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    I4 The Publishers' Circular jan. rs, r&8...

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    the their publishers wont , with have the evidentl desire y been of p actuated lacing before , as is

    scholasti serviceable c authoriti material es , , prepared not only exce to meet llent the and latest most necess — ities of th - e ~ ¦¦ Educat ~ - ~ l ion V C v o - de i b -r ut a - lso to , » ^ ^^ ^^ - ^^ h /| V ^^ W * ^^ - ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ 4 ^^_^_» ^ *^ -- ^^ ™ " ™ ¦ *¦ " *^ " ^ ^ —^—— , ———^ — — ' — ' — —

    issue them at such rate as to enable managers them and teach with ers ease of . even Indeed the , poorest it seems schools to be to a adopt prin- ^

    the ciple publication which this of fi all rm work has laid s speci down ally intended for itself for in elementary CtDuivliuU V ui schools / UWiO ] , that \ jia € m \ j they luty shall oxxa / i-j- not « vju \ onl juij y j rank . ui ir »»

    amoDg doubtedl the y considered very best the in tb cheapest © market of , but their hi kind un . - Among 1 others we wish particularly to mention

    the 4-irtti CasselEs following ¦ P '_ O 1 _ -i-i- _ tJ » i-1 New » : — Standard ' Drawing Copies , prepaTed in exact accordance with Schedule II . ,

    Article 109 ( F . % and the ' Illustrated Circular ,. Code 1885 . This series lias wisely , we think , been arranged to meet the requirements up to

    consisting Standard IV of . 24 only page , for s each he present , contai n Th cop e ies boo onl k s , The many advantages to teachers and parents

    with trouble _ __> . ____ _ ' respect and expen to - *» graduation se ^_| by this _¦ , saving form ^ b of of publ ___> time . __ h ication and ^__ we feel are obvious . We most heartilcommend i

    this series to the * Trade' School Board y authori-I ties - , and all — interested in , the new class subj 4 /

    ect' Drawing CosselVs . ' Shakspeare 4 Readers , embracing the following \ i \ lays—Julius uiiuo Caesar vccoai' ' Coriolanus / JLiuiauuo '

    xji .. j m xxi g p ) jLf 3 > yo * r ,, v ^ v ,, p * Hamlet lays are , ' well « Henry illustrated V . ' and , ' Richard y full III y and / These

    carefully play contains annotated a , l and ittle strong over l 1 y , 500 bound lines in ( cloth the number . Each laid down by the Code as sufficient to constitute a

    * Shakspeare Reader ' ) . We note that the various tha expur continuity gations d of o the not , narrative in any way or , story interfere . We with feel

    that such a series as this must be a boon to many teachers , and merit the approbation of H . M . Inspectors CasselPs ., Poetry Booksillustrated and

    annotated . The series consist , of three books each containing sixteen pages stitched in a specially , designed wrapper $ t ----- of a - distinctive _ . _ colour _ . . _ __ . . No ___ . __ 1

    for ^ Standards > " wj I . and . II . ; No . 2 , for Standard s , and III , VII and . IV By . •/ ; adopting and No ¦ J . this 3 , for Series Standards , the children V ., VI .,

    in those the in hig the hest lovest classes . have Every to poem pay no in more the books than is of sou LJ ^^ nd literary & JV » meritThe cheapness of the

    ^ *^ V ^ ^ L ^ A AJ ^^ U Ji & 1 *^ \ J JL Y ' ^ A ^^ A A v f . JL J » A ^^ ^ L ^^ JL ^^^ Qr f ^ JLJi ^^ | JU ^^^ JL ^ J A ^ A ^^ , series is wonderful . CasaeiVs Natural History Wall Sheets . We

    to have the already excellence drawn of the this attention artistic of our and readers beautiful series of animal drawingsby the great

    German that they have ist , Speciit been . adopted We are by , please the d London to note , Edinburg ¦ ¦ H « h , and chief provincial ^»~ " ___ _ School ____ _ __ ___ . _ Boards _ . __ __ _ m , — — - — - — - . g .

    on The linen set of wit ten h ro subj llers ects and is varn very ished cheap . , The mounte mana d - gers __ of , even the smallest , sch __ ools may _

    decorate _ the walls of the schoolroom with an excellent ^ sovere artistic i , and useful set of pictures for less than a , gn .

    work Citizen , written Reader expressl , an entirel y as y a reading an - d book original foT the upper classos in schools . From it the

    children w obta ith in respect in useful B ' our to elementary , interesting all " - - those — — " —i— — — — , necessary ——— and —— - - an _ - ^_ - ^_ d w oth I I . - ^ f clear - ~^ ^ h er j and ^ w ^^ v ^ w schools —^ info ^ w ^^ important m h ^ rr ^^^ ^ rmation r ~ h ^_ f ~^^ v ^^ may - ^_ y ^ gr ^^ p _ . ^^ ^^

    ta dut ke ies of future citizensh part i . p in The which book they is may very have ful to ly illustratod , and contains a coloured map of the

    JJ Joritish possessions . This is a work which will

    . . - bufc be of also service in our , not far only -off colonies in the schools and dependencies here at home — , I I

    in fa < jt , wherever the English tongue is spoken , and I the laws of this realm are in force . A preface has I

    been M . P ., written formerl b y y vice the -president Right Hod of . " the W . E Committee . Forster , I I of the Council of Education . We are confident I

    that terest the and use profit of this to the work childre will n not while only at be school of in- I I but will also be the means of making better men , I

    and women of them , and truer citizens in after I years . It is the first attempt here in England to [¦ issue such a work in a popular form . We wish it I

    every success and heartily commend it to all I scholastic authorities . I [ Lastly we wish to notice the very fine - I

    tieal Cassell - — - ~ set & of Co School ., j and Reg consisting - isters — — , g-- ^ produced ¦ of - * Attendance _______ by Messrs __ ____ — prac Be ________ _ - . I __________

    g School ister / Board ' Summary authorities , ' and would ' Admission ¦ do well Register to adopt . ' ll themas they secure a uniform mode of istra- I

    tion in , their schools . We believe this has reg alreadI been done in the cases of some leading provincial y I

    Boards . I From ¦ ¦ ¦ i Messrs . "W . & - » R . Chambers . —Teachers who I

    ^— remember ^_ r » ™ - ^ - ^^ —^ —^ — - ^^ . v w the ^ ^ — great ^ ^ - ^^ v —ar- ^ B ^ J 3 ^^ uceess ^ ¦ b ^ «^^ ^^<^ (^ V of the ^ - 'V ^ W ^^ A ^ k Messrs ^_ r « k Pta » W Jt-l \_/ . ^^^^ B Chambers * c Standard - ' « Eeaders . / whi - ^ ch not « many » . JJJJJIH I _ ___ _ ___

    years world , ago will occup always ied look the for first some place sterling in the qualities school I I in the elementary reading ¦ -books - _— _ -- issued - from --i the - _ x

    ance celebrated of the Edinburg * Standard ^ # h house Readers ¦ ^^_ j . __ —— Since __ ' one _ the or two appear __ —___ new ___— - ^ I ^^^^_ series i h i ¦ ave been issued I i "by the firm i the i iB I

    in be ^ accordance — ng —— —_ - to ———— — — keep A t — with such tt - — administrative k books —— —— - — ¦ —— — __¦ y thoroug ^(^ ^^ . ^^ B - —^^ ^ ___ —r ^^ . v ___ changes __ hl —— - ^^^ p , v h y —^ ^ up ^——^ purpose H to ^ . ^ V ^^ P ^_ b date W The ^^ T ^^^ ^^ ^^» , I ^^^^^^^^^ H ^_ _ ^ M ^___ . __ . ^_ ^_________ ' __ ___________!

    latest addition is the series entitled ' Chambers' I the Graduated first feature Headers that / strikes On taking us is up the the durable books I I — — ——— — —— — — —— — ——_— v —— —_—¦»— - —v ^^^^ . ^^ p ^^ v ^ v ^ m ^^ h ^^^^^^^^^

    appearance of the binding . Without a sacrifice of I boo nea ks tness that , they we have are the seen strongest . The lessons -looking have reading been I I

    teresting s evidentl elected y and and experienced instructive arranged editorship under ; while ; a tho they careful skil are fulness and in- ' I I I

    pract of th ical e grad teachers uating . will A part once from be reco the gni artistic sed by I I character of the illustrations , a word must be I

    said selecte about d so the as to car interest e with which oun they le hav and e been ive I I them a zest for their lessons y . g The peop printing i g of I

    bea the u illustration tifull y brought s is worth out — — y . of ~ »^^^ ^ ¦ The ¦ not ice ^» —^^ ' ; Gra ~ ^ i ^ . they j ^ ^ mm ^^ j duated ^^ r ^_ . ^__ i ^^ _ PV ^ h are ^^ ___________ I I Headers' ise six booksll of which I

    jLhvuuuio now issued compr v . . ujupnov We have also uuun to mention , , a oil yi * Chambers WLXJ . UUI are aiv ' ^ I Advanced Reader / which has just been published , I

    a well-edited and sensible little volume contain- I ing authors selections and from concisel the best writte of n lessons our standard I I subjects ( 'General Gordon y ' ' The Congo' upon & c . ) I

    which are of current interest ¦ , . As an ' Advanced , Reader ' ve have not seen a better book . I From the Clarendon - - - — - Press , — - ( _ ^ Mr , . . -- Henry ^ _ . - _ - i ¦ m — ^ Prowde ^^« ^^ —(^ ^ ^ —t ^^ — ) / . ^ H ^^^^ H

    — B Ttie ' s most ' Child carefull e Harold y ' a t nnotated hat we have edition seen of is I I Clarendon that yron which Press -- - has w - latel ¦ the - y edito been — — - r being r - ug r B «^ ht H i —¦ . out F . by Tozer the , H

    for m M -m * ___ H - d A . ., Fellow W ^ Besides ^ F ^^ ¦ ^^ ^ _ and . the . _ , _ ^_ . Tutor ________ i i ous of Exeter - _ ^ ____ . l of College ^ _ ^ . notes — _ m ^^ m , ~^^ Mr Ox ^™ - - ______________ I H ^^^^^^ H Tozer has given us cop an introduction suppy —Life , of H

    terseness B cat yron ion — of an in d the an percept essay poem , on ion the the and latter art , force sty showing le , an of d critical versiii much - H H H

    w ^ a . uuu vao J jjl Lfv . A «^ vij ^/ t > iv >_ j | OiJLtiA _ - «_/__ L ^ O * fl CIIIj * - I ^^ B acumen . The work is a most acceptable contri- H bution to the scholarly study of Byron ' s master- H

    pieces . JM

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 15, 1886, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15011886/page/16/