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volume opens with Addison ' s ' Vision of Mirza , ' and — closes - ™~ " —™~ " ¦^" r with — " ^ - * - "" ^^^^ bi Select » ' ^ m" " ^ B » ^» - ^» ^^ ^" Passages bi ^ b 1 ^ p ^^^** - b ^^ BiB' ^ b ^ BbK — ~ BBk B *^ from ^ bb ^^ ~ - ~ bb ^ bWbb Bfc r Shak ^^ rfV bb »^ Pi Bl ^»* BkBk - A * b 1 bI ^ Bl 41 - ^^ a ^^_ ~
speare / Milton , Cowper , Wordsworth ^— ^^ , and Lamb are amongst the authors placed under requisition -- ¦ —— — - bh and illustrative bbbbbbjbbvtabb bb notesbiograp b > hical
inform - ^* - —— ation - ^ — ^ a ^ ^— ^ ; & v ^^ c ** ™ ^* are > . > ^ b ^ also ¦ **^ - »^ b »> v ^ bji' iven bibb ** ^^ r b ^ ^ b' . . r , P Exactl **^ x ^ yi ^ ' *»* B * * y a ^^ ^^ b ^ gt the ^^^ m * w « b , , gy sort - — - — of — book -- ^ - " ^ - ~~ —^^ to — ^^ "awaken ^ ' ^ w » - ^^^^ - ^ ^^^ m ^ in «^ ^ h « w boys r ^^ ^^ y p ^^ and ^^ v ^»*^ ^^» girls pi ^ h ^ t ^^ 4 b r ~ i . a ^ . r ^ f
genuine taste for English literature . From Messrs . James K"isbet & Co—DrDonald
.. Fraser ' s felicity and suggestiveness as a re-I ligious f teacher ¦ ¦ find additional mm akbVaf illustration AA >|»/ AJk in
¦ a —| — — — —— " —^ — ^ ^ -m mm -v . »» a . ** •¦> *^ ^^ ^^ ^ . ^^ «^ . ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^^ ^ *~ J j a little volume entitledv * Seven Promises Expounded . ' The promises here unfolded are
those which occur in the divine messages sentto the Seven Churches of Asia . Dr . Fraser
rejects the theory which regards the Epistles to the Churches as predicting seven successive
1 periods of ecclesiastical history . He holds that I 1 the the Epistles n-pistles are are prophetic Dror > hetie m in this this sense sensetthat hat
j they illustrate conditions of the Church , , at 1 large , and of particular in the Churches , wh of ich recur
j i agai aerain n and ana again a ^ ain in tee progress nrosress or religious religious i thought , 'diversities off aithfulnessandudfaithi fulnesszeal and lethargy . ' These discourses
, ' bring out very clearly the fact that in every ! case it is an ordeal which tests moral character
a which significant is involved relation , and between that there the is character invariabl of y
the victory and of the reward . From Worce Mr ste . rsh William ire cl ITorth n , the Tewkesbury RevW . — S A
Syinonds , a well- ergyma known archaeolog , ist . , wrot . e . some some time time ago a ^ o two two historical historical romances romanp . ps one dtia of nf
which was called * Malvern Chase' and , the i other i Hanley Castle . ' The popularity which " both of these ¦¦¦ books ¦ have won has led to their
— — ^ ~—— ^ " ^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ ^*^ ^^ »*^ ** # . ^ r ^ m 0 » ^^^ » ^ ^^ ^ k ^ k * lfc » J * i iff r ^ m ^ j ^ ^ ^/ ^ ^ ^ j ^ j ^ ^^^ j ^ j ^ publication in half-crown editions , bound in lettered — ^ — ~^ — ^ - »— cloth - ^ rf- — ¦ - ^* - »^ » » . In ^> . ^ - ^ * Malvern . * . * ¦ . « . «^^ j a . » ^_ y k A Chase V- ^ * * % J % * J V- / ' M J . M r A . t
8 ymonds deals in a scholarly and attractive fashion with some of the old legends which have gathered around the wars of the Roses
. Merry England in the fifteenth century is capitally described , and fact and fiction are blended
with conspicuous skill . The Cavaliers and the Roundheads figure in the lively pages of the second of ¦¦ these ¦ % historical mj x ¦¦• ¦ / novels v-r # —* Hanley
— — — ' - ~* —— ^— ~ m ~ - w ^ r mr ^ m ^* % * . ^ ^ ^ av- ^ u A . » « » ^_< A K . f _ P , M (^^ * JL JL ^^ W Castle ^ H « 1 . ' The ml book ii could - onl y have been . written ... by a man who t \ possessed great UiXi local lUViai knowled
I J *< rj y » ««••« " -M . j fj \ jtji-iKj && KjKji . f ^ yy ^ - IVJIUYVICUKC ge < and was thoroughly familiar with the by- paths of or historical historical and ana antiquarian antiauarian research research . . Yet Yftf . in in
spite of the learning which is revealed in these , pagesthe story itselffrom the novel-reader ' s
point of , view , is both attractive , and entertaining . The me Jbonclon London pnbushervS Dnblishers . we wenotic nnti « e \ are nm Messrs Messrs .
Bimpkin , Marshall & Co . , , From ¦ ¦ ¦ Messrs " . ¦ S . W . Partridge & Co—
Mono-— ^^ " ^ ¦ — ¦ - ^ - — w » _ b . «> w *> vA A ^^^ y ^ ^^ ^ jv ^^ ^^ . ^^ * K . V / JL Jl V- / , have graph „ . . — ^ just s of _ been , — « John ^ , ¦ . — added K .-VU- Bri . -k * -, ¦»_*¦ v g ht to + s - ± s- ' the % and j m-M . \ u cheap ^ - * « »* H ^_>« . Wfc . ^ M illustrated Jl . Stanley . * -f M » JJL € A / \/ V / Vl '
, biograp are renowned ¦ hies for The which k first M j Messrs is f written . Partrid by Mr ge & Jesse ; Co .
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jr ana work ot Bishop Patteson and Bishop p > - =
Crowther . The book is based on the larger biographies of Mr . "Win . Robertson and Mr . Barnett b Smithand - ^»^^ it gives h a clear and - - gene h -
ro ^ v ^^ ^^ - ^ u ^» s ^^^ v ^^ summ — ^^ r ^ . ^ ^^^^^^ ary ^^ ^ ^^^^» , ^ n o f the ^^ ^^ ^^^^—^ c hi -w — ef ^ " ^ incidents — — ' ^^— — — — — ^^^— and —— - ^^ ' achievements of a life of stainless honour and beneficent fe f h and ungrudging | t HL service . Not less
W ^^^ ~^^ F ^^ V ^^^^^^ K ^^ r ^^^^ ^ B V ^^^ V ^^ V ^^^^^ ^ y ^ ^^^^ ^^»^^ v ^^^^ ^^^ m ^^^^ ^^^ V HBH ^^^ ^^*^^* ^ P ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ™ ^^^ ^^^ *^^ r V ^^ F impressive in its way is the story—happily not yet finished— -of 'Henry M . Stanleythe
Afri-, can Explorer , ' as Mr . Arthur Montefiore , of the Royal ^^^» ^ r ^^^ r y ^ b ^ ^ ^^^ Geograp ^ t ^ - ^^^ ^^^ r ^ piHm ^^^» ^ r 1 ^^ ¦¦ . ^^ hical ^^^^ ^^ ~^^^ ^^ ' ^^ ^^» Society * ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ m , ^ p has ^^^ " ^^^ ^ " ^ ^ ^~ told ¦ ¦¦ — it . No ¦ ^^^
more appropriate motto could possibly have been found to sum up the character of the man on whom the mantle of Livingstone has fallen
, than the lines from Tennyson ' s description of Ul ¦ ysses—' Strong in will IV to str ¦ i i veto see ¦ k
^•^ P ™ ^*^ ~ - ^ r ^^ W ^^ T . ^ n ^ H ^^ B ^^^ v ^^» ^ ^ BK ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ " » ^^— ^ ^^ , ^ p ^^ ^ B ^ ^ " ^^ ^^ " ^^ - ^ , ^ p ^^ ^^ I " ' , p ^ " to - find - ^ ^ , and not to yield ¦¦¦ A ^ . ' aft Th BVW ^ A is A ¦¦ well ^ -written tt a A little book can hardly fail to awaken in the
minds of many , a keen desire to know more concerning the brave deeds , and romantic life and adventitres of , perhaps , the most
resolute , intrepid , and self-reliant explorer of the century . . s _ From Messrs . Kegan PaulTrench & Co . —The
™ ^^~^ - ^^ W ' ^^^^»*»^^^^™ ^^ ¦ " "r ^^^ ^^^ " ^ - ^^ " » ^^^ m ^^^^^^ ^ B ^ ^ B ^^^ V ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ WBBBB ^ B ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ , ^ B w ^^^ ^^ B ^ ^^^™ V ^^* ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ " ^ r — ^^ requests which bave been made in many quarters for a cheaper edition of Mr . Clodd's Jesus of Nazareth ' have induced the publishers
to issue the work in two small companion volumes . The ' first contains a ' Sketch of BVl ^ m Ib > b _ . , ^ m ^_ ^ Bk ^ B ^ . « k . « B 1 b * K
Jewish ^ History ^ ^ to the ^ Birth of Christ ^ * , ' and the second traces , from a Unitarian point of view , the story of ' Jesus of Nazareth / Mr . Clodd
acknowledges his indebtedness to Kuenen , Keim , and Hausrath . The little books are clearly printed and tastefully bound .
From Messrs . George Philip & Son . —Mr . Joseph Thomson ^^¦^^ v i r ~ - the author of that BbBl B /* standard F BV B > B > BV Ba book Hi of n J— ^^ " " ^^^^^ ^^ *^ " ™^ , ^ p ^ ' i ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ B ^^^ V ^*^^^ B ^ B' ^ h ^^^ ^^^ F ^ B > ^^ B' ^ B ^ B ^^^ ^^ y ^ Bj' B ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ B ^^^^ V ^^^^^^ ' ^^^ ^ B ^ ^*^ ^^^^^ ^*^^
travel ,. ' Through Masai Land , ' has just publi > hed another volume on his African experiences : ' Travels »» » in the Atlas and Southern ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
^— ™ ^ ^ ^^^ " - ^ m' ~— ^^^ " ^ . ^^ r ^^ ^^— ^^™ ^ " ^^^^ b > ^ h ^^^ ^^^ ^^»^ . 1 B ^ ^^^ ^^ ' ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ fc ^^^ W w ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^» ¦ Morocco ^ A ¦ * " ¦ . ' Mr ¦¦ BV > . Thomson ^ B « k Bl frankly Ah « t ^ states ^ that . ^ m _ the _ ^ * abrupt and premature conclusion ' of his
travels has prevented him from carrying out his intention of writing a book on Morocco , and he adds that the present work is nothing more
than it pretends to be—a personal narrative of exploration / He says also that it has been as much his object in writing these to
' sketch — - — - ^ v ^ ^— —— ^ — ¦ p ~^ icture - * w * * - «^ ^ - ^ ^ T s as ^ Bt *«^ B | to ^^ Bk chronicl Wjrf ^ Bb ««^ « B & V B . ^ e ^^ B ^^ ^ B ^ facts pages W ^^ J ^ , ' ^ " ^ ^^^ and ^^ ^ " ^ accordingly ¦ " ^^ " ^^^ ^^ — ' ' ^ v «— —^ ^ H ^ BL ^^ W * ^ much ^ MW- ^ B ^ BI ^^ ^^ b ^ Bl of ~ » ^ i ^ general Bm ~| ~ ^ Bj ^ Bt ^ h ^^ W « VW ^ BB and Brf Bl * K ^ Bi *^ i ^ rV | V scientific ^^ ~ ~ IBJ ^ h ^ B ¦ * . * ¦ ^ HT « B > BK ^ Bl ^^ A J B > —Bt h < Hft
interest has been ^ omitted ^ ^ , which ^ will ^ ^ ^ see the . ^ light through more appropriate channels / The book ives ¦—¦ a vivid and realistic descri ¦ ption of
places ^^ ^ " ^ g ^ B ^ and ^^^ " ¦* ^ " — peop " » ' *^ ^ B * le ^ r «> , B **~» manners r - ^ BIB " ^^^ fc ^^^ ~ ~ ^ t * " ^» ^ ^ Bl ^ fcrf and « T ^ ^^ . * ' B | customs ^^ Bb —J - ~ B ^ ^ " B ^ B " •* ^ " * ~| , _|~ Ah ^ ad Bf ^^^ ^ - ^^ venture ~*~~ ~* - *• Kr and ¦ B ^ i ^^^ ~ research « br ^ NaB * BJ ^ Bl * ¦¦ bBBBl M in BBb the ^ BP ^ Br ^ B » tf remote 1 B > - ^^ B «> . B B « M and Wfc ^^ B ^ Bi V com « T BlhBAV - * ^ ' ^ ' ^^ ^^* ^^ ^* * , * ^** ^^ ' ^^ ' ^ ' j ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^
paratively little-traversed region through which — Mr — ~ ™ " — ¦ . Thomson ¦ i ¦ ¦ ~^ H ——^ v ^^^ - ^ v- fr — ¦ travelled - ^^ BlT ^ . B ^ B ^^ v ^ HJ and B ^^ H ^ iB ) which W M P ^ P ^ he ^ B ^ MB ^ here Bto ^ BI bHh V de ^ B ^^ Bj - ' ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^*^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ , ^^^^^^^^( ^ ^^ ^^ ' ^* . * ^^ ^^* ^^^^^^^
scribes with clearness , animation , and humour . Some valuable maps are added , and the volume is well illustrated .
From 4 The Mr Influence . George - - ^ w-. - » «« of -b > Eedway the »* r Stars ~ W- ¦ fri'Bfr , Bi Covent B a S % Book ~ Garden of Old . — - ^^ — —— " — " — " ^*^ ^^^ " . ^ ^ ^^^ *^ ^ ^ ; ^* * V ** ^^^ A ^ V ^ * W ^ . ^ ^ V ^»
World Ijore , ' by Rosa Baughan . Those who care to dabble in occult sciences will find not a little to their taste in the BW Bk s of this book
— which - » — — ~ " is - ^ ta ^ written — - ¦ — ^*^ " »* ^ - » Bf ^« by H » ^^ ^** the «^ BX f ^ ^~ authoress - ^* - page »^^ ft'Vif ^ B ^ k ^ fc ^ r ± * T ^_^ of , B \ . V * # ¦ the * ^ J ^ T \ - well T "fc ^ ^ - ^ * 4 ¦» , BJ - known handbook ot * Palmistry . Miss Baughan has much to tell b us concerning »«& Astrology 1 Chiro ¦ -
- mancy - — — — — — - , ^~ and — - ^ - ~ - * - — — rh ^ - ~ . » ) siog - »» r ^^ ^ b * ^ - homy r - *—m ^^ r X- * — " * ^^ ; she 'B , ^ has ' "WJ , ^^ bV ^ X also ^ 1 " * " % f , * - some i * - » J * *»* ¦ * , ^ rf- - thing ~ - —¦ —~ ^ BlBfc to •* - ^— ¦ say r- * - " ^^ " ^* on ¦^ rf' ^ H the ^ fW Bk i" - ^ if ' si »* w ^ # B , gnificance Jh ^^ -Bk JB . Bi B ^ ^^^ B > V A ^» ^^ ^^^ of ^^ J ^ m ¦ the « 4 ' rfB ^ BK ^ ^ moles « H ^^ ** ^* < fc
of the body , astrologically considered , and the mystical wheel of Pythagoras and the methods of working it . ' These things we confess are
somewhat out of our line , and concern a de-
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540 The Publishers' Circular May 15 , 1889 . ' '" I * - "
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1889, page 540, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051889/page/30/
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