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    following daughters . terms Lilian : ' Br , the ight beauty golden , is described brown hair in the lay

    ; in thick bands round her head , her eyea were sparkling dancing brown , with frank indefinable gaiety and

    charm a a sweet sweet / lig lio She -ht ht-- and heartedness heartedness her that that sister had nad an an are maennabie the fortunat nate e ones ones of of the the family familv younger . so so tar far as as their tlieir loye loye affairs attairs

    go eventuall ; the eldest y marries is scarcel the , squire y so of for Ardenmoor tunate . Lilian Hall , Harry Danv ^ rs Interwoven with the

    account young of the Thorncliffes . 1 experiences is the story of another young girl , the daughter of

    an an omcer officer out out m in India India , , who who conveniently convenientl y pairs pairs off on what with V y 4 k- ^ h WW ^ rf B socialistic Fred ^ J ^^ - ^^ m ^ 4 f ^^^ Thorncliffe k ft r ^»* «» ^^»* tendencies ^^ ^^ -fc ^ fc ^^» ^^ # * Adb , ^^ an fl » ^ f ^ " *^ . ™ Oxford Various ~ ^ " " ¦ ^— ^^ man — ¦ - - — descri — ' " — of — — ptions ^ some —~ — — -

    of holiday visits to Llandudno , the Lakes , Bournemend mouth , the & c , fill ' Thorncliffes out the narrative ' as being . We thoroug can recom hly

    innocuous and readable . Fr ^¦^¦^¦^ W om ^ "f ^ H ^^^ P 1 ^^^ tfye ^^ V ^ F ^^ F ^ J ^ 1 ^ W same ^ T ^ B ^ F ^ P ^ F *^ Ff *^ Ff ^ ^ F * ¦ . » —* P ^*^ V yrenees ^^^* ^^ F * . ^ . H ^ B ^* ^ BB ^ - ~^ " ~ to ^ bbt - ^ B ^ the ^ bf * ¦ ^—^ Channel *^ " ~ — — — Tn a

    Dogcafct , ' by C . E . Acland-Troyte . In metropolitan theatrical circles there exists a class known bbb b ? •¦¦! as m bbb ' first bhbbT v * bt -ni bb « bjbk hters b ^ b ^ b » bbbbb / who rarely miss the

    first ^*>^^ . ^ - ^^ » ^ ni * g m ht » - of ^^ - * ^ a new -w— * g ^ v ^¦ p jb * ' ^»> lay J . The — — ^ prototypes ^ m ~ of this class in the book world are its first readers ; those who like to take at least a peep into as

    many new books as they can get . This class has begun to think that books such as Mr . B A »^» ^^ BsV eland ^ B ^ ^^™ ™ " ^ B ^^^ Bl - ^ ^^ -Troy ^^ - ^^ ^^^ " - ^^ r M te ^ B ^ ^» " ^ ' s a . ^ belonge B ^^ B ^ ^ B ^ <^ B * ^^ r" ^ B » B ^ B > ^¦^ B ^ B ^* d ^ Bb »» bF to ^ B ^ ^ B ^ past M ^ B ^ ^^ B » ^^ generations ^^ BlB . ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ , ^ B but — —

    the opinion is frequently checked by the sudden appearance of a fresh contribution . For our own part we do not join in the general t

    deprecation of books which —* ij describe ~ anew ^ p well-known ^ scenes . He is indeed a poor penman who cannot give life to experiences of travel in the most

    familiar countries , and many readers will admit that there is much interesting matter in ' Pyrenees to the Channel in a Dogcart . * The places

    passed are described with ability , and the incidents of the journey are modestly and pleasantl — — —~ — — y m related —^ — " — — —— - ^ - ^ B" —m ~^ . ^ B Readers ^ B ^ B * - ^ m ^^ r ^**^ W ^^*^ 9 ^^ ^^^ n . under —^~^ m ^^*^^ ^^ p ^^ —^^ ^^^ b the ^^ ^— ¦ ¦ circumstances - ^^ r ^^ ^—^— ~^ r — ^— ¦ - ^— " ^— ^ — ^^¦ ^ - ^^ ^^^ " r ^^

    will pardon a little excess of enthusiasm here and there , and will be willing to acknowledge the merits of a very readable book . The appearance

    of the volume is handsome ; but either the author or the printer is to blame for not inserting a list of contents .

    From Mr . "William Stevens . — ' Lady Hutton ' s Ward " " — - — — — , ' by M the ^^ ^^^ author ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ of ^ " ^ ^^ ' ^ Dora ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ Thome ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ " ' ^^^ , « ' & ^^^^^ c ^^ . V

    This is a story fashioned very much like the writer ' s previous works . It is what one might call ' sweetly sentimental / and is chiefly

    remarkable for a profuse use of adjectives , and the existence of certain rather incomprehensible lords and ^^ — ladies - — — — ^¦¦¦ — — - — . But h ^*>* w ^^ r there ^^ r ^^*^^ B ^ p ^^^ ^^ are ^^ V ^ V ^^ V ^^^ many . ^^>^^*^^ h ^^ pw ^»™ " W and ^^^ F ^> ^^~^^ ^^*^ IV less ^^^ ^^^ V ^^ P ^ V discri ^ F ^^ ^^ B W ^^ M ^^^ ^>^ B ^^

    -mi na ting readers who favour this form of fictional work , and to such Lady Hutton ' s Ward ' should prove ^— ¦ a ¦ source ¦ of no inconsiderable » iB v ^^¦ ^ v ¦ m m iff ¦

    enjoy' " ^ V ^^ ™ w ^ ^^ ^» ^^ ^^ ' ^ i ^ «^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^ p- - ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ * ^™ ^^ ^^ ^» " ^ ^^ F ment . From ~ — the — Sunday w -w ^^ —~^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ p- ^^ ^^^ m School ^ r ^^^ ~^^^ ^^^ V ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ H ^ Association ^^ W ^^^^ H v ^^ ^ v ^^ P ^^^^ ^^^ T *^> ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^~ ^^^ P ^ B ^ V ^ i ^^ . ^^ —* ^ Noble ^^^ B ^ ^^ P V ^^ P MBV ^^^

    Workers ; a series of Short Biographies , ' by Frances E . Cooke . In this unpretentious little volum ~ ~~ ~~ ~~— e — the — - ^ " author » " ^ w •^^ a ^ - ^ m ^^ ^ mm has a «» w nf gathered r ** % ^^^ m *^ ^^ «^ - ^^ - ^ t ^^ t mm ogether ^^ w ^^ l ^^ v ^^»^ b ^ a ^ ^ h for ^^ b ^^ P ^ k the vife « ^^

    benefit of young people various of the leading facts in the lives of Thomas Chalmers , Mary Ware , Thomas Thrush , Michael Angelo

    Buonarroti , Catherine Cappe , and others . In this her large experience in the field of biography has this full been y form of sustain much of literary the service reputation , endeavour and her she present by has her acquired work previous will in

    volumes .

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    From Messrs . John ^ Walker & Co . —The pocket atlases ^^^ p ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ - ^^^ ^ . ^^_ - just — h —^^^ ^^ pu ^^^— ^«^ - ^^ blished - h - ^^^ - —— by — ^^^ m this — - ^— successful — — — — - — — ^— — — ^~^^^— ^ firm ^ V ^^ bflM ^^ B ^^^^^^

    certainly deserve to be designated as « Three Little Wonders . ' We have received ' England and will Wales follow ' and shortly ' Scotland . Several ' ; ' Ireland important , ' we features believe ,

    may be noted in connection with these books . Their admirably taking appearance is the result of careful — ' jud tj gment ^ 3 and workmanship i . . Very

    serviceable indices are introduced , also interesting statistical and geographical notes . The maps of the chief towns and — districts have been sensibl — — — y ^

    and clearly condensed . From Messrs . WardLock & Co . — 'The '

    Pictorial Guide to Windsor , and its Castle' contains directions for pleasant excursions in the neighbourhood . 'E . S . C . ' the compiler of the guide

    , , holds the opinion that other guides , as a rule , have been ' unworthy the historical and interesting castle which has been the home of our monarchs

    for more than seven centuries . ' The new aid to visitors is commendably brief and practical , well illustrated , and easily referred to .

    From Messrs . Frederick Warne & Co . — 'A Grirl in a Thousand / by Jean Middlemass . On

    the , whole we think this is one of the best stories Miss Middlemass has yet written . It is well and ably constructednarrated with force and crisp

    emphasis , and contains , few pages that are not interesting . Whether readers will altogether appro ^ ^ ve ~ of — the — ~^ ending — — " ^^^ J , y which ' - —— " " ^^ ^— - ^ is ^ " * ¦ M ¦ scarcely *• ' ^^ ^ I ^ P ^ l " ^^ ^ ¦ fe ^ ^^ after ¦ ™ ^^ V ^^ ««

    the orthodox pattern , remains to be seen , but of the success of the book generally we have no doubt — ' — —~— ' **^ ^~ . v ' ¦ ¦ A Girl ^^ * ** ^^ ^^ in ^ m ^*^— ¦ a ~ mi Thousand a ^^ ^ MMb ^^ ^» rn ^ ^ 0 ^ ^^^ m ^ . ^ b ' represents ^ b ^^ m _ f ^^ ^^^ i , ^^ ^^^ ^^^ b ^^ v ^^ the ^^ A ^» ^^ r

    latest volume of ' Warne ' s London Library / and we award it no slight praise when we say that it is worthy to rank with the interesting works of

    fiction in this series that have preceded it . Fro of m the the ' same Chandos . —Those Classics who ' are will regular be gratified purchasers bthe

    appearance of Sir E . Bulwer Lytton ' s masterl y y translation of the ' Poems and Ballads of Schiller , ' noted for its vigour and fidelity . The brief sketch

    of the life of the poet is a fitting introduction to the study of the poems . The volume should be of service to anyone unacquainted with the

    orig these inal immortal who wishes works . to The gain ' Chandos a knowled Classics ge of ' are — the — —— best —f—— selected ^ —~ f and cheapest r ^ r books of their

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    all by Messrs of ¦ which , Warne are , no e & w tablished seventeen favourites volumes in the , domai printed n of and fiction are . convenient The books in size are distinctl Scott ' y s

    . 'Xenilworth ' is the new volume . From — MessrsEfflngham Vift Wilson & Co

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1887, page 676, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061887/page/14/