Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th November 1886, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1387

_ __ * Certainly . , since Mr . Lewis Carrol gave us * ¦ Alice in Wonderland , " there has never appeared a more charming' Fairy Tale than these Adventures of Effle . ' In Fancy Cloth , Elegant , Gilt Edges , 3 a . 6 d ., post free . fl FFIE AND HER STRANGE ACQUAINTANCES : a very curious ^ j Boots Story , . ' Almost With Nine True . Illustration By the Rev s by . Gordon John Crofts Browne , , Author engraved of by ' Flowers J . D . Cooper with . SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . this We author pave , " an Flowers appreciative with notice Roots 4 I of / and the . previous we cannot book speak by We « must This is first quite give one special of the praiee pretties to what t work children s of the call season " tbe . too Lewis highly Carrol of ttis ga p ve retty us ** volume Alice . in Wonderland Certainly since , " th Mr ere . pi executed ctures . " . The They letter are fanciful press is in good conception . It is , happiest and admirably where has never appeared a more charming fairy tale than its author talks to the children and not beyond them , to d these ,, ne ; advent ami , while ures it of is Effie a book . . . whi . Th ch e poetry any child is excellentl will read y fairy the grown world -up whic people h they , who have will not certa entered inly like themselves this story for of a a asr enjoy ; un it and too . again The with beautifully deligrht -d , raw not n a pictures few elder are readers by Gordon will v Carrol ery long at - times time . , not We at cannot all to help the been discredit reminded of the of present Lewis Ijrovvnc ( This , and is even the g , et if - pos up altogether sible , more is capital charming Bookseixer . ' than the . * ances w riter es who . as We a very can ^ pretty honestly utterly drawing av recommen erse -room to learning d , Effl book e and for anythin her those acquaint g of when all - its 11 Day prototype o * Wonders ** Alice , " and in Wonderland far more instructive . " Effle than falls they ' The read Vicar . . . . ' of — Dalton Liverpool , Wiga Courier n , hav . ing succeeded with a ptranpe asleep in acquaintances the woods , and in the dreams world that of she natural makes history many . tinued very pretty his career little of book authorship , " Flowers by the with present Roots , * " ' very has curi con - - are Uer well advrntures illustra a ted re charmingly with nine fanciful and amusing woodcuts ly told . , The and ous We can and safely almost recommend true " story it of as Woolly innocent Bear and and amusing Tomtit . '— . 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" End On , " whereof ' " Effle Charles and Her Kingslev Strange ' a Acquainta " Water Babies nces " co " mes is the of the lruitful race Jji « « ' - ii nt « - the from insect other )> , animal th of , and " Alice , the and habits in flower Wonderland of world all E , rne if ;' ' " ' s less acquaintances but poetical it ih differ than in - progenitor the < vein Messrs which . . Ph It ill catc is ipson lanciful hes & child G older , and sympathies offer with a tale its . '— which illustratio Daily will News ns delight is . in iru jnos " -n , . . is , f are the story really , and true less . The comical illustrations than those by of Gordon Alice ' s al Thc l youIlg engravings readers are . excellent It is wisel . 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It the is - Juiyi " J \ > ¦ ' f w The childre " author their Water n works , 's the books Babies Rev ranked who . . John " . are with . Crofts . The entitled "Alice , illustrations Is among in by Wonderland their the , rare few by Gordon writers skill , " and to the young tlon * machinery - This —Oldham book of may Cjiiiomcijc the perhaps story reminds best be described us of " very Alice by say in Won ingthat der- I I ^ ¦ Browne ith the , are graceful conceived frolicsonieness in a rare spiri of the t of tale artistic . * sympathy land of the , " b scientifi ut that c there kind is throughout a gently-suggested ic . It may didac be ti read c purpose with I I CiiKbTER Chhonk r . K . amuBODicnt and profit . . . . '—Spectator . I ^ LOWERS 1 BITH ROOTS . By the Author of ' Effie and Her Strange Acquaintances . ' A Being Allegories and Short Sermons for Children . Price 2 s . Q > d . y fancy cloth . <* rtainl 4 ' hey y charm are simple any childish and picture audience sque . 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