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      Messrs. Cassell & Co. (Limited).

      Cassell ' s Faintly IWagrazine is so well known amongst us that any praise of its multituthat dinous hvv is v i h ^ now ^_^^_ and comp mmr - ^ varied ^ - bb leted contents h we find would readabl seem eamusing almost and superfluous instructive . articles In the interspersed volume ¦ ¦ for r with the || ¦ f ¦ those year ¦¦«¦¦

      exce ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ llen 11 ^ t . ^ ^ and ^ - ^^«« beaut ™ ^ v ^^ «^ ^ my ^ v ^ q ^ . ^ ifull m . ^^ „ , ^ v , 1 y ^^ - ^^^^ engraved ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ . ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ — — — 1 illustrations * 11 — , J ^ a -L * M ^^ m which 1 —^ ° lAl ^ the publishers — 11 — * 1 —— —r , j hav * —~ — " ~ e for i » - ^ " - - —™ so ~^»^^^ long 1 ^^ m ^^^ m \ ^ L led < - J us to expectand if we could say anything in criticism of so artistic a volumeit would be

      that a distinct , so far — , advance from seeing . It any cont falling ainsj off amongst in the j present other interesting issue , we perceive itemsf , no if that fewer , were than possible ¦ three waai

      complete serial stories . , a ^ g : |» , — - , VfV 7 Of an equally meritorious nature is c ass ell ' s Saturday Journala bulky volume of some

      , eight hundred pages , the useful and interesting character of which it would be difficult to exaggerate ^^ p- ^^^ ^*^^*^ II ^ K ^ H ^ b ^*^ ^^^ ^ " ^^^ ^ " ^^^ . ^ One ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ of ^^ ^ "its ~— " ""^ ""~ chief '"^ ^^^ ™ b claim — -- — ¦ s — to - ¦ - — notice — — — -- — — is -- its - — marvellous — — - — - — - cheapness ^ -- — — — _ - T — — — . _ It — contains — ¦ — , ^ ___ ^ , ^^_ ^^ ^ numerous ^^^ ^ s ^^ fc ^ fci ^ fc ^^ a ^ mt m ^ H j ^&

      serial and short stories ; and an especial and attractive feature to which we may direct attention is the correspondence * column , in which ' Everybody ' s Business ' is attended to ¦ m much T udicious "t ? that iiai ^ the l notes I and therein IT * contained l " 1 ¦ ¦ »

      with so jcare queries present interesting features for all readers . Casseil ' s Universal Historyby Edmund Oiliermaintainsboth by the superior finish of

      its production , and the accuracy , of detail and fluency , of sty , le T » hich might be expected , from reputation the talented of this firm author . For of all CasselVs readers History who wish of to the possess United a thoroug States hl — y the reliable deservedl and interest y high

      ing book on this subject , we could scarcely recommend a better volume .

      yV % de pages 1334 , 1568 , and illustrations 29-44 .

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      Messrs. Longmans, Okeen, & Co. Collectio...

      MESSRS . LONGMANS , OKEEN , & CO . collection The great of volumes purpose that of the shall feadminton afford full Library , accurate , as set , and forth interesting in the preface information , is to furnish on our a j

      save National in an Sports unconnected and ± * astim form e & . — JSuch that is a series to say nas , in never separate been volumes issued to . the 'Some public books before , ' as ,

      the editor well remarks , * there are on Hunting , some on Racingsome on

      Lawn Tennis , , gome on Fishing — ¦ ^^ p ^^ B , ^ w and ~ -r- - ^^ - ^^^^^ ^ ^^ ^ so r ^^^ r- ~ m ^ r on ^»^^ i ^^ r ^^ m ; mM but ^^ ^^ ' ^ ^^

      one Library , or succession of volumes , which treats

      of the sports and pastimes indulged in by Englishmen—and women

      —is wanting . ' This is very true , and . we may at ¦ once ¦ - ^— say that the 1

      Badmin' ~^ r •^ r' ^ W ^ r ^^ B- ^^ ^ V ^ ^^ " ^^^^ ^ BM ^* BW ^ am ^ a ^^ ' ^ V ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^— ton Library , so far as it has lultils fulfils advanced the thfi nnrnosfi , admirabl tor for y

      purpose which it is designed . Muchof f course mmr ^ of the mm mw -tm in-¦

      formation '" —™ ™ ™ ~^ r ^ , W ^ ^ , ^^ as - ^ m * ^* mT may ^* T , «¦ ^^ ^ B . readil ^ ar ^— ^ y be foreseen ••»• Pk » tW hT will T * V A A be — " - ^ ^* " ¦* . ^^ ^^ , ^*^ ^^ , * * ™ of ' ;

      the familiar subjects , since have most been ' threshed pretty bare

      alread famous y , and runs the with stories the Mel or

      -%£ * ton and Quorn , of eventful Derbys and memorable j ^ stirring St . Legers incidents , of wonderful of the field feats with have the been rod told , and by other innumerable writers beforeeven poets , having condescended to

      sing of their glories . But , in all these cases everything depends the fashion in which the information is prepared

      and , judg upon ing from what we have already seenit may safely , be T *» ^ ttr premised W ^ r ¦ " ~* T mmr ~ w ~*—r ~ - - — -n that vnnw * >• # ¦ the waaiB - ^^ Duke h ^ ii ^ - ¦^**» P *«>* ^»^ of - ^^ ¦«• * Beaufort ^ m * r ^ i ^^*«» »»• >^« N ^ and ««^ r *« P . ^ W » Mr , A . T ^ Bai * . . Mowbray * T ^ H ¦*» » » ^

      Morris , who by a figure of speech may be said to occupy that the position fche viands of directing though doubtless chef a on this familiar occasion shal , will l be take served care

      up in a new and , sufliciently appetising form , . In the iirot volumethe subject ojp JBtumtlng «¦ - is laid tVt under V 4 consideration iVJ

      v VTAVXAJlVy ' , , « S «« . V HUlVrjvVV »^ f . «« W *•• 0 A * 9 J . * * . C «« JL « W <' . WMO * V «*»»» — . hav This e is red treated -deer hunting from every , fox possible hunting point , otter of huntinsr view and , and we

      h of are ! detail hunting that described should satisf and y the comme most nted enthusiastic on . with a of fullness sportsmen . The authors in the opening chapter * give a history " ' . 'I — -f- —————*¦» . ' II ' , 1 ¦———»——«— I i hi immmmmtnmm i—»^»——i «—» . ¦»—— —^—i——^»»—w ^ . — -. " »¦ ^

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 7, 1885, page 1270, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_07121885/page/10/