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May 15 , 1886 The Publishers' Circular 497
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From M-essrs . ~ W . Blackwood & Sons . —That neatness need not be sacrificed on account imfr of ¦ - — — — — — —¦ — - ¦ - ^—^^— ^ - ^ mr ^ - ^ m * r ^ mmw ^» - ^» ^»*^^ ~^ T ^¦ mmr ¦
! strength is shown in the series of test cards issued by ]\ f essrs . Blackwood . These cards are as strong as any we have seenwhile the typograp — — h—
*—* % i , «/ 4 r C 3 t y v isofa much "better character than most publications of 4 Geograp a similar hical descri Test ption Cards . We ' for have Standards examined ii IV . the V .
g -j ~ ¦— — — — — — - — , » - —•* » - ^ mmr — - ~ - — ^~ r ^ ¦ h *~ ^^ v u r *^ w » , y " — , m VI ., -and VII . ; the ' Grammar Test Cards , ' foT Standards IV ., V ., VI ., ^^ and — ¦ VII — . — ; and — — ~— ¦ ' ¦ Domestic m ^ m ^^^ - ^ - ^ h ¦ h ^^ — —
Economy Test Cards , ' Stage I . Without exception the cards are thoroughly well adapted for th e purpose j . X , showing tj experience A in construction , — so
tfaat the teacher , by their use , may readily test tive knowledge of his pupils . From 1 TCtudes M . Calmann sur la litterature - Levy , Pa contemporaine ris . —Edmond ' Scherer vols . III _ ' s .
and IV . Of these we may nam e , as most , likely to interest English readers , the papers on MM . JSrckmann-Chatrian ' s Contcs , on Prevost-Paradol ,
on Chateaubriand at Verona , on Madame de Sevigne , on Madame du Deffand , on Madame de Grasparin , on M . Louis Blancand on M .
Sainte-Beuve . , From the same . — ' Sac a pap I ier / y par j G — yp ^ 7 w ~ et — Trois — —
Etoiles . This professes to be a collection of letters rescued from tne Seine by a Newfoundland dog . The ¦ addresses of the letters are gonethrough
t ; , j t ^ j — , y f ^ j the action of the water , but many of the letters themselves can be read . It is a curious medley . One of the letters , supposed L X to be written by a
young lady who relates to a friend how she proposed to a poor duke whom she was in lore with , is truly charming . But the young lady ' s
confession is followed by that of the gentleman , who 1 surprise relates the for incident the reader in . his way , making a piquant
From Messrs . Cassell & Co . ( Limited ) . — ' Helps to Belief' refers to a series of books edited by
the Hev . T . Teignmouth Shore , M . A ., Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen . The little volumes have a similarity of purpose to that of the ' Heart
Chords' series . We must not judge of the contents of these books by their size , for , though small in bulk , they are wise in counsel . The
three volumes already issued are * Prayer , ' by the editor ; * The Divinity of Our Lord , ' by the Right Rev . William Alexander , D . D ., Lord
Bishop of Perry and Kaphoe ; and * Creation , ' by the Right Rev . Harvey Goodwin , D . D ., Lord Bishop of Carlisle . ' ' Helps to Belief are issued in
i JL a tasteful form . Others of the series , now in preparation , are ' The Resurrection , ' by the Lord Archbishop of York ; * The Atonement' by the
Lord Bishop of Peterborough , & c . , From Messrs . Field & Tuer . —* Rus in Urbe , '
by Mrs . JIaweis . Mrs . Ilaweis' dainty bock called ' Beautiful Houses ' is well known to our readers . * Rus in Urbe' is beneficently devoted to
the adornment of humbler homes . It is 51 work on the botany of ' plants that thrive in London gardecis and smoky towns , ' with numerous graphic
representations of them . The main point appears to be that the inferiority of the air in which London plants are to grow must be made up for
by extra richness of soil . But Mrs . Haweis pursues the matter even into the interior of the dwelling - fand shows us that rooms should be
—j , te- arranged that flowers may be seen to the greatest
advantage . * Rus in Urbe * contains tables of possible M p lants , with English I f and scientific names ,
their hues and time of flowering . Evergreens are not forgotten . We have only to add that the little book is written in an exceptionally lively
and agreeable style . From Messrs . Funk & Wagnalls . —Mysterious
anonymity seems to be holding its place as one of the resources of the book world in America . The author of ' The Buntling o Ball' is as yet «/ — per 1 . -
sonally unknown to the anxious world , notwithstanding the fact that the book referred to was ^ worthy of unhesitating commendation . Although
barely reaching the same level , a like compliment may te passed upon ' The New King Arthur , ' which has recently been sent forth by the same
• writer . The new effort is light and agreeable in style , and will be read with much amusement . As regards production , the publishers deserve no
stinted praise for the thoroughly good appearance of the volume . From 1 HazelFs Messrs Annual . Hazell Cyclopaedia , " Watson / 1886 , & edited Viney . — by
, E ^^ H ^^ B . D *^^^_^ . Price * . ^*^ K ~ A , F ^^ V ^_ . G ^ m * . — . S - ^ b . * ., is m % quite at a marvellous ^ mt ^ m repertory of useful facts . While it is at hand no one need be at a loss for information respecting
the circumstances and the men of the time . It is better than any almanac or year-book of I general . . information , because it is more
comprehensive , and also more easy for ready consultation . The contents show about two thousand revised succinct up references to the to time subj of ects going t of current to press \ W interest i . e . ,
I ^ j { j , , about a month ago . Enterprise of this nature in the department of publishing is bound to win appreciation . So far as we have been able to
judse , the matter is clearly and accurately stated , while in arrangement it is free from harassing comp JL . lications . One comp i . laint may be uttered .
No work of this character could he compiled from original sources ; yet the editor has not thought it desirable to quote the authoritieswhichif
briefly stated , would A . give strength to the , value , of the book . Speaking for ourselves , wo are very ' glad indeed to see that the pages of the Publishers '
Circular have been of service , but would have been still better pleased by an acknowledgment of the fact .
From Miessrs . Crosby Lockwood & Co . — ' Only '; ' The ^^ p ^^ m ^ ^ - ^^^ ^ House ^^_ ^ 1 - ^— — — -mmw- — on - the —¦ — " ^— Rock — ~ — ' ; J and — - ~ ' Coming ^— — — V Home - - . _ . ___ —^ . , ^'
three little stories by the author of * A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam , ' have been published in a very pretty _^^^ Jmm ^ ^ mm ^ m ^^ mtMW ~ m form ^ - ™ —mm - — by f Messrs — — . Lockwood ... . Mrs - . — Mackar .. __
-ness e s stories are always welcome and always useful in their purpose w From the same . — Directorieslike other annuals
improve with years , since , they are constantly , bfiing revised and added to , and in this respect Stone mi i ' s ' Dunedin and Invercarg ¦ ill Directory' is
v mM ~ ^^ ^ _^ ^^ - _ - — — m * m — — no exception to the rule . This volume , which has now assumed a solid and somewhat "bulky form , is a most useful one , and should , by those who
have more especial need of its services , be found exceedingly serviceable . Export traders in the country should he glad of its information . % »»
From Messrs . Sampson Low , Miarston , & Co . — The popular series of 'Illustrated Handbooks of
Art History of All Ages and Conditions , ' edited by E . J . Poynter , R . A ., and Professor Roger SmithF . R . I . B . A . now forms a small library of
books , , all promising , that when the sot is com-
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1886, page 497, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051886/page/15/
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