Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th January 1881, Edition 1 of 1, Page 56

LOOKWOOD'S SERIES OF CIVIL SERVICE HANDBOOKS , The work of the Civil Service Commissioners lias called into eocistenec a series of Civil Service I the offer Handbooks * work a practical of * experts published g who uide by , have Messrs For tfiemseltes genera . Crosby l use passe Lockrvood , but d thro especiall $ ug Co h . the y which for competitive candidates Jtave the examinations exceptio for exa 7 ial mi merit nati to which ons of being these they volumes will be found to have many points of usefulness not found in ordinary educational works , . Publishers' Cibcular . A HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH LITERATURE : Being an Outline ! of the Rise and Progress of English Literature , arranged for Examination Candidates , Public Schools , and Students generally . By H . A . Dobson ( Board of Trade ) , Editor of ' The Civil Service History of England , ' and Assistant-Editor of * The Civil Service Geography . ' Second Edition , Revised and Extended . Fcp . 8 vo . 3 s . 6 d . cloth . An excellent handbook of English literature . '—Athenaeum . : ' ' The For truth aim of of the criticism writer has , it , is we about think the , been best successfully book of the accomplished kind , going . ' . —Westminster His facts are well Bbview arran . ged , his dates are trustworthy , his criticisms are free from eccentricity , and express generally the common verdict of men of letters . '—Spectator . THE PRECIS BOOK ; or , Lessons in Accuracy of Statement and Preciseness of Expression . For Civil Service Students , Self Education , and Use in Schools . By W . Cosmo Monkhouse , of the Board of Trade . Second Edition , Revised . Ecp . 8 vo « 2 s . 6 d . cloth . Key to the above , fcp . 8 vo . 2 s . 6 d . cloth . service This . ' —Contemporary manual cannot fail Review to shorten . and make more pleasant the novitiate of anyone proposing to enter the public Mr . Cosmo Monkhouse has done intending candidates for appointments under the Crown real service by undertaking the work befcre us . The examples given , and the hints and suggestions , are all excellent . ' —Crvic Service Gazette . ' Mr . Monkhouse ' s expositions are very clear , the rules he lays down are distinct and intelligible , and € ke examples and ; exercises he gives are well chosen . ' —Scotsman . THE CIVIL SERVICE GEOGRAPHY , General and Political . By the late Lancelot M . JDalrymflk Spenck . Revised by Thomas Gra . y , of the Board of Trade . Sixth Edition . Fcp . 2 s . 6 d . cloth . * * A A . . thoroughly good manual reliable for practical , a 3 well purposes as a most , adapted ingenious to , the compendium present state of Geography of knowledge . '— . Civil '—Athejt Service ^ itm . Gazette . THE CIVIL SERVICE HISTORY OF ENGLAND : Being a Fact-Book of English History . By F . A . White , B . A . Third Edition , Corrected and Extended by H . A . Dokson , Board of Trade . "With Four Maps . Fcp . 8 vo . 2 s . 6 d . cloth . ' We do not remember having seen . anything of the kind at once so compendious , complete , accurate , and convenient for use . '—Athenaeum . There is no other handbook on English History at present before tlie public which can compare with Messm . White and Dobson ' s book . '—Civilian . THE CIVIL SERVICE FIRST FRENCH BOOK : Being a Practical First Course of French Grammar , with Exercises combined . By Achille Motteait . Second Edition , Enlarged . Fcp . 8 vo . Is . Qd . cloth . * + * Key to the above , fcp . 8 vo . 2 s . € > d . cloth . * Its arrangement ia admirable . '—Standard . ' A clear and compact little treatise/—Civilian . ' * There Well arranged have been on numberless an easy , simpl French e plan Lesson . '—Scotsman Books published . , but we hare not noticed one more likely to be of benefit to students than the one before us . '—Civil Service Gazette . THE CIVIL SERVICE ENGLISH GRAMMAR : Being Notes on the History and Grammar of the English Language . By W . V . Yates , Windermere Grammar ? We School cannot . rail Fcp . 8 mind vo . Is . 6 d single . cloth work . which would render so much assistance as is offered liere to the student preparing to undergo examination in grammar and language . '—School Board Chronicle . find ' Syntax On oar , which first glance are so through seldom adequately the volume represented we were struck in works by its of a completeness moderate cost . , The are here important most full subjects y and clearly of Etymology treated , the section on the origin of language and analysis of sentences being especially comprehensive and lucid . ' —Civilian . THE CIVIL SERVICE CHRONOLOGY OF HISTORY , ART of the , LITERATURE Franco-German , War and . PROGRESS The Continuation . From by the W Creation . Douglas of the Hamilton World , to F the . S . A . Conclusion , of H . M . Public Record Office . Fcp . 3 j . 6 d . cloth . Churchman . THE ' Accurate CIVIL , wide , and thorough SERVICE . Most useful to those ORTHOGRAPHY who are reading up for examinations . A . '—Engush Handy Book of English Spelling . With TUles and Exercises . By E . S . H . B . Second Edition , Revised ana Corrected . Fcp . 8 vo . Is . 6 d . cloth . ' An excellent practical manual The system ia both sensible and effective' —Public Opinion . THE Mystery CIVIL : Its Princi SERVICE ples I opularly Exp BOOK lained , and -KEEPING tho Theory of Double ; or , -Entry Book Analysed -keep ing » *> » an Expkiuknced Book-kkkfur . Third Edition . Fcp . 8 vo . Is . Gd . cloth . * "We have never fc « n a work vhlch exprepped with Kreate * force and plainness the mode oi keeping accounts most coulially recommend the book . '—Civil Skuvick Gazkttk . . r » London : CROSBY LOCK WOOD & CO . 7 Stationers ' ITall CourtLudte Hill E . C 1 , -, ga , ^

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