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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th November 1883, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1130

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      1130 The Publishers' Circular Nov% I5| ^...

      1130 The Publishers' Circular Nov % I 5 | ^ 1

      188 Fleet Street : November 15, 1^3

      188 Fleet Street : November 15 , 1 ^ 3

      F Inhere Has Been An Enormous Demand For...

      f INHERE has been an enormous demand for Luther Literature during the last week , and the JL Religious Tract Society ' s sheet of events in the great monk's career seems to have won universal favourThe first issue of 10000 taken in and the demand

      . , was up a day , for it since day . b The y the cheap heads and of Sunday popular and edition day of schools * The Life has been of Luther at the / issued rate of in not October less last than has 12 , 000 "been a

      received with such general favour that the eightieth thousand is now in course of , printing Last 4 in ill a a . week day wiy , , and iiiLU nearly . two lwo 1 , 000 very very cop iai lar ies ^^ e e of cuiliujlis editions Dr . Macaulay ujl of the cue ' s work wui c Luther a littvc have Anecdotes alread « ujl c « i « j . y ^ been i ' « ccu went sold buiu out . of Dr the / i . . Macaul ixLac depositor & ulay av ' ? si

      Selections from Luther ' s Table Talk ' has also had a very extensive sale ; and a large edition exhausted of the Rev . . Dr In . the Stoug Exhibition litoii's ' Homes of Luther and Relics Haunts held of Luther at Exeter , ' published Hallin in connection October , is with nearly tne

      Fourtli Centenary- of his birth , there are man , y literary curiosities , , including five ancient German BiHes according to Luther ' s version which are not to be found in the British Museum

      Library . "V iewed-froni our standpoint , Luther was at least a benefactor not only of his own country - ^ - ^ m , _ . , — but — — of — _ Europe —— - — — —— . — , — for — — , - — to — — use — —— — the - — — — — words -- — — of — -- an — - — able — article -- - in Monday __ . _ _ _ ^ _ 's _ Times — _____ ¦ , borrowed »¦ «« r mm * d ^ ^ - ^ f f ^ ^ J ^

      if we mistake not , from Dr . von Dollinger , he * was the true founder of articulate German Literature . — . ' This is hig . ^ h _^ prais ___ ___ e but we believe it to be well deserved . Nothing ^_^ was said __ , _ . ™»^ in

      the _ _ article __ __ in question _ _ on _ Luther , ' s work as a hymn „ -writer , and yet in this particular he has + a & never - _ - - - _ - been - __ . - _ - excelled -- and - _ . onl — y _ equalled —— - __ - _ - .. — b — y . our . _ - own _ ,-. Charles _ _ Wesley _ ^ - . It will be _ . a _ - satisfactory _ - ___ - — , — . ^ m ^ y W ^^^ W

      outcome of the present celebration if the complete edition of his works , a first instalment of which has already been issued in Berlinis carried to a successful close . In England

      - __ . -- i -i , A « B - Professors ^___>^ Wace ^_^_ p ^_» and Buchlieim ^____~ __ . __ . _ . are preparing a translation ^ _ , alre ^ ady announced for __ . immediate _> _ publication A . , of the famous ninety •/ -five Theses , ¦ the Appeal -L . _ X to the German Emperor ¦ X . and "

      Mobility , and the treatises on Christian Liberty and the Babylonish Captivity of the Church .

      Messrs. Longmans Have Just Ready An Impo...

      Messrs . Longmans have just ready an important library editioix of the late Sir William Stirling Maxwell ' s * I > on John of Austria ; orPassages from the History of the Sixteenth

      Century , 1547—78 . The original book , a twenty , -five guinea folio , of which only 115 copies were issuedis now out of printbut this editionreduced from the larger workpresents all

      , ; , , its sisting most of noteworth portraits y shi feature ing s , armour including wea the pon numerous scostumes illustrations & c . from engraved authentic on sources wood . , co The n-

      same publisher ' s translation , pp of , Koestlin , ' s Life , of Luther , has , been generally referred to as the most important contribution made to the literature of the Luther Festival . Messrs .

      of Longman Jesus the liave Messiah now read , ' a ver y Dr y . important EdersheimV contribution Warburtonian to this Lectures special department on ' The Life of theolog and Times ical books . Among other recent issues from the firm of a lighter type is a volume in which

      Mr . Richard Jefferies tells ' The Story of my Heart . ' i

      I And Oiuv ___ I Messrs __^_K. Quaintl U...

      i and Messrs quaintl . Sampson illustrate Low d volume & Co . are ' The , we venture Adventures to predict ., of likel Robin y to Hood find that of Great their % Renown daintj j j

      most in OIUV Notting ___ I __^_ k . U popular \ UOULU . hamshire Ul _ y V table J . lJ . UOliXOl books , ' of ^ 'U which of V VXU the 1 UV Mr coming / , . Howard X 11 V Merry J- » J _ *_ - _ . _ P _ . y y le _ We is IVllVUl both have VO author t- lanced rA AW and Ulll at a > u artist J c * 1 . WV — * subscri oct 4 , , will / _ . i ^ be __ _ / u tion . . ^ vi one _» . * •» — - —— of the J ' of ;

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      superficial style of book observer illustration might fancy of bygone they were days printed . The from pictures ancient are p so late thoroug s , but this hly is anti of que course that the a

      of aim * % i Vt the r % of _ r \ + hero the ^ - r \ _ r _ . desi / i and i \ oi gner _ r _»•¦ of _ * - * his ** , who ^*» ' r- merry _ rv i is to 4 »^ - ^ men be Vv _ r _ . congratulated s \ . ± ' _ - _ Mr r »»_ rv 4- . »^ I P r * 4 y _ r ___ le on f \ tells . ir \ the ^* I- * /"__ the success <¦ _!*• % r * d story ~\ r ^ a < c % with im CU in . r % cap which " « tVi ital 1 _ r » _ r __ he r Eng % _ C __ g ives lish \ 7 OQ uiiv , us lift to sketches R IV which ^ IJCilw ** , he contrives to fimpart the 1 / ilC CaiUC anti OU U ^ UC flavour UdVVUl alread 2 noted Al \ J \ j ^ iVJL in the ictures ,

      and moreover XUUJL CU the V Cl , headlines J . H 2 t-UUUlVCB and ornaments IAJ ^ XLAX yJdLL are same all in perfect que keeping . A . The KCiyJLy y binding , too , deserves py a

      word of praise ; in fact , as we have implied , the book is unique .

      But But Messrs Tor For Yo Voung Untr . J...

      Messrs . John F . Shaw maidens < fc Co . —whose goodly show of story books , not Christmas unnstmas only for children time

      are but but about tor for yo vo to ung untr issue men men with and and the maidens commencement , , is is al alwava ways of one one 1 & 01 of 84 the the a pleasant nleasant new sixpenny prospects nroaDecta * Home of or Series / which u **^ is - likely to attain considerable 4 popularity , especially in rural districts where a really good with w *"

      young penny folk book s ' will is unanimousl a find' to y the vote retail to be trade the attractive . From the title specimen of * Froggy we , have * we prop seen hesy , success ww for the series .

      Give Ttw In Its Compa Issue Nion For 188...

      ive Ttw in its Compa issue nion for 1884 to the British important Almaixack article ^ published * topics by of the current Company interest of Stationers thus stren , g *

      g Dennis ening its whose claim ' Heroes to be regarded of many lish as * Literature a Year Book ' has on ' in just the met . rue with sense favourable of the words , recep . Mr tion . J I ^

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1883, page 1130, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111883/page/2/