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    Books Keceived:—

    Mr This . Jennings mere enumerati ' Curiosities on is enoug of h Criticism to show ' that has

    attractions for nearly everybody connected with literature . "We may add , that the chapter entitled ' Criticism in relation to the Jaw' gives an

    account of some of the most piquant libel cases of later years . From Mr . George Herbert ( Dublin ) . — Other

    Cities also : the Story of Missionary Work in Dublin / by Miss Davies . A narrative of the work of the Society for Irish Church Missions

    to the Roman Catholics , in its special department of missionary effort among the children of Dublin . Full details are given of the efforts of the ladies

    who devote their time and energy to the instruction of the chiLdren , and to the task of visiting them , afc their homes—a — work — necessaril _ — _ ^ y made

    more difficult by the opposition of the Roman priesthood . From Mr . John Hogg . — ' The Pilgrim ' s Progress *

    by John Bunyan . With a Life of the Author , and Bibliographical Notes , by Robert Southey . The work of the old writer evidently holds its

    groun issued d ; , "but for we new guestion editions whether are any constantl more welcome y being reprint w— - — of — — the — — Allegory — - — ^^^ h — w could <~ — ' — - ¦ — - ^ be r *^ - ^^ g ^¦ q . iven ™ ^ m ^ ^^ " ^™ than ^» » ™ ™ ^~^ m this ^^ —^^^ ^^ r-

    of 1830 , with the engravings of William Harvey . Mr . Hogg is to be congratulated on having presented in a most attractive form a book of which

    it is scarcely too much to say that it is never likely to grow old . From Mr . "W . J . Johnson . —* The Villa Garden

    and Flower Show Manual and Amateur ' s Year-Book d driviner riving . ' flowers flowers Althoug still still h London further fnrfchp . r smoke out nnt of nf is town town rapidl the th y

    villa garden remains the chief attraction of , the villa , and such a work as this must therefore

    always find a large circle of readers . It deals in lawn succession of the with villa the garden fruits , and , flowers parlour , shrubs gardening , and ;

    flower and then shows we , garden have carefull implements y-written and papers appliances on , and other interesting matters of horticulture .

    book The illustrations -which also add contains largel calendars y to the value and remem of the - brancers , for the use of those who have charge of

    the flower garden or the kitchen garden . From Messrs . HVEacmillan & Co . —' Memoirs of Lord Beaconsfield

    The genuine excellence , reprinted of much from of the the work Standard con . - tributed to the daily newspapers , which in our

    tim ti d me e woul demands demands d have the the written energies energies books ot of men man makes who who it a in in m other r » thp ter / r for ays regret that it should , after , a single reading ,

    pass such into exhaustive oblivnon sketches ; and this and is articles speciall as y true those of memoirs suggested of by tKe Lord Beaconsfield ' s death . The

    the and oui notabl Standard and and y the , we biograp Earl re published marke hy hero d b y in p hi ro many gh duce literary d papers from ,

    permanent ability aty form were were . woll woll In the worthy worthv present of of publication nuhMpntinn volumemore in in n n - . overwe — have -V not Mk ^ onl ** the memo Aiivixivti ir but , rd

    of — . the 'j , ,-- facts _ . -. v concerning .-V -w .. y . w * his v ^ last illness . Ik / \ . l . \ j , ii extracts reco X tLUIU , from his death the Continental — — ™_ newspapers - _ _ - . ^_ p , , ^ r" ^ published f *^ ^ ^ ' " * * •» # A . A V- * VS . after l , (> A UV A

    , an account of the funeral at Hughenden , no the a copy tes speeches . of By his way mad will of e , in appendix and the a two chapter si Houses report of is interesting of g Parlia iven of

    ment upon the motion for the erection of the

    well forms westmmster worth a singularl y of Abbey preservation y comp memorial lete . and ; so valuable that the work book ,

    ¦ - T From day Messrs Oracl . W . "Whom P . Winuno shall I & Co . — ? « The This

    Birth-VXOLJT novelty \ -J J . OWJIC , even e : . or KJX in , y the T T AiVJJJLl well -trodden . O . JJ . J . Marry JLTiiSJ field . ! V ' f of ' JL birthday HlS is IS a 0 . booksand it seems to be based on something of

    the the old votaries , fortune of -teller Hymen ' s plan were of operation rewarded — " ~ " " ^ ^^** , in « -JJX with ^ hich * lr 111

    possible partner for life . In order to make the a book useful to both sexeseach day contains

    double extract , one describing , the accomp lish a - vi ments rtues of of the the bride , the other while enlarging on the

    is a page for MS bridegroom . notations , . In opposite the majority the text of to cases make the the poetical best fancies even of are the evidentl least ¦ y attractive j designed

    — - — — - - _ - - — —— - _ - . ^ - ^ — ™ » -w - ^ ^ m ¦ rb m m | j comp characters liment ; but to find it woul your d scarcel name y entered be esteemed ^ ^^ as ^ ^ the a

    equivalent of Oliver Wendell Holmes ' s words six ' broad feet -shouldered and trimmings , bull ' even -necked though , square it is qualified -jawed ,

    , by ' lots of pluck , good natured as a steer in pease certainl . ' y However something , chacun here to a son suit gout all tastes , and there . is

    Fro E m . C Messrs . Philli . Parker . An admirable & Co . — book ' The Orp for hans children , ' by ps ,

    originally published in the Penny Post . It has , in its present form , already reached a third edition . It is illustrated by woodcuts and by a

    series of engravings on toned * > paper 7 . Althoug ^ h essentially a ' religious ' book , it is free from affectationand will always be — secure —of a welcome

    among young , people . w - ~ From Th . e Heligious Tract Society . — ' Life

    Barke Scenes . from Few insti a Chi tutions ldren ' s are Hosp better ital / calculated By Lizzie to attract public sympathy than the hospitals for

    brightest sick sio . k and and crippled eri features cnled p ch . in hild ildren our rfin . , modern which w ^ hinli form fnrm philanthropy one one of 01 tne the , ^ and . ^ e ^ a 11 ^ any i ¦— ^ i-h w ^ little ^ jfc ^ j % s ^ m ^^ wo ^ v ^^ j rk * ^ 3 fc ^ like k m . m m ^^ this i ^ -A 4 & ^ p ^ which w v A A * ^^ ir ^ * is ± w ^ calculated ^^ ¦ " ^ ^ v — --

    -to create an increased interest in tliem is therefore to imp be lies welcomed , drawn . from The the sketches life , and are we , as can the , these from title personal uuiiix knowledof \ Ji m uii / i t \ j ± h iijj an i one j- » of

    admirable yjyjx . ( jvijiuuivufi homes g for e ^ tho . ore littl u e on es declare v ^* the ictures Uk full they of i tho happ , iness and

    p contentment uii ^ i / ui- ) , , iuu of as tio the mcy little are aio sufferers \ jl . i . a ' - ' jlac , * to ^^»* be u- ^ w by no means overdrawn .

    Fro volume m the of same illustrated . — ' Tho Illustrated tracts setting Messenger forth j . /* i , *» i - — n / th A

    VUlUU . lt > Ul illUtaLlfclCCU . LJLrtUL-O DUUUlJ ^ g vsimp such ftnoh les as as t language tho thn character r » liara . the ^ t , er leading of of ein sin . truths the the atonement atonement of religion < 01 " ,

    the Christ omniscience , the duty of of prayer God , t d he the , work like of conscience The type ,

    is aid large to the , and uninstructed the woodcuts , in an taking will form in . the no lessons slight

    of the text . Fro Constitution m tho same . and — ' Tli Course e Analogy of iiuuuiw Nature of Relig Also ion l < to ltteer . the l

    Durham Sermons V ^ UU » L . ltjULlUlJI . / With By illlU Josep . a UUUJ life h OD Butler of the , D - Author » -. . C - ¦ " % . . L ., Bishop T > a ^ ™ c opious »/ -v »^ k oi til -. jfiL A-nal iiiiiyaia ysis , , Notes nubOM and uiiu ximc Indexos a-uo . . -33 uj y student Josep w—jr , h ol Ang 10 « the ^ ,

    D . D . Few books to which the w ^ and divine the sc « i Analogy ence'is , ' likel it must y to be turn remembered his exami att ^ , tinae ui °

    of p lace « candidates p « in in the fl ™ scheme flohAmP for Hol . y of nf Orders nearly n ^ rlv — every every gain era more lecture "'* from » " > - r "" careful elucidation by a competent

    a t true rue nnotator , as as JDr Dr than . . An Anffus gus the say savs work s in in before the tne prm preface us . »^ It , , tliab * 10 - . ^

    one , of the most remarkable productions modern modern ti times mes , aannd d ono ono ol of the tne best u ^ wor - j * " « .

    jobabl Christian better evid , proof ences could in an be y language iven of tho J an m ^ fidity /

    and y strength no of the author ' s g reasomngj ^_ ^ _

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1881, page 474, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061881/page/6/