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    . -- r- _ - , Buskin / by Patrick Geddesi : isr T a weUrconsidered paper , but lacks life and : brightness . IVtr . J . T .

    Cunningham proses about ; Charles Par win with volume too great , as a an whole assumption , is interesting of au , and thority we . think The

    the subjects have been * selected with great editorial discretion . From Messrs . Cassell & Oo . — Cassell's

    Combination Test Cards ' are the most recent of educational ( II . to aids VII . . ) and They are are dis adapted tinct in colour to the and Standard strong s

    in substance . From Messrs . X > ean & Son . —Dr . Gordon Stables '

    needs * Our no Friend new words the Bog of , commendation / now in its fourth .. The edition book is , ¦ known — — as — one ^^ — of ^^ ^^ " ^ the ^^ ^^^^ ^» fc , most r ^^^ m ^^ ¦ ^ ^^ comprehensive ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ M ^ r h ^^ B ^^ ^»^^ ^^ sagy ^^ y ^^ of ^^ ^^ its ^^ ^^ 9 ^^

    kind , presenting a wonderful amount of information will be in tha comparativel nkful for a y work brief of forms the kind . Dog . -owners

    ! From Messrs . Field & Tuer . — 'Xondon Life seen with German Eyes , ' by Wilhelm F . Brand . "We

    on must opening confess this to book a slig . ht One feeling mig of ht disappointment scarcely expect to find a work of ¦ singular depth and observation

    but — — it seems — - — ~ safe ¦ to ^^^^ w— —— antici — - — — — ^^ pate ^^^ a ^ ^^^^— - ^ r ^ ^ quaint ^^ w - ^ p ^ m ^^ p v ^ v > ^ ^ ' ^ ^^^ amuse v ^^^ p * ^^^^* - ^^ ^^ h ^^ - , ment by the remarks of our German critic . j Of humoureven of the unconscious

    kindhowever , there is , little , and the volume partakes , to a large extent of the nature of a guide-book * both in matter and styleMrBrand treats of

    . . a variety of subjects , including the lawyers of this countrythe Pressclub lifethe Salvation Army

    and the Stage . Referring , in , the latter connection , to the Haymarket Theatre , he writes as if the Bancrofts ^^ k ^ r ^ m mpw v ^^ m ^^ ^ m mv w ^ ^ made »^»^» ^^ j ^ tf ^ B ^ t ^ the ^ hr ^ h *» ^^ reputation ^ b . ^ a ^ mtmr h * " . ^ ^— >^ g ^ r ^ b ^^ ^^* of ^^ r ^^ that « ft ^^ w ^ M ^*^ v w . famous ^^ ^^^^ ^ . ^ k ^ ¦ k ^ b ^ w m ^

    house , and as if no such actor and " manager as Buckstone ever existed ; this is a fair instance of the errors made . On the other handmany of

    , Mr . Brand's comments , more especially when he comes to deal with subjects that lie within his own knowledgeare extremely interesting ; and

    as evidence of this , we may instance the chapter on * The Germans in London . ' But the entire Tolumefor those not too exacting in their

    demand , , supplies welcome reading . ^ From ^^— ^ mt ^^ f K ^^^ the ^^ ^ h ^ h ~ — Grange ^^^^^ dHV ^ Kr ^ r ^^ mm ^ ^^ m ^ ^ b ^ f ^ Pub ^ m ^^^^* ^^^ F ^ li ^ K . ^» ^ s ^ hing ^^^^^ h ^ b ^^^^^ ^^^^ P Work ^^^ ^^^ ¦ ^^^^^ s ^ , ^ p Edinburgh ^^ ^^ ^~^^ ^ ~—^^ ^~ ™^ ^ ' ^ r ^^ 4 ^^^^

    ( Series Mr . Thomas an excellent C . Jack treatise ) . —In the on ' ' The Cow Sheep and Calf and Lamb' has now been issued . It is by John

    Walker the subject , a writer is evidenced whose on practical almost experience every page of of his work . The book is further improved by

    several can scarc intere elbe sting said illustrations of the adver , but tisements the same that are bound y with the text .

    From Welsh Messrs ., —* Miss . G Lavini -riffith ., *' s Farran Trust , ' b , y Vin Okeden Vincent & . The trust in question was to guide and protect

    mise and a charmi devotedl and ng th y roug niece Miss h , what Elsie Lavinia trials Herbert discharge and . How experiences d her nobl pro y - she passed m ^ , " % j ^ rif the «» reader ¦¦ must h - ™ r ¦ learn from the narra ¦ - —¦

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    description description is written simply simply ana unaffectedly unaiiecteaiyi , in the a story way . that In infinitel some respects y enhances , the "the tale interest is some of

    what the for us most sad to , enlivening be but reminded all events description of in the this sorrowful , world and it are is now as not well and of

    again . From tne the same . —A very beautiful book memento qg

    Book passi / which ng celebration has been comp is tne iled ' Queen by Mary s jcsirtnaay F . P . " 3 C' ^ ^ mtmmm ^ mtmwimtmmmmmmmmim ^^ mmmmmammmmmm ^^ mm ^

    D ^ inbar . One of the chief attractions of Ti the volume is the series of photographic portraits of

    maxims naembers selected from are of the gleaned hig Royal hly approved from Famil sources y . photographs The rarel portraits y . quoted The ar © .

    If we may say so , this gives a certain ^ ld-world and piquancy dry groove to the of book similar , remoyi productions ng it from . < the Lines hard by and Fuller - Quarles , Sir - —— T . come Browne ¦ ¦ as ——~ a — , Wither sort of , relief t Bruyere in , birthday Wotton bti % ,

    literature of ^ p * — ilers — — after — . — - ^ — — On the — thi ordinary s *^ - account ^ m ^^ ^ r ^^ humdrum ^ ^ m ^^ ^^ alone ^» ^ mw ^^ ^ b ^ . ^ the selections p «^ ^^^ - work - ^ —y ^ T _ rv w before comp us deserves more than a word of grateful

    acknowled casual reader gment . ; it is interesting even to the From Messrs . Hurst i & Blackett tw . —* Eecords of

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    reg telling — iments — of ^ - ^ ^» service ^» of ^^ rm ^ the ^^^^ ^^ in ^ Bri two - ^ tish ^^ ^ " of ' ^ b' Army the v ^* m * *** most mr . ^ ' ^ ^^ One distinguished ^^« r ^^» ^ prefer « w ^> ^ # ^ JV # bBh ^^ s to ^^ ^ to avoid ' territorial' distinctions in speaking of

    In land such thlse corps Hi , now hlanders as merged the old the 91 into author st the and Argy 93 has rd le to Hi and g relate hlanders Suther the . - g ,

    it exp could eriences hardl of lon be g an said d prett that y the active 91 st service and 93 , for rd have missed much y ^ of what has been going on in

    the wide field of British hostilities . It is IT ? more as than an for assistant ty years - since Dr . so Munro that readers entered the army rest surgeon , may

    assure military d i that nteres the t , which records will are even not win lacking the fancy in of civilians . All who love to read of the exploits

    of a small but almost invincible army will be thankful to Dr . Munro for his spirited book . From the same . — 'Caterina' bthe author of

    ' Lauterdale . ' Perhaps the , predoininating y feature of this novel is its extreme cheeriness . It is not t bl hat *( VV the * JM ~ ± \~* characters VUUfXUrVW'LKI have . A . AUU V V / no 1 AV troubles » JX . V * f » -fc *^ - ^ V ^ fcJ to % J \ -f vex W \ S ** their tUVl *

    souls , but that all face their difficulties" bravely and with good humour . Even old Colonel Harding —to our thinking the best drawn and most

    interesting creati on in the work—has a certain amount of buoyant energy combined with his irritability and obstinacy ; and his views in regard

    to the reclamation question have at any rate the quality of extreme sturdiness . But we are rather outstripping our subject . We should

    of exp hot lain , fiery that the temperament Colonel is , an with old a Indian contempt officer for engineers , and 1 a profound belief in bis own

    aabilities bihties in in this thisfield field of of work work . . He He possesses r > osses & es pro tiro--perty in the estuary of the river Shannon , and the scheme of his heart is to reclaim land from

    the sea . The idea for that portion of the coast is by no means a bad one but unfortunately the Colonel's method of achieving his purpose is

    unskilful , and several thousands of pounds are soon ¦ wasted in his absurd freak of amateur engineering . His opinion is that the water , must be '' choked

    down ; ' and he clings to this mistaken impression throug naturall h y thick be supposed and thin . he Eventuall lands himself y , as may and

    family in great pecuniary , difficulties , from which journeys he is rescued to London by his to charming see one Hugh niece JVI Kate 'Lean , who , a

    receives chiefl famous y b eng promises y means ineer , , of on of assistanco the her question winning , and . the manner From son , Tom him she ,

    - duri wit is ^ deputed i ng the this colobrated to journey superintend prima Kate the donna becomes new Oaterina works acquainted . How hpW ¦

    she meets and triumphantly oyercomes all ; the ; difficulties that lie in her path , and enjoys herself |

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1887, page 673, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061887/page/11/