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^ From ^^™ ^^^ ^^" ^_^^^P^™ ^ Messrs ^^V...
From Mr . Elliot Stock . — ' A Fac-simile Reproduction of the Original MS . of Dickens ' s
" Christmas Carol , "' with an introduction by F . G . Kitton . Mr . Kitton , being of opinion that admirers of Dickens would like to see how
one of the novelist ' s MSS . looked before it got into the hands of the printer , has here presented them with a fac-simile of one of the most
popular short pieces . It shows that Dickens provided tolerable ' copy , ' and that he was an and exceeding interlineations ly conscientious being many worker . , Mr the . Kitton erasures 1 s
introduction gives the history of the MS . in an interesting way , and the book will , no doubt -w ^^ ^^ - ^^ ^ j , h be r *^ F ^ - prized m ^ r - » — — ^ — — . by - — I those - — who are curious
regarding all that shows something of the personality of a great author . From Mr . T . Fisher Unwin . —* The Adventures
of Thomas Pellow , of Penryn , Mariner , ' written by himself , and edited , with an introduction , by Dr . Robert Brown . Illustrated . Thomas Pellow
was for three and twenty years a captive among the Moors , and , as may be imagined , had many vicissitudes and adventures . These , recounted
in the quaint style of the old chroniclers , make up a fascinating narrative . The tale is not marvellous , nor even exciting as stories of
adventure go now ; but it is never uninteresting , and , as Dr . Brown points out , its veracity is ^& iha ^ unimpeachable ^^ Af ^ b ^ w m ™ f ^^ ^^ ^— ^^ . The very fc / prolixity A . ^ of the
writer is convincing ; nay , his blunders are adduced as proof that he is telling the truth and nothing but the truth . He is as fond of
detail as Defoe himself , and at his best he has something of Defoe ' s pictorial power . In addition to its interest as a storythe book
, contains much that is valuable as a contribution to the history of the Moorish people . From the same . — ' Teneriff e : Personal Experiences
of the Island as a Health Resort , ' by George W . Strettell . Mr . Strettell was twenty months in Teneriffeand had therefore ampler
opportunities of observation , than the ordinary tourist who pa } 7 s a flying visit to the island in the holiday season , and returns to write a work of
fiction about it . These fictional efforts generally give the impression that Teneriffe is really a ¦» terestria _____ - l paradise . Mr . Strettell
. a . ^ s % s * . jl * . | *— j ^ corrects that delusion . The island is not quite an Eden ; but it has great climatic advantages , » and ^| H j | "v ^ fc is in W *~* » a ^» ff - suitable ^ ww * ^ — - — ^» — — p M lace of residence for invalids ,
particularly those suffering from consumption . The book is crammed full of facts , and deserves the attention of both patients and doctors . -w r ¦* • ¦» * W- 1
TTFrom the same . —* Mademoiselle " Ixe , ' by Lanoe Falconer . This little tale forms Volume I . of * The JkJt - \ S Pseudonym Library % / , ' and is attractive
both J ^ in * " »• • " " ** its * — ' matter ~^ ^ and the style of its get-up . From the shape , we should judge ' The Pseu-¦ ¦ donym ¦\ j % _>_ 7 » M J M . a . Library ^^* - ^ . - —^ — ^ ' is meant for travellers ; at any
rate the present volume can be easily stowed in the pocket . It is long and slim , and bound in a flexible yellow cover , so that it can be
bent and twisted at will . As to the story , it is eminently interesting , and will cause readers to look out for future issues of the same
Library with lively expectations . From Messrs . F . V . White & Co . —* Brave Heart and True , ' by Florence Marryat . 3 vols .
Lewis Vangel , parish doctor of Withyslea , falls in love with Mary Moriarty , a beauty and an heiressDr . Vangel is poorbut good ; and ,
. , contrary to the usual custom of parents in such casesMr . and Mrs . Moriarty are extremely anxious that , he should marry their daughter ,
so anxious , indeed , that Mrs . Moriarty calls upon
him and delicately requests him to propose to her daughter . The doctor , however , had
already proposed , and been rejected . Immediately after his rejection Mary visits her aunt . Lady O'More , who has a handsome son , Dennis .
Dennis , being aman of good taste , falls in love with Mary , and Mary is not averse to his attentions . But it turns outunfortunatelythat ¦•¦
, , - w Dennis is already married , having secretl ^ y taken to himself a wife . Upon making this discovery Mary returns home very sore at heart .
Time , however , assuages her grief . By-andby she finds that she likes her old lover , the doctor , and the two are married . Then the
generosity of Mr . and Mrs . Moriarty is superhuman : they heap money and houses on their fortunate son-in-law ; in fact , behave towards
him in a manner that sons-in-law would nodoubt like to be much more common than it is . The doctor and his wife take to charity — — — _^ ; -j and __ , __
—presently Mary falls ill of the small-pox . Fancying herself dying , she makes a confession , to the vicar regarding < , / <_ j her relations — — with » —
Dennis O'More . The vicar repeats the tale tohis wife , who again repeats it to her friends ; and the result is a full-blown scandal , which
makes very spicy reading , and need not be described at length here . Mary survives the attack of small-poxand makes confession to
, her husband , and the end is happiness . Some oi the incidents are highly unnatural ; yet the story is interesting from the first page to the last .
From the same . —* Basil and Annette , ' by B . L . Farjeon . 3 vols . The scene of this novel is partly in Australia and partly in Englandand
in developing it Mr . Farjeon has laid on , his colours strongly . There is a great deal of unmitigated rascality , and , by wtay of contrast
some unsullied virtue . Newman Chaytor is a , strenuous study in crime . He is a criminal of the blackest dye ^/ , being fu without a single ^^ — —
redeeming virtue . Basil Whittingham , on the other hand , is brave and honourable ; but , like many men who have a nice regard for honour
he has hard luck . However , he is true to him- , self , and fortune smiles upon him in the end . Annette is a precious young lady «/ for fourteen
with a soul for A . romance •/ , and «_/ a taste for letter- , writing and flowery phraseology . The book is decidedly good reading , for Mr . Farjeon knows
how to make the most of his materials . From the same . — ' lleminiscences of My Life / by Gustav Freytag . Translated from the German
»/^ j by Katherine Chetwynd . 2 vols . Keminiscences arc usually entertaining reading ; and these by the poet-novelLst of Germany are no exception
to the *¦ rule . Garrulous and gossi * f py , they are full of those little realistic details that people like ;; to have concerning the lives of eminent men .
The interest is nowhere intense , for the writer is too much at his ease to take the trouble to be thrilling ; but . the reader is led on from point
to point with a skill that is unfailing ; and some parts of the narrative are important as throwing- light on the author ' s method of
working , and giving his views on art and literature . The translation is excellently done . From Messrs . Efflngham "Wilson & Co . — ' A
Practical Treatise on the Law relating to the Sale of Goods , ' by C . E . Stewart . Buyers and sellers « f goods who are in legal doubt or
difficulty may consult this little volume with practical benefit to themselves . The author , who is a barrister-at-lawstates his points clearly
, and simply and in a small space manages to give
a great deal of useful information .
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1506 The Publishers' Circular Nov . 15 , 1890
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1890, page 1506, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111890/page/20/
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