photography , of some of the most critical battles and

      sieges of the campaign . It is interesting to recall the fact that passages from Napier ' s ' War in the ^^ Jti ^* r Peninsula J » - ^ r A 4 fc ^ b ^^ pk ^ »»» - » ** 0 ' used ^ rf * . p >>^ ^ - * ^ v ^ to % ^ ^— ' be PV _^ *»• ^ recounted k ^^ ^^ ^ - ^ ««^ - •& ** ^>^ V <^ ^ round U ^ - ^ *¦• ^ ¦ ^ v ^ the ^ J ^^ ^ m ^ ¦ watch V ^> V ^ ^^^ ^ -fires ^ b-a a . ^^ P *^ d ^^ K uring 1 1 ^ b **^ vk the W ^^ ^ v' siege r ^ r ^ ^ - ^ talk ^ . ^ of ^ - ^ ^ Sebastopol *¦ " —• ¦¦ -w r « v vv ¦ - ¦— — -v- j » — — ,

      and many a gallant soldier drew fresh courage and hope from this impressive and fascinating record of the glorious achievements of the British Army in the past . -

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      varied with several hairbreadth escapes , whilst lessons of generosity , pluck , and self-forget- , fillness abound . ^^

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      An Emigrant Boy ' s Story , by Ascott R . Hope . This is essentially a book for boys , ^ ing ine * full full of of the +. Vi « adventurous a . flvpin +. nrrnia incidents inr » irl pm i . Pt and n . nd hairbreadth hfl . irTvran . dth escapes fiflftanftH . . Thft lhe hero hero is is a a young vounfjr ( German Tftrmfin .

      ^ St 1 i ttlers d play in s the a gallan state t of part Minnesota during . the The terribl excitement e outbreak throug in hout 1862 is of continuous the Indian beg s inning against as the it ,

      , ( (| Mkwood "es with City the , the attack unsuccessful on the farm siege , which of which is the by the hero Indians ' s home concludes , and describing the story . his flight to

      v ; iy John , which . A . * is l > sure ale , to by attract Mary the C . attention Rowsell . of This children little . story It follows is written the fortunes in a chatty of a , travelling pleasant I l niker - ¦ " - ^^ i . , who HilV in i . 11 the VAJL \ J VV cours / U 1 OO e \ of -rX . his A 11 O wanderings ndlllUVllJLtgO e VUUV ffects VU the WAAV / rescue * . ^/ fJV / V « > - ' of ¦" ¦* . a % AI stranger UV ^ UiElgUX from J . iV / 111 a Ul forest JU 71 V 0 V

      1 "ol into which he had fallen while out hunting . This personage turns out to be none other I I i ' i 'an osperity King , James thus offering I . The an tinker instance of course of virtue gets rewarded knighted . for his pains , and ends his days in

      I I () > domestic IVEax or ljfe Baby ia ol , b a y character Ismay Thorn well . adapted Although for possessing the nursery no , and particular might p be lot read , this with little story some

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 6, 1889, page 1549, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_06121889/page/15/