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May is* i886 The Publishers' Circular • ...
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'LIVING OR DEAD.'*
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THE BOOKWORM IN THE TROPICS.
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from the preface , we were struck with the forcible j fh manner in ^ which the —— leading - ^^— ip BPPBBk charac pi ¦»
-_ . g ^^ , j ^ p ^ v t ^ ^ r * ~ - — — — — — - — — - ^^ — — — — ^ ° " . ™~ — ^—^ - ~ ~~ teristic ^^^ _ of ^ BBh the * W age was ¦¦ hit ¦¦ — off . ^ ah ^ ap . , the * aaa advance aBb of the smartgo-aheadself-confident ¦ non ——
-sentimental ^ / ^ p » ^^^ v—— ^^ - — , , — non ^—^ — - reverential - - — - — , y - — - — ^ - - generation ^ — - - ^ - — — — , ^— — as m contrasted ^ j »¦ ^^ ^ p ^ pBj , ^ p * pbibbp 'Bmi a" i ~~ - ^~ ¦ - with - ™ 1 the — - " ^ ^ ' ^ gradual bbbbbw " ^ b . " ¦ bb -. ^ bjb - ^^^^ ^ p » bbf ' ¦ ¦» decay ^^ " ^ bp 1 ^ bbf * ^ aa * ^ b»— - b of pp ¦ aBBap the ^ av ^^ ^ pbi ^ a * -
old , cultured , highly bred , honour proud aristocracy ; and when we turned to the
preface we found in reality that such was the motive the author had in view . On one
hand we have the Kingsbridge family ; the Duke , Lord Ronald , the Archdeacon , and
Lord SaDcombe , all imbued with the spirit of Conservative nobility , but the old man
strongest of all as being the head of the house ; we have also their dependentsthe
worth _ y but foolish ja ah ¦> aa ) -minded l aapai aa * Mr bbbbb > aBaBai . Worthivale bbb » ^ pap > —aai flak , a aa » , his son and daughter , each looking up to the
members of the ducal family as if they were of different flesh and bloodrare beings to be
alluded to with supreme reverence , and whose deeds — — - ~ m- — — are — — — never - — - ~ . ™ - to ~™~ — be - ¦ *¦ questioned ¦ — aj ¦¦ - ^ ^ m - ^^ * b » b . ^— ~ " - ^^— ^^™ - * bbB" ^ p * - ^^~ ; ^ vj and ^» - ^ v wp * ^^™ ~ - ^ m pap on ^ pjpp 1 ^ bp . w the ^ " ^ ^^^ ¦ - ^^
other side , we have the outspoken , clever Joannasupposed to - — represent v ^_ ¦ ¦ ¦ BBBfc the new and ¦
rap - — idly , -y increasing - _ _ -wr -m *~ - - _ - ^ p- w branch ~ PBpr -pap- 1 ^^ ^^^ of ^ " ^ B "" our »» " ^^ B » ^ BP- BaBl civilisation BBBP ^ BPP » " ^ B ™ "BBB ^^^ Vj ^** ^ ^^ " ^ B * BB ; also Charles Cheek and his business-loving
father ; Lazarus the Jew , & c . Our only regret is »•— that - » -- »» bw the faf- *• a »• character •»» v «> aa »« SM / « of -r A Joanna is not better - » «/ Jfc ' **—¦ — . . '' ' »¦ ' .. .. *^ «^ ^ . *~ -. ^_^ v / ^ V ^^ 4 >^^ V - * . K ^ A ^ V V / P ^ - ' ^* ** ^ ^ .
rounded off at the conclusion of the story , and that the last glimpse we get of her is not more
pleasing . She , after all , despite the strongly marked individuality and clever portrayal of
other personages , is the leading character of the story . It is she we are first
introduced to , and the interest of the reader persistently clings to her throughout . We
cannot but think that had some little touch of one of the best features , in her disposition , her
love for Lady Grace , been shown rather than reader the more would indifferent have laid side down of her tli character e book , with the
far greater regret , and without a very unpleasant feeling of disappointment . But this
after all is mainly a matter of sentiment , and will certainly not strike all readers alike .
May Is* I886 The Publishers' Circular • ...
May is * i 886 The Publishers' Circular 49 i
'Living Or Dead.'*
' LIVING OR DEAD . ' *
Hugh Conway ' s works are always so charming f l ^ p ^ K so F ^ i ^ terse ~ in tone ^¦^ and V b ¦ ¦ so .. striking ¦ !¦¦
in ^^^ « K V ^ incident V ^^ ^^ *^ * 4 ^^ . ^ ^^ , ^ B , that * _^ ^ h' — . ^^ we r ^^ ^^^ always r ^ ^* ^^ v ^^ *^^ . * turn ^^^ ^ ^ ' ^ ^^ with ^ *^^^ pleasure "w ' ^ >^^ ' — ^^ b ^ b to his pages . The plot of ' Living or Dead '
perhaps ,, is a familiar one . Sir Lawrence , Estmere , the happy possessor of a beautiful
wife and two young children , is hated by Richard Cheshama villain of the
self-possessed and accomplished , school . In order the better to wreak his revenge , the latter
persuades one of Lady Estmere ' s servants to ¦ personate hex mistress ¦ h and mi having » supp »> p ~ lied —¦
her - * ^^ ^^ r * - ^ ^ witli - ^ ** ** »^^* ** ^ ta ^ dress . ** ^* ^** **** ¦** *^ ** false - ¦* - r *—p *» ^ " ^ - ^ ^** r ^ i * w ** hair r , ^^** *« «« , '_ and ^**• »*^ v all " *^ ^^ ** ^^ " ^ fc the ^^ ^ - - — ' other m- ' - - ^ — materials necessary , for disguise , ho contrives
, to be seen clasping her in his arms at a window at the moment Sir Lawrence is coming
up the drive . The consequences are naturally ¦ very — ~ ~ ^^ disastrous ' ^ p *^ *^ ^— BF- B |/« fT % ^ ^ tBP ^>^ ^^^ ^ f ^^ ^ r . ^ Sir V ^ . ^ ^ Bfc J ^ j Lawrence ^ q ^^^ . ^ V /¦ W ¦ V ^^ " ^ p » Ml * . ^ ^ i ^ ' « F ~ , B ^ H ^ full ^^ ^^^ ^ « P ^ ^ y H believing » «^ -Bjrf' ""¦ ' - — - ¦ ^ HlBk
his wife faithless , and without entering into * Living Back or , * JJead & C , , 3 by voIh Hug . London h Conway : Macmillan , Author & of Co ' . Called
'Living Or Dead.'*
explanation , takes the elder of his two boys and retreats to a house in Devonshirewhere
BH Bh fl , bIB A , under the _ assumed name of ^ BB > Norri ^ B ^ Bi BBB ^ B * « s , he B ^ BT lives the BM lifBB e of a recluse , while _ LadAy Estmere BH BB , _ - _^^ ^ . ( - ^
thus deserted , and hardl y knowing _ whether her husband is alive or deadeventually takes
— B ^ - ^ ^~ — " ~— - ™ ^ BB ^^ - ^^ ^^ B » ^^ ^ BB d ^ B ^ BB W ^^ ^ BI ^^ BV ^^ BB ^ T ^ ^ ^ B ^ b ^ ^ i ^^ ta ^^^ ^ BB" B ^ ^ Bj ^ V Bl ^ B ^^ BV ^ B » ^^ , ^ BH ^ B ^ p A ^ BB » BB ^ ^^^^ ^ B ^ VBBB ^^ ^» BB ^— BBB - ^ - ^^ — BBB — W " ^^ - ^ flB ^ - ^ r ~^^ up her * residence ^ ^ in _ London ^^^ . ^ with . Valentine ^^^ . , the younger J ~~ ^~ — ^ B ^^^ B ^ BBfc ^^ B ^ " r son ~^^ ^* B ^ ^ " — ^^ B" ; ^ M and ^ f ^ " ^^ fc ^^ V ^ B ^ ^ BB the ^ B » ^ P ^ BB . ^ ^ B ^ B- villain Br BBBB > ^ i ^ ^^ " ^^ ^ B » ^ BB > ^ BBI ^^¦ " is « ^^ ^ for ^^ ¦ ^ B » - a " ^^ p Bl eriod ^ BB— ^^^ ^ 'B > ^ WBI
exultant over the success of his plot . After — —~ — a time »¦ ^^— ^— ¦ — ^ BBI ^ BF- , ^ BH B however ^ Bk ^ BJV ^^^ ^ ^ tf » ' ^ BF- ^ BB * , V the ^ 1 P ^^ BBBB ^ r elder ^ BIb "' B ^ B ^ ' ^ B' ^— - ^ B » " ^^ boy * ^ p ^ - ^^ J grows ^ B ^ BH ^^ - ^^ » » » " ^
tired of his solitude in Devonshire , and is reluctantly sent by his father to London .
Here by accident he is thrown into the society of his brotherand is even introduced to his
mother , who fails , , however , to recognise him . Two other events of importance take place in his
career : he falls in love ; and he encounters the cool — ^~ , —J » self ^^ ^ - ^ ^^ . ^ -possessed B ^^^ ^ " I ^ B 1 B' ^^ BBP' ^ BjpV v ^ pr B ^* bBI ^ BBB 1 ^ Bi ^ B ^ " , ^ H unscrupulous ^ B" BBi ¦ ^^ " ^ W ^^^ ^ B »^ ^ BBlB ^ BBF BJfe W "^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ villain ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ™ . ^ ¦ Ul ^^^
-timately , though for long he is ignorant of the real — — — fact ^^ — — ^ BBr s » ^ " attending ^ B ^^ BF ^» ° ^ B ^» ^ BB ^ ^^ Bt BBBB . ^ B ^ ^ Bl ^^ " B ^^^ BBBB M ^ B ^ b hi BBPP ^^ Bl ^ BB ^ 8 ^ Bb » P parentag BT ~ |~ ^ f ^ Br ^^^^ ^ B ^^ BBB . ^^ ^ ^»^ ^ ^ B | B ^ Bb e ^ BB- ^ , ^ m he — " ™ is ^^^ - ^ B ^ the — ^» ^^^
means of bringing the truth to light and Hichard Ohesham to justice iflBBt pj for pph h Sir Lawrence t h ¦ h
becoming ^ h — — Bm — ~ -m ^ BB ^ ¦ ^ " » acquainted ^ B »» ~ ^ ^^ BB ^— ^^ ^ " * ^"" ™ A ™ ^^ ^ B ^ ^»^ .- Bf ^ i ^ with BBfc " ^™ ^^ _ p _ " ^ ^ Br ^( pp , ^ the ^_ ^ p ^ ^^^ r way I ^^ ^^^^ — in ^ ^ p- " ^— - ^ which - b ^ bV — b ^ K , ^ h he has been tricked and deceived , follows that
scoundrel to Monaco , and there shoots him . The ~ ^—^ ' story - ^ r ~~ - " ^^^« W ¦¦¦ ends ^ k ^ flP ^ pk fB ^ B ^ r ^ BP * . in BBpk ^ P ^^ BB ^ r a ^ B ^ ' ^ pV thoroug ^ qB" ^^ N BBBH ^^ p' ^^^ ^^ p' ^ B ^ ^ ^ BBBBBb hl . Bp ^ W 4 ^ r ^^ y W artistic ^^ ^^ *^ V ^^ ' » B" ~^ ' ^ ™ ¦ way * w ^~ — , ^ W
though we are given a hint that Sir Lawrence will not live BB long BBBBh .
— — —^— - ^— —rv v ^ p ^ " ^^ p » ^ p ^ ^ tapP 1 P ^ " ^ BB ^ . V It will thus be seen that the plot of ' Living - — - » ^ BJBBh or "BBB- ^^ m Dead BkipBBBBP ^ ^ bBP' . — ^ # » BB * ' BBBBa runs ^ pP ^ BBBp BB * Bi | | p on - ^ . ^ BBBB- ^ BBB well BT P ' ^ B" ¦ —¦ -worn - - ^— ' lines ¦ ~ .
The treatment , however , is cliaracteristic . Perhaps ^^ ¦ ¦ ^~ ^^^ ^ mr ^^ m ^ - ^ P ^ pB ^~ ^ it BBb ^^ P ^ may ^ BBp ^ MBb ^ Bk "P" ^ Bp * W here ^ BB » BBB > ^ B ^* ¦ ^ BPB » ^ Pj ^ be ^^ p * ^ fc ^ ~ interesting ^ BBh ^ Bi ^^ B- ^ 4 * ^ BBP * ^^ BB- ^ Bi ^ P ^ " ¦ ^^ ^^— ^^ " V'BL to ^^^ allude ^ " ¦ ¦
to the American canard alleging that Hugh Conway ^ Bpp- ^^^ ^^ " ^^ " w ^^ ^ W 's B ^ bbp ^ latest BB ^ BI B / B / B ¦ ^ ^ BBB' B ^ pbp" B ^ pT story W ^^ F ^^ I | l ^^^ prfB is . ' ^^ p' the ^^ p » ^^ ^ P ^ ^ pp ^ production BT ^^ ¦ ¦¦ ^~ — ^ ^^ ^ — ^ - ^ of ^
other authors . This statement , as it turns out ^~ - ¦•* B . « PT , BB | is ¦— "bP perfectl -T ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^^ y F erroneous ^^^ " l ^^^ ^ " ^ ^^^ " - " BB Hrf , pm and - «^ V ^^ — —BPB , « indeed — - , it
exhibits with startling force the mischievous character of bBBBu literary gossi i in American —"
papers ™ ^ ^ P—l BB ^ PP" ^ Bb ¦¦¦¦ mt ' ^ BB' ^ . * ^ bB ^ "B ^ In ^ . ^ a * ¦ " *¦ Bp » ^ B letter ^^ ^ Bpp B ^^ Bp * ^ BBa t / ¦ i ^ to Bp . ^ " ^^ F *^ P ^ P » a p contemporary ^ P "" r , Messrs pflBpP . ClaytonSonsand Fargusthe
¦ solicitors ' ^ BBB ^ ^ BB * BF ^_ P BF ^ p * » - ^ pP to ' . ^^ pBk Vkip ^ fp T the H Bftp * ^ pp ^ bB . . BBP ¦ executors , *¦ ** m ^ " ^ -P- « BB > « fBp , B ^ pP , BH » of - ^ ^^ ^ B- *^ ^ the ^^^— — late ' — " ' ^ BHPBB | — Hug , 7 h Conway ~^ -p- ^^ ¦ ¦¦ « ap . | T V Bbp *^* m , m state | -i , jr BbpP B ^ i ^ p- bb ^ b ^^ as Bapf ^ BW flV ^ ^ a # "W fact * - " » ^ p * * ^ p * that **¦¦ **¦ ^^ X ^ np' ^ p- every ^ pp > - ~ - ^ p » — ' av — line ¦ -. — ' — ' of — the — ~ —
novel was written by the deceased author . The BPPBW . ft ^ b . ^ BB ^ story r ^ pf * - * ^—* .. " . > W is B * -W f ^ a irV ^ good *\^ S X ^** ^ Bfc . one ^^ f ~ - <^ ^ P * , *• and BJ ^ -BB" ^ . ^ *^ BPBi it P— - — ' will - - - ¦ un ~ — -
doubtedly command , no less by its own merits than by the high reputation of the
author , a wide circulation .
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The Bookworm In The Tropics.
THE BOOKWORM IN THE TROPICS .
Messrs . Simpkin , Marshall , & Co . have received the following BBto | l ¦¦ ¦ BJ V ¦ letter ¦ from I Mr . J tF .
^ Bhp ^^^ f ^^ b ^ ^ B ^^ BB ^ Bf ^ BB ^ ^^^* B ^ BB ^ «> 4 BBB ^ ^^ b ^ BBB . ^^ F B ^ - ^ ^ ^ ^ " ^ ^ B ^ BJB ^ k ^^^ ^— ^^ ^™^ — - ^^^ - _^ - _ , ^^^^ - — H ™ ^ ^ " ~*^ " B ^ Russell Gubbins , a correspondent at Lima , Peru , South America : —
Having just overhauled a boolvcase of some 250 volumes , which had remained shut up for
nearl boon y attacked two years by , book I found worms som . e On of t examining he books ha the d books attentivel — y / I found that almost invariably
the worm commenced . its attack on the insido of *> the cover and close to the binding . I also noticed that the worm had a decided
preference for dark coloured paper , ho that books to with 1 ) 0 dark found paper worm insido -eaton the than hoards thoso wore more with likel light y
. Of the dark the ^ lazod seemed more papers susceptible to attack papers than , tho un glazed . Light yellow highly glazed paper has almost without
exception escaped . This may be only a coincidence , not worthy to < $
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1886, page 491, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051886/page/9/
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