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    I3 8o The, Publishers' Circular 2^ 15* m...

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    From Messrs . Chapman & Hall . —' Diana of the Crossways , ' by George Meredith . This , the

    lQ latest + ^ cf . written written of Mr Mr . . Mprcdith Meredith '' s s novels novels , , as is now now one of the uniform collection published in single volumesIt is a story of politicssociety

    . , , and love . Diana , the heroine , a very superior womanto the surprise of her more immediate

    friends man man After , , A marries fter a a wTiilp while a rather . the the lady ladv common and and -p her her lace husband husband

    gentle-. separat secluded e b residence y mutual consent iii France . Diana on retires the coast to a .

    There she is sought out by a leading , politician UA in the line story Otui j' , , Ch a iJ man -icbU with niuu c a * care ^ mia ^^ er -i . before ui / iui i- j him . jj . jljj . ..

    This lie will gladly forego , if Diana will , elope with himThe story has considerable interest

    . as a story , but it is in the subtle and epigram * - matic remarks on men and women , and on the

    course of human affairs that its chief attraction lies dith . ' s * Diana other novels of the Crossways a book to ' set is , like one Mr thinking .

    Mereand it is in the train , of idea that it arouses ; that its main attracti 6 n consists .

    From Messrs . Hodder & Stougtiton . —* Unfinished Worlds : a Studin Astronomy' by

    S . H . Parkes , F . R . A . S ., FJb y . S . A better second , title for this book would be ' The Romance of

    Science / It is a poetic resume of Astronomy , and a . nf \ written wntLfin so so that tha . ti the thfi world "wnrirl may mn . v understand nnrlftrstn . n ^ .

    In -graceful language the author lays before us a wondrous story . Bte takes us far away from earth & arth . out out int into o boundless boundless space sr > flr , ft where wliftm the fclm mind Trn ' Tirl

    Tiews , with awe the mystic revelations of the heavens . The tongue is silent , feelings cannot speak in the presence of such matchless miht and grandeur . With the swiftness of

    thoug g ht we are whirled from planet to planet , just ^ topping long enough to ask a few ques-,

    tions of the mighty orbs ; we visit stars and systems so far away that the light from them is never seen here except by the aid of

    telescopes . In such cases figures convey no idea of their distance- After examining the wondrous worlds floating out in immeasurable

    the author arrives at the conclusion that space they do A not sustain A B B lifeM . It seems a pity , and to us ^ ^^ ^ . ^ ^^ ^ u .

    is inconceivable , that they should serve no other purpose than merely giving us light and opportunities for study . Howeverit is not our

    purpose to ask questions or quarrel , with the author author ; : we wr thank thank him him for for such snr . Vi a work tvot-Tt and nnri

    cordially recommend its perusal to those whose past life has afforded no chance to gain some insight into the marvels of astronomy .

    From Messrs . Hurst & Blaokett . —' Four Months ' Cruise cumbe and in a Lady Sailing Mary Yach Wood t , ' , is by a h Lad app y ily E written . Edgaccount - *^ - »*«* of - > . r iMb leasant and WAAVli thoughtful roaming ^ 1 PA ¦ *

    * although v - ^^ r * . * w it must p j ^^^ nWWVWAA . be said th VAAV , at the WtL . JkA wA style . ^ % ^ JU of * y » m m com ^ ifija - , position ¦•¦• ¦¦ mi < fc ght have him rf been better . The Aw scenes

    r * r v ^ » - * <^ *• ^> r " »^ — 7 ^^ *»^ — ' w y - ^ - r >^ ^• r ^ s jlj * r ^ - ^^ \ j %# ^ k ^^ k 1 n ^ KJ V i- ** V . ir i n \ s ^^ . described A A H CH are ¦ . tolerably . ^^ ^ B familiar ^ ^ __ _ , but there is always fascination in lively accounts of

    experiences of sailing in the classic Mediterranean and visits to its attractive shores . The two < b « MB K ( tt ttt ^» ^ a oh . ^^ ^ ^_ _

    ladies who have collaborated in the writing" of this book -V deserve XAk ^^ MVi ¦* - * thanks for producing l"Gk a work

    ' % **•* +. * - ' T ^ r -w « . »« » VA * MIAAAM |> J b » . V ^ JU MA VVIU VJ > > C ^ V »» VAik that is spirited in tone , and keen in observant description .

    From School Messrs -Books . , J and . "W Schoolmasters . Jarvis & Co / by . — W * Schools . Carew , Hazlitt . The author of this * contribution to the

    Ixistory of educational development in Great mm Britai ** ' •*• ^ »*««^»^ n * . » . ' is <¦>>/ * a " ^ V dili ^^ ¦»• * " » gent ^ b i ^^ *¦* *» writer . IT A A V XpJ *• of V ''** , books P ^^ V ^ - ^ *¦ h ~ J , fcj and ** . ! \ - *«

    likel shows to much be of tact interest in the to selection his readers of . subjects Iii the y a ^ -

    present instance the sources of his information sometimes ouuicuuuuo doubtful uuuuuiui obscure * i unworth

    ojl are of trust , while the sty . le-- , , of vr literary i ^ ovuxcf or v arrangement » uuwuivuy y is uncertain . Notwithstanding thisMir .

    Hazlitt s book is most interesting and should , ; direct attention to a branch of inquiry the studjr of

    which in his should present be new fruitful book in , writes results , . as Mr usual . Hazlitt , in a , leasant veinandoverlooking minor

    faults very p in the choice , of authorities , , his book is one of the most entertaining of its kind . '

    From Messrs . Lee & Sliepard * Boston . —Probably few of the prominent men , of the past form so admirable a ground-work' for a book as < 3

    ¦ been Jacques so enthusiastically Danton ; and few utilised , we may . In add the , reorges latest have

    work ^ on this . ^ ^ impetuous A a * leader m * < «¦ ' ^ . ¦ Qa ' ¦* , Ira a ^ m * - ! or , D ™ r m anton * mr ^** v - ^^ m *~ m in ^^^ . the ^ r » im- ^* French ^> - ¦*»¦ ~ m * ^ s ^~ m , Revol mmt ¦ -mr ^^ w ^ r ^ ution ^^ m ¦ «^^ - ^^ ¦» , * by ^^ mT Laurence m * m < mm 0 mi W ^ Ap ^ V ^~^ ^^^^

    Gronlund , M . A ., we find a treatise of considerable thought and socialistic tendency- It is dedicated / To the earnest minority who are

    waiting and working ior the new social order . ' From Stars Messrs and under . Sampson the Crescent Low , « fc by Co Edwin .- —« Under de Leon the . It is somewhat di | Bcult to decide whether this

    is primarily a story into which a large amount of descriptive arid other information has been

    infused , or a series of sketches threaded together so as to render them more interesting ba sliht

    connection of narrative * However this y may g be , the result is very charming / The story opens

    in the State of Columbia , at , the time of the eventful struggle between North and South

    . disp discourses In his . Ourses position of of many rri as narrator v nhasfts hases the of rvf author that t . Vin . f tyi memorable p pmnmhi leasantly

    time , and while showing p what caused his chief daug characters hter — Helen an old and Confederate faithful blac General k servan , his t

    Aunt Celia—to , leave the land of their birth , and to take up their residence in the East , he contrives to interest his readers in the events

    of actual history . On the voyage to England Helen Helen meets meets with with a a . young von no * Armenian Armp / mnn . Panp Pancaldi . n . lrli

    Bey , whom she eventually marries , , but the union does not turn out well . Ultimately , on the

    tragic tragic death death of of her her hii husband sbanrL , she siFifi and and her bar fa fa ther tTi ^ r return to the States , and we are given to understand K-f ¦ % j % m * .+, ¦^^ that *^* Avy % * in +. ^* , the % / M * . KS m attachment * W VLVwXAAXiVAA % / of ^ Ju an IVll . old \ JJL \ Jm * ¦ lover J . V XV » ^^ , *

    Harry Lee ,, her future happiness is found . The story is a highly interesting one , but gains its chief merit ** from \ m the i excellent VrfJLJL descri VIVtJUJk . ptions VXXJrX 4 . k 7 that

    ¦ w—¦* . *^»^^ - aa-w .. , * . w . a _ a . - ^ M ~ M ~ , v ^ - * . ^^ X . ' ^ A'X ^^^ JuJL MJ JL | J UXIMIw v are arious given localities of the life mentioned , customs , and Even habits the account of the

    . of a ride Harry Lee takes from Central Brazil is is traught fraught with with intense intense charm charm , and ann * we wa are n . r « shown shown .

    for one thing , how the solemn , long-legeed , ostrich kills his poisonous enemy the snake .

    From Ballads the , ' same by Will . —In Oarlefcon « The , Eose have appeared Library , ' . ' City The distinctive ^— . / . « -. merits & of the AJi writer are ( WX too well

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    woes us to " . forget Should , or any at least readers think have lightly doubts of , all on the our matter j let them consult the mighty magician

    for themselves . From Strange the same Adventure . —* In s the of Web Lieut of . Fairlie Destiny , B ; . N or ., , ' the by A . L . Kni — % . **¦ ght » « s Destiny -fcr V /^ i / AAJk ^ in A & J this RAAU case JkJ / is

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1887, page 1380, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111887/page/14/