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    eve of publication . The author is Mr . John Pendleton , and the volume forms one of the

    * Book Lover's Library' series . ¦ ? ? * *

    who We was are on informed intimate that terms Dr . Bernhard with the Volz late ,

    Emperor of Germany Fred in e the rick Nineteenth , has written Century c A History . ' The

    book covers the period from the peace of Luneville to the death of the Emperor

    William . ? #

    Sportsmen will learn with a good deal of interest that Messrs . Chatto & Wind us are

    about to issue a book giving a thorough history of ' The Derb — y , / , ' the ___ far-famed race on Epsom t

    Downs . Mr . L . H . Curzon is the writer , and the the book Turf . will 7 be entitled ' The Blue Ribbon of

    # * An important work will shortlbe published

    in Paris from the pen of Abbe y " Desgodius , Vicar Apostolic of Tibet . For over twenty

    years he has been busy with a dictionary on the Tibetan language . He purposes issuing

    the taneousl work in French , English , and Latin simuly .

    # ? * The Russian Government have prohibited

    the entry into Russia of Mr . Hatton ' s new novel'By Order of the Czar . ' The work

    deals , with recent events which have excited the public X mind , and will be published X in a

    few days in three volumes by Messrs . Hutchinson & Co . *

    * * Professor Henry Drummond , whose book on Natural Law in the Spiritual World '

    created so much stir , is , we learn , engaged on another work that promises to be of equal

    interest and importance . This is a volume treating of Christianity in its relation to the

    Doctrine of Evolution . * *

    Mr ¦ m mt ~ . Amos A K ~ ar tr- . ¦ Fiske » - % * n has -m written m , a book « -a entitled ' Midnig ht Talks at the Club // which

    Messrs . Fords , Howard & Hulbert , of New York , have in the press A .. It contains ' free

    discussions' Temperance , Sunday Observance , Political Immorality , Toleration and

    Faith , and othjer questions of the day . # ?

    We are glad to hear that Mr , Page , who is favourably known by his book on Dartmoor , has in prepara A tion a somewhat — - similar — work

    ^ Somerset on ' Exmoor ^ . ' Mess and rs . the Seeley Hig & hlands Co . are of to West

    publish the volume , and it will contain a map , several etchings , and other illustrations .

    # - ? We hear that Messes . Methuen are

    prepaiing for publication a series of handbooks which will be useful alike to students con-¦ _ _ _ „

    ' nected with University HJxtension centres and I ^ io general leaders . The first volume is ' An

    Industrial B . Gibbins . History - It treats of Eng of land political , ' by social Mr . H ^ v . and de

    industrial 4 — — . ««•** life . j ^ , - — — — , _ w * , ^^^ * * * - _ Whittier TYT ^ 1 1 writes * t to I friend I * * ^ f ~ W m

    Mr . a : ' I have is reached is of of small small a time co consenue nsequence of life nce when . but but literary 1 I snail shall be be notoriet glad orlarl to fn y

    charity that feel that my faith I have words in not the for altogether Divine , freedom goodness written , temperance in love vain of , ;

    nature , and of home and country are welcomed , and approved . '

    # # We hear — — . that —— the __ Council of the Cey _^ lon — __

    Asiatic Societ __ y has urged on the Government the importance of collecting , transcribing ,

    and publishing the ancient literature of the island that may be found in the temples and

    \ other . •> resorts . . It TT is believed ^ T Till that a thoroug ll h search — would lead to the discovery w of numerous

    valuable manuscripts . jt . &

    Allen H Earl & ¦ y Co in . W will the publish autumn a new Messrs biograp . W h . y H of .

    ^^^^^^^ ^ H ^ t ^ ^^ ^ " ^—^^ ' ^^ - ^^ - " " " — ' g J J —^ Mrs Ireland . Carl » m y of le , Manchester from ~ ~ ~~ the ~~ ~~~*~ pen . of Mrs Mrs . . Ireland Alexander ^^ has ^ . ^ Ph ™^^ ^^^ ^^ fe ^^^^^ ^^ h ^ B ^ ^^ ^ , ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ " ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ — ^ — — ^

    received friends , we of understand the somewhat , the cynical assistance wife of of many

    lished the philosop letters her will of be Chelsea included . in Several the volume unpub . -

    # We are informed that Messrs . Methuen &

    ri Co . ht have novels arranged to be to entitled publish ' Methuen a series of ' s Novel

    copy-Stories g . ' They , are to come out at a cheap ¦ ¦ price i |~ ^^ ^^ ^ j" ^^^ , H an m *^ F •* ^^ d ^ b ^^ only ^^* *•*¦ ^ i » » in ^^^^ ^^ one ^^ ^^^^ ^^ " ^ volume ^ — —¦ ' - ^ . The ' - ^ arrange £ ^ j-

    Manville ment includes Fenn the issue Mr . Baring of novels -Gould by , Mr Edna . G . LyallMiss F . , Mabel Robinsonand other

    popular , writers . , *

    An important work by Dr . L . Buchner is on near the ly read pressin y . It questions will have ¦ interesting of ¦ the ¦ mr time papers and

    \ S A Ml , will % JM . M *• also 9 S ^ V / MMAA deal A g V ^ ^ U with ^^ ^"^ ^ " ^ «*^ ^ - ^ some ^^^»^ »^ — aspects ^^ w — — — of , -y the work and life of such men as Sinoza and

    p of of Schopenhauer the t . hft book hook . will will A speciall be be . we we y fascinating underst understand and fea , t the tne ure

    account of a visit the , author once paid , to Charles Darwin .

    # w # We hear that Baron Hausaman ' s Re

    miniscences have created considerable interest has throug been hout mu France ch gratified . Prince by the Victor book Napoleon , and has written to the author telling him he considers ^—¦—

    TT AAtUVii UV / VAAV C * V * VAAVA WAAAAAp . «»»»» . * , »*«^ r v « . the him Imperialist one of the m rSg ime t illustrious . He praises exam his ples ad - ministrative work as an exceptional service to

    Paris and to France . M . # # #

    of ' Mrs The . Nap Women ier Higg of Europe ins , the learned ' a book authoress of

    im-V / J . JU AM . KS W W V »** V / AJL . V * . * - * % M . ^ - ^ W ^ - ^ , y m ^ "" men Be research—published two or three years iooK i

    ago by Messrs . Hurst < fe Blackett- ^ must

    F : : =, T Ii 440 The Publishers' Circul...

    f : : =, II The Publishers' Circular April 1518 90 I ,

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 15, 1890, page 440, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15041890/page/6/