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    • 148S The Publishers 5 Circular - ^^^^8 9

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      From ^^» —* Influence -^-- ^-^^^ ^ Messr...

      I * from the standpoint of Evangelical faith , and may be fiescrioed as an impressive and fervid

      delineation of a believing soul ' s pilgrimage , hopes , fears , and fellowship with God . Fro ** . m ¦_» Messrs ' Souls MNM ton & Sons— « A Lonel -f V /

      - ^ . »¦¦<•»¦«¦•> ^ " » " ^ " *^"" " ** . <^ b ^ ^** i * ¦** V " •¦* ~ ^ W >^^ " *^ aftjAaVV . - ^ H f JLA ^ b * A y T . Life , ' by the author of 'Wise as a Serpent ^ / ( second edition ) . A story of clerical life ,

      presenting features of character not often met with in works of fiction . The hero , a clof large-hearted creeddevotes all

      his ergyman energies to the ^ Church ' s work , , and trains other men for the same object . He carries out the ¦¦ princi * ¦ le of self sb ^ t bbibb -sacri ¦« fice bbb not fcbt onl Afe in his h

      ministerial ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ v ^»^ ^ B » - ^ v p * ^ w labours ^ r ^^ ^^ ^*> but ^> ^«^ v ^ Br * also B » ^ ^> ^^ ^^ in BK ^^ B ^ the ^ ^ b ^ ^ affairs ^ B > y w ^ b >*»^ b > ^^ of » 4 * ^ B ^ private life , and surrenders , the woman who had won his heart ¦ to the r man for whom flto he had

      ^^^^^ " ^^^ —¦~~~ " ~ ~ " ^ Kr ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ¦ ^^^^^ ^ B ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ v ^ r ^ v ^^ ^*^^^ . ^^ . ^^ . ^^^^ V ^^ . ^ £ ^ B » ^ b ^ P ^^_ ^ V ^ B I P ^^ B ^ B »^ B * ^^^^ ^ BB ^ ^ i ^ Pi ^^^ l ^^ V ^^^ B a strong affection . The tone of the book is excellent , and the characters , for the most part , are cleverly delineated .

      From Messrs : Hurst & Blackett , Limited . —* A Happy Wooing , ' by K . Cliffe Halliday . 2 vtfts . ¦ An ¦ amusing —— vein »¦»¦¦« ¦¦ of ¦»¦» satire runs W ifc ^ throughou ¦ t ar this

      ™ —• »» f - --fc Bwrc «^ r ^*^ A ^ b ^ bT ^ L » « A — r T r » fcfcBk ~ ¦ — v « r novel . ^> " *— The ' ^ names ™ of some of the ^^ " characters ^— ' *** are sufficient to indicate the author ' s playful tendency ¦ - ¦¦ -v . bbkv Miss bb Mori > Valentine Silver

      Viscount ^ — B ^^^ — M H ^— - ™ ^^ - ^ - ^ r r m Daffodil ^^^^ h . . d ^^ K ^^• wa H A ¦ ^ r , Lad - __ ¦ _ i - |— T _ r y Lackacre » T y « , V » flf ^^ , JK-A the ^ ^^ k ^^^ Countess _ S . / aji ' » ^*^^» , of Meadowlands , and Miss Meddle , are people to whom parts are assigned in thorough

      harmony with the names they bear . The plot is of the slightest description , but the clever way in which the author gaily hits off numerous and common phases of modern society fully makes up for deficiencies in conception and elaboration ¦¦ . Two wealthy ybung ladies TTf in

      • m— — — — — — ——¦— " ¦ ' — ^^ * W - ^ T W V % H 1 W a ~ J ¦ J ¦ »* ^ i J > ^ m _¦ ~ L ~ ^ ^**~ T ^ ' Pelican Island' determine w to ^^ see the world , and London in particular . But they dare not start without the conventional chaperon ; and

      thd idea of such a lynx-eyed custodian they utterly abhor . The difficulty is surmounted by one ¦ w — — — of iar- ^— the - ~ r ^ » - ^^ —• sisters ^ a _ r « # - ^ r A . «^ assuming ^ , ry t T ti . F ^^ tAAA AJt . the ^ ^ A ^^ characte T _ T JL- M < - Ttr ¦_ T _ ^/ T _ T ^/^^ r . of ^^ ^ fc ¦ an < fc ^» »

      elderly spinster , and , for that purpose , donning a w ^ ig of grey curls , and wearing garments more fitted for age than for youth . The adventures of the sprihtly couple t the

      cream of London fashionables g is amongs then duly chronicled , together with the persistent and unsuccessful endeavours of various impecunious scions of the aristocracy to secure their hearts

      and their fortunes . Their adventures close by happy marriages with two honest men , ' who love them for themselves alone . '

      From Messrs . Iliffe & Son . —* Indian Clubs and How to Use Them , ' by E . F . Lemaire . Illustrated . The name of the author of this book

      must be familiar to all who take an interest in athletic sports , for he has been for upwards of fourteen fonrtftftn yVfi ear ars s continual onntinnnllr lto r , r \ the t > i *> front frnnf-. in in

      assaults-of-arms and gymnastic y displays , and is —~ « moreover - ^ mm ttr —m -w ^ rf- > ^^ r —¦ one - ^_^ IU of -V * r rf * . ¦ the «^ <¦ best *_ T -known AfkK ¦ V teachers « -JkX «/< - of T » ^ , , " ^ . ^ ^^ «*^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^ * ^ ' X ^ * ^ j' ^ ^ ¦ ' Xj *

      the subject which is dealt with in this volume . It appears that Indian Clubs are probably the mos —¦ — ¦ — -v > v t v ¦»¦ ancient -w w ^ - » « h « k «^ gymnasti MB . V J . Jt iti » . ^^> By > h ^ - w *\ c , / ¦ implements ^ r T V ( b ^ ¦ - » i » , _ i * f ^ ^_ r *^^ V * V * AAA in use V € U ^^ * at > W **

      the present time . Persian Clubs would be a more used correct by Persian term s , than as they Indian were ^ . much The Greeks more

      and Romans tnade great use of them ; at the present time they are much more used in England and America than any other part of the iworldarirLemaire

      ne wona . . Mr . . juemaire ' s s instructions instructions are are ^ thoroughly practical , and are illustrated by upwards cially ciallv recommends recommends of two hundred the the exercise ex : d iagrams « iaft to to . ladies la . He Hios . espe and nnd

      says that those who live in the suburbs and , have m : a t little t open space at ' back of their house =====

      ma half y -an obtain -hour ' s both qtdfe eiijo t priawt ^ m ^ ^ % p ^ a a ^ t dsi ; T , ^ ^ eijefitf wftfr the by clubsTheir dv

      . great advantage-- \ ^ toi | ib-bells and other implements used in calisthenics is the endless variety of e ^ eroises ^ posrsi ^ lfei Stress

      is laid on the importance of not attempting ^ too much to begin with , and light iclubs are

      recom-. mended mftndeH , . at a . t least least in in the the first first instance instance . iB ¦ From «> ^ Br ^ B *« alB ^ M M ^ . > Calmann ¦»^^ « V « BM « BVaW *^ W ^ Zi B ^^ ^ 1 6 ^ ¥ W ^ y « , ' Pari ^ W V ^ - s w . » — ' ~— Fi ¦— gures f ^ ¦ ™ " , ^ T T ^ li " ~^ tte ^ ^* Vrf

      raires , ' par Paul Deschanel . The 'literary figures ' whoi furnish the subject of M . Paul Desehanel ' s co Sainte llection -Beuve of essays Edgar , are Quinet : Kenan P . aul Paul \ , Bourget Dubois ,

      , , , M Mignet »«^^ . Be akv na , n Dide b is bb ^ fo M r o t , ded and on Rab his mw elais 0 ' - Sou ibv . v V enirs b The ibv ¦ d paper m ! en £ > a . nce hv on - . ^ p ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ' ^ ^* ^^^ w ^^ h ^ ^^^^^ n ^^ ^* m ^*^*^^*^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ . ^^ ^^

      et de jeunesse '; that on M . Paul Bourget on his ' Essais de Psychologie contemporaiie '; that on ¦ m ^ Sainte nir fc -Beuve bbvabt is 1 » MbF an »«« examin «« vvw > rBaV ~ - ation v ---- ¦ of - his —» - ¦ — ^ ¦ ¦ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ar ^ » ^*^^ bj ^ *^^^^^^ ' ^^ ' ^^¦—™ ^ — ' —— '

      * Qorrespondance '; the ' Lettres a sa Mere is the foundation of the paper on Quinet ; Paul Dubois d ^ B ^ l «^^ ^« # r ^^ a «« r ' ' Fragments ^ BV ^ fc ^ V ^ flBm ^ BMBW ^ BB' ^ iB ^ V ^ O ^ pv ^ li »^ l * tteiairea «^ ^^ ^^^« W ^ B ^^^» . ^» ^ 1 BTB « B * ' ' B s ^ uggest ^ 1 f ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ the ^^

      essay dedicated to him ; and Mignet ' s ' Eloges ' and the new edition of Diderot ' s werks are * the occasion of the papers on those writers . The pages ¦¦^^ vham ^^ m ~* given mb ^ ^ b > * ¦ ^^ * to «* ^ aF Rabelais i * yiifirnr v ^^ MFAM supp Bb ^ «¦•* Ba ^ ^~ ly ^ J * a - •» useful ^—— j ^^ bf ^ bj ^— ^ ¦ account v ^ w ^ w - ^ — — —¦

      of the character pf his writings as explained by the times in which he lived- ' - From * To Bj " Meet Messrs the Br ^ BB . Day Longmans 0 through , the ¦ " Green i Christian $ Year Co . — /

      ^^ ^^ ^ m ^^^ ^ B ^ ^ B ^ ^^ ^ B ^ ^^^ ^^ w ^^^ B >^»^^ ^^ V ^^ MBm ^ B ^ K ^ BF ^^ ^ BB ^ ^^^™^^ ^^^^ ^ r . ^^^^^^^^ ^^ H - ^ p ^ w ^ w by the author of * The Recreatipris of a Country Parson . ' This book has been prepared fbr those who find it helpful to ^ begin the dajr by ' reading a b # brief BW ^ h of practical rf ¦ devotion . Each 1 medi bv

      -^ V * " *¦ ^^ ^ IBr ^^ page n ^ v v ^ p ^ vr ^^^ ^^ B H ^^ ^ B ^^ p ^ fe ^ ^ # « . » ¦^ B' ¦* ^^ ^ BV ^ Bj ^ B ^ ^ ^ B ^ ^^ ^» ^ a ^ «* - ^ ' ^ . ^ . ^^^^ . ^ ^ W ^ ^ pv ^ v ^^^ p ^ v ^^ — ' — tation is supplemented by one or more appropriate verses , and the book in arrangement follows -frillrnxrsi the f . V » p » course r » . r » nrfi «> of rrf the tin t * Christian C ^ lrt rn sfAam i 7 A 5 ir . It Tt ,

      , . year consists of pithy and practical comments on selected texts , and is written in a genial and

      yet earnest strain . From'the same . — ' Cleopatra , ' by H . Bider Haggard a * k ^^ Jfc ^^» . a Illustrated ^ BW ^ 'B ««^ a ^^ */< ¦ sk TT v ^ . ^ . ^^^ ^ A ^ bx ^ b cheap ^ b ^ »^ ^ b <^« W Mb ^ one ^ b ^ - ^* - ^^ -volume V V *» ~| edition ^ bt » ' » — » ~ " ^^

      of this powerful and ambitious romance , embellished with reproductions of the spirited passing pictures throug which h appeared the column when ^ of the the Illustrated story was ¦» -

      U VWH ^ IU ^ Wb- ^ kK ^* — ^ ^ a ^ « . «| BK * J > ** Tt BT ^^^ ^ B ^ ^— ' ^ » ^ B ^ AAJMlM ^ H * ^ B > *^ ^ ^^ ^ Bk ^ «^ W * ' *^ ^ « * rv w of London the fall News and . In our judgment of Harmachis , this ' account the Rayal Egyrjtian ^ ' vengeance is one of the most imag , inastoriwhi Solo

      tive es ch the auihor of King - mon ' s Mines ' has yet written . From 'City Messrs Legends . Sampson ' by Will Low , Carle Mars ton ton & Illus Go-

      -, . trated . Admirers of Will Carleton ' s * Farm Ballads' wil tf 41 l doubtless 1 turn rly to this

      - » - »«> l'A *« - « ' ^* . fcJ A ( . V «\/ Uh / VAVkJli — - % J % AM — . JLM eag VC * ^* g | e > 11 y W v *»»* - ' new and •¦ handsome tj bm volume from . his f « pen . In — n brief but characteristic preface the author takes

      opportunity to thank 'his larg-e family of readers •¦ - »*«™ -w - ^^^ m ^ fpr ^ -vbbb . their v *~ -wai » , * i continued - ^ b ^ -v ^ » ¦> v **« M ^ S ^ fc faithfulness aVUfli *¦ / ~ T _ « 4 la >^ Jl'Vlk / B ^ «— and . —

      loyalty , and assure . them that he is still labour-Vigour ing « - * J »> % ^ - ' - to *¦• . » . ¦ and * - deserve *« - * vo-fc vivajcity v A » -v « j their A V » blend I ^ AV respect 'UV * gracefull Ga A ItV V and / VJt I 4 JJL y T affec in JLA * these tion Z **^'"' . '

      picturesque and unconventional verses , and strong than V * - ¦«***• « ^ mirth btBBAA common uu -compelling yVUU - sense /\ JAAJ . UK is humour JLJL UbAJJI not \* iM Jess , . # ¦ The JL conspicuous J | J , V > tone UUAAV of * - '

      the book is cheery and wholesome , and , even if the occasionall wh-bb * - book » w » bi appeals FF y a false powerfull M ^^^ note ^ - ** •*¦ " * in »»»» y » J sentiment to VV the VAJ \ y simp MAAiU is fi / lest AVK struck / V "and *™ ,

      best emotions of the heart . It has- many clever illustrations , and makes a handsome gift-book . From Messrs t p . * * b Tlffacmillan ¦ & Co— ' Annals oi

      •*• < " ¦ v ^« - »»* . *»*»¦* »^*»»» * . r ~~~ - - ^ ~ r ^ n ~ " miTm % % J ¥ ^ B ** % « r . # JUaUAAA * CA / J > h ' Years Our ^^^ "B . Time ^^^ V ^ ft ^ , when 1871 I ^ B ^^^ ^^ B > B 1 - Mr 1887 ^ Bl ^^ h ^^ Irving BB ^ B , ' b y Joseph > BB ) in tfee ^ living fW * ' midst ^ ^ .

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1889, page 1488, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111889/page/18/