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    * Henry II . The book seems to be happily adapted fop teaching purposesand is rendered very

    attractive through an abundance , of excellent illustrations . We are gratified by seeing that the first two lessons contain some suitable information upon _ b .

    the ages of stone and bronze . From the same . —The most striking feature in Philip ' s Geographical Readers , of which No . 4

    has been published , is seen in the beauty of the numerous illustrations . The book treats of the British IslesBritish North America , and

    Australasia . The , first two lessons deal with England and Wales , after which we have very cleverly written descriptions of Scotland and

    Ireland . British North America and Australasia i which give an hare opportunity been executed fe for very with jud interesting gment ¦ and lessons tas-te . ,

    V V ^^^^^ B BB ° ^^ B ^ B ^^^ Bt ^ Vi ^^ B " ^^ B 1 ~ ^^^ r P ^^ b * ^^ B * ^^^ p ^^^^ ^^ f ^^ V ^^^ V v ^ r ^^^^ ^ p ^ fcp * ^ H ^^ V v B ^ P qp ^ v ^^ P ¦ ^ Bf ^^ P V ^ V ^^^^ b ^ B" ^^^^ B » ^ P" ^™ ^ B * ^^ r ^^ P ™ *~ —™^^^ ^ t ^ . v ~— ^^ r ^ . f ^ P ; These Geographical Readers are about the best we have seen . , The maps , as well as the

    illustrations , are plentiful and very clearly printed . From Mr . Thos . GK Ramell . —* Haunted

    Heirloojns , ' by Richard Spearman , is a powerfully written story that carries the reader with it from first page to last . It is a story that materially

    depends for success on the nature of its plot , ; rather than on any attempts at characterisation , though g ^ -j — in — the _ portrai __ . ______ t — of — Colon __ — _ — el _ Wynne , _ a

    s woman-hater—because he supposes he himself has been badly treated by one of the sex—some : Alight effort is made in this direction . But it is

    upon unon the tha plot r _ lf _ t that t . ha . t the thfi success Rii < v » flss of of the thft book V > r > r » k will will chiefly depend , and this is of so interesting- and sensational ™~ - » __ _¦_ ™~— a _ nature _ p _ r h _— _— that —r ~«__ the —~ result ~~™ should ^^^_ __ be _¦ ¦ — _™_ ^_»^—^ —__ __—^ _ ' .. ^_ _— " * ^^ " ^ ^^™ ~*^ ~* ~™^ ^ ~™ " _—^ w _—_ _ . — _—

    beyond doubt . ' Haunted Heirlooms' should i certainly be read . [ From Mr —— . William — ¦ _ Rice ^^ p . — The Journal of

    Educa-- —— ' _ r — —— _^—_ ——^ » » . —_—^__—^_ —p- —* ^——_—^ »—^ —^ _^ B' —__ p- V -.-. _» — —^ —_ - ^^_ —— _¦¦ ^ v ~ ^ ¦ - V — F ^^^^ ^^ tion has long held a first place among the numerous organs of the teachiDg profession . Its tone is more thoroughly academic than most

    pub-. ' lications of a similar character . We are especially struck with this fact when looking over the pages of the volume for the year 1885 which

    has recently been published . The list of , contributors contains the names of the foremost [ educationists —^ P ' i ^ - ^ — i —i ' —^ —~ ~ " ¦ ^ ^— ~— —¦ - —*•_ P of ~^^ ^—^— the — —————^ — day " ^— ' — ¦—IW ^ ^ B ; ^ m and —¦ —^ —^ " —¦ ^^— " the —_^ — —— ' —__~ contents ~ . r ^^^ —1 ^_—^ ~__ r ^_— ^__—^ B —^ ^^ p- do ^>^ P ^_ - —^"

    not deal simply with news , but embrace a wide variety of papers upon topics which are of special ¦ ¦ value f ¦ i to the teaching h profession . These

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    in the journal . This publication should be in the hands of every teacher . From the same . —' Essays in Translation' is an

    interesting book . The essays , with other contributions , are reprinted from the Journal of Education , with editorial notes and comments , and

    they include all the prize translations which have appeared in the journal during the past three years . The volume is the third of a seriesand

    we think the editor has done well in giving , it to the Translations public . ' In should educational command circles studious ' Essays attention r b in bf

    and strong support . — — - ~~^ — — - ~ ¦ — ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ^—^ ^^ - ^^— ^ r ~^ - ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ - ^^ ~^ r ~^^^^ ^ B ~ —^^^ ^— ^™» ^~ — From Messrs _¦ - ^ •»¦ % iwt George kM Bobertson iIb % tt i A CoMe an ML l-

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    furnishes the title to this book is the best . It is characterised bilityand true by po delicacy etic treatment , by hi . gh-souled The HBh Bi majori MBiPI sensi ty

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    foldei awav . , I Kow Ani soar should be to thy thee my rereward , flesh cling -fefcte to thee AuroTa red , soul pursuin be set free the ! skirts I would of I I I

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    The setting of the poem is worthy of the subject , j I and we can scarcely conclude our notice without j I comp typograp g ^ limenting h hical BkiBf excellence the i Bk h publishers | V of their whv upon work— the worth higk y ; i ! I ¦

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    of National Biography , ' Vol . V . This ¦ volume of Mr . Leslie Stephen ' s now well-known work I covers the interval between 'J . E . BioHeno' I

    B ( Mr . L . . Fran Poole ci ) s . Watt The ) most and notewort * W . Bottisham h ¦ y biograp ' ( hies Mr . j I are those of Boswel — - - - - l j the - ~ — biograp .. _ _ ¦ _ _ j ^ her of Dr . ! ____

    Johnson stone ' s Commentari ( the editor ) es , and f , ( Mr ' Blackstone . G-. j P ¦ . , Macd ' of ' Black onell ) - . I In the first of these Mr . Stephen has found a I

    congenial subject suited to his peculiar ¦ style of humour . As is sometimes said of children ' s I books AV the article is in ' the hihest d : l

    ent » S _^ \ ^ ^^ ^ rtainins * ' , ~«*^_» > sr ; ^> and _ k fc »* ~ ' h > Mp- ~ instructive i ^ * ^ 1 ^ »—h . * » - »^ . p ' ¦ Whilst * ¦ m ( ¦ g ~^ ^ - » Boswell »* ~ w egree « | ra ^ —b > ' s ^^^ H weak points are touched on , yet full justice is done I

    to * his touching confidence in the sympathy of I his fellows , his absolute good nature , his hearty I appreciation of the excellence of his eminent I

    contemporaries , the real veracity ¦ of his obser- vations Mr . Step , and hen ' s the minute dramatic knowled power ge D of of ¦ his the narratives eig _» hteenth . ' , ^ I

    century enables him to enrich his ¦ article by a number of interesting collateral references . The I article on 'Blackstone' is eminently j udicious . j I

    Mr faults . Macdonell of that , whilst great institutional pointing out writer the obvious , yet j I I shows very clearly that the criticisms of Bentham I I

    and Austin on the ' Commentaries ¦ ' are much too severe , and that with all their defects there I is in them ' still to be found the best general [ I

    li history ttle correction of English and law told , need with ing ¦ admirable comparativel clear- y , I , ness and spirit . ' Mr . Macdonelllike a number I

    of the other contributorsfollows ¦ , his chief in relieving his narrative by an , occasional ¦ anecdote . Thus wd are told tha ^ - t Blackstone _ __ was _ . __ so _ languid __ I ___

    that , * in writing the _ " Commenta ¦ ries , " , he re- , quired a bottle of port before him , being in- I vLgorated and supported in the fatiof his I

    gue great work by a temperate use of it . ' The great , I bod _ ___ y __« of _ these __ this . volume i Adam A J . ___ is Blackwood T made > 1 1 up ¦ of 1 I smal m John T _ 1 l articles Black 1 ~* l _ _ t— . — I

    Among , * / ' - 4 adder J . & * W the . Blackwood younger ' ( the Mr . well T - . known F ¦ . Henderson Edinburg ) h , I

    , publishers ( Mr . Francis Espinasse ) , « S . L . I Blanchard' ( Mr . S . Ii . I _ ee ) , seem very good I specimens of what brief contributions should be . I

    Mr It . need F . J . scarcel Furnivall y be said Mr . James that ¦ the G-airdner articles an by d I , ¦ ¦ , ¦ i

    M Mrr . . Austi Austin n Dobson Dobson . , as as well well as as the the d dramatic ramatic biograp high order hies . of Thoro Mr . Josep are h one Knight or , are two of trifling a very I I

    matters which may be noted for correction . I John Dr 4 . Grosart Blackadder makes the him objec elder t died to something ¦ ia 16 S 6 , as but a I

    fro violation m 1707- of JVtr the . J Act . K of . Laag Union hton / which ' s naval onl art y dates icles ^ J ' ' ¦ ¦ ' ' ' ¦ . ¦! ¦¦ ¦ i i ii i . i -. ¦ * V y ^ B

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    ^ 1 16 The Publishers * Circular Jan . 15 , 1886 I

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 15, 1886, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15011886/page/18/