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Its exhaustive contents are well and skilfully arranged , easy of reference , and , so far as we have been able to gather , are strictly accurate . The book / WAl should UUVUXVi be of much service to those
; *« - m ^ . *^ v . KSKs \ J A . Ul U . OXX OKsJL V XVV > * -V ^ VA- » V «« JV / engaged in' Church work who are in need of information and statistics relating to the diocese .
From Mr . John HTeywood . — A System of Practical Arithmetic , ' by Samuel Young , is a book that ought to be of very great service in methods of commercial education , seeing that
it it app armlie lies s the fchfi science sf » ipnp . p of nP calculation nA . lr » iilat . inn to tn special sr > fi <^ ial industries , such as cotton-spinning , and other manufacturing — mm m * -rm ~ m . « 4 •• . «* - ¦ % »/¦ V •*» , »• a & . » fc _ * and , « , » m V- * . mechanical * A _* ^^ V A . A «»* A ^ A V ^* - »< Jb pursuits m * S « - » . A K ** *•*• A VU . The <^ k ¦¦¦ * ^^
work , which has reached a second edition , is thus serviceable for cotton-spinners , millwrights , eng ^— —— ^ H ineers — — ¦¦ — ^ f V * K _ r , and K ^ l —¦ - « . * - ^ ** artisans -Wm . MS & M (^/ A 4 Uf . . At * ,. ¦ . *• the «^^ .. A « - ^ present t ~^ KS ** - ? +-Sm ** + S time m * m \ + ~ M ~ M ** - S ,
when commercial education is so prominently before the public , Mr . Young ' s book should find new support in educational circles .
From the same . —An eighth edition of the ' Local Examination m > »»* - ^ m mm mr »*»^» % S ^ V ^ * A History - * . * m ^ KJ i / V / A T ^ m ' by t ^ S J Kober XW A >^\_/ . A > t V Pt Stenson _/ UVil UV *_ A
Pringle , LL . D ., is before us . The work , which includes the period from before the Roman Inva «— »— - ww si * . on -v m . ^ . to w ^^ the v « . A ^ k- ' pr »^* « ese ^/ h _ r ^^ nt AA ¦ V ¦ ti ^ ¦ A > me « V- <» , has A ~ A VVt ^ 7 been ^ - ^ V ^ * S AA . revised A , V ^ * « A *^ - * ^ - ^ V- *
and extended , so that candidates may rely upon it as a safe aid to study for the * Locals . ' From the same . —New that we have so many works dealing ta with t domestic ¦ ¦ # and % sanitary t 4 «^«^ v
w * v — —w »_•» ^^*^ vs »* ,. » . » * . a . »* * * v >» •_» » vsit _ 7 V a \_/ »¦ A a ^ . fc ~ j ^ w a . A . a . y science , it is not surprising to find a * Health Year-Book and Almanack . ' This has been well got up , is embellished with the portraits of
several Several well Wfill- - k known nnwn men mpvn , . and nnri should shnnlrl generall o-ATi ^ rfi . ll y v be found serviceable and instructive . But — should ——¦—¦ -m .- ^* -a it w not « A vv be mS - entitled SA ~ A \ JJL 9 J M \ -t V-fc the UAA *» S ' MancJieste JLUM / f f / l / f VL / U I / L / r *— . . ^ *^ - ^ . . *
Health Year-Book , ' since so many of its contents are purely local ? From MessrsHodder & Stoiighton—* Sting
—— — ~*~ " — ' ^^ M ^^ ¦ •*» • - » . m ^ . Mm 1 m * ^ Jm > * - * . *^ W P ^ V ^^ V . M fc JL ^ V * mW A ^ . , *^/ W epp V- < |^/ IJlliCL Heavenward , ' by Elizabeth Prentiss . The author of this work died in 1878 . As a writer of verses and stories of a religious tendency , she was well «« known am in America * Stepping
Heavenw - »—v v * ^ - .. M-A V ^ W V A A A A .- * . i . O . Ai . AV / JL 1 VC «» . * v ^ UV | V § - ' ¦*¦ * fS ¦*•¦*• * - *** ¥ \^ 1 J ward , ' which is Mrs . Prentiss ' s most ' popular work , is well known in Great Britain and the
Colonies Colonies , , and and has has been V » p » pn translated t . m . nsla . f ^ rl into intn the iV > < = » French and German languages . The popularity of Of the the book book , due dllfi to tn its it-. s manifol mn . nifni d rl merits m ^ T ^ s as oa a
, healthy domestic story , justifies its publication in the form of a handsome well-printed volume .
Numerous illustrations appear in the new edition . From Mr . John Hodgeu . —A beginning has been ¦ made of the publication of the ' Catholic
— — — ¦*— ' -V m- - * s m . * - ^ r »_^ »_* R-r * l * l \ af * J ^** i * V ^ M . M . X ^ A . \ J A . A ^_* V ^ t * V 11 V > X V ^ » standard Libjary , ' which is intended to cornprise foreign translations , original works , and reprints . The ¦ work which inaugurates \~ t the
— — £ —— — — - — ¦* - » " * - " » » V ^ » *¦ - » * AA A X _/* A A A . J « - * «^« K . l- « . M % JU \ J KJ ¦_/ A ± V > series is ' Henry VIII . and the English Monasteries , ' by Francis Aidan Gasquet , O . S . B . Only
the the first first volume volume has has been hftftn issued issued . the t / hp > intention inhpmt . inn of the publishers being to bring out , the volumes of — - — the w— . - ^ — series - -v m . « . ¦*¦*¦ »» # at w »» short » ^ » B . ji -v ^ « . v intervals s , * . * VVa » UI 4 kJ . Dealing JLw ' » - bVt ¦ 1 A 1 CL with ¥ » J . w * .
one of the most remarkable epochs of English history , Mr . Gasquet ' s book tells the story of the suppression —•¦ ¦¦ i ¦ . j » with m . a discreetness of JL jud \ Avtlik gment 11 V
™ - — - - ™ j" j —* - ^ w ~ - - *» » »^ - v ~ . v ^ n ^ v ^ vt . * l > -r ^ , / a . ^^ V ^ *^ »* vy kw ^* . i X ^ I (> AAV that is highly commendable , seeing that he must necessarily view the subject in a great measure from a sectarian point of viewThe
——¦ wv »»^ *^« ..-. w AA ^ rAA * «* v UVU I / UA 1 MIA * A A L * V ^ A . Va \ - / Vt . JL AJV / story of monastic England is told * with feeling * . The — — -- «¦ ~ author » »~ ~ - ^ - ^ , * . is A »^ thoroug ' * - « v ^ a . x-r »^^ AA hl » y ^ in AAJI VU ea » r 1 AJVUV nest , and UtUVI . speaks K * Jk ^^/ C * A * . O
affectionately of the questions he has undertaken to describe . Of course in relating this
history there is much that is controversial , and we V ^ ^/ doubt V ** , V ^ *«•¦ *^^ W not * T r ^^ */ that W Jk >* « - *! ** a « ^> V perusal W- ^ ^ - ^ ¦» ^^™» p ^ ' ¦*• m * of - ^^ -mm the — - — -w present J *^ - - ¦ - ^^ * - * - ^^ ^^« V
work may arouse strong feelings in some breasts . But after all it is better to hear all sides of ^ a % f question % ¦ ^^ ^ _ s ^ j ^/ ^ ^_^ A ~ A , * m and . ^ ^* fc we » w ^ f are m mv ^ ^ s sure i ^ # ^ -fc - ^ ^^ that ™* ~~ m < mtm ^ r Mr m - m ^ . « Gasqu ¦« - ' — - ^ - » - ¦ —» et - ^^ •» ' s fc _ r
first volume will be thankfully received by all historical scholars who work with unbiassed minds . The volume opens with an account of the position of the Roman Chnrch in England
after the ' Black Death , ' and closes with descriptions of the chief accusers of the monks , Layton , Legh , Ap Kice , and London . An appendix supplies a list of English Carthusian monasteries ?—» and AA the Houses fc- * of ¦ " the »¦— four Orders
J F P V ^ A . AIAU * - * V- » A . A V ^ *>^ » V «*> »^ *¦* \ -r ^~ -m \ . ^^ *^ » ^^ * - * ^^ ** ^^ " - " *^ —— ^ - — — ~^» - ^^ — . aw of Friars at the time of their suppression . From _ f ¦ . & . v _^ " " ¦ Messrs ^ kj ^^^ ^ m * " *^ ^ fc •** . Jerrold ^ ^»^> ^ ^ fc ^^ ^» ¦^^^ & - ^^« v v Sons ^^ ^^ ^ b ^» ¦»* . w — ' Dudlej ^— - — —¦— —™ — — - i r , ' b - ^> y r
Curtis Yorke . The misapprehensions into which fond lovers fall have been utilised for fictional purposes times without number , but there is still unfailing interest in the theme , and this the author of the present at fc 4 novel ¦ m ¦* ¦ - « -- i forcibl « - »¦
^ 1 J ^^ *~ + / » - * •_/ - * .- « . V ^ A . V ^ ¦* - W ^ A V ^ Bw ^ - ^^ - * ^^ . ^ . v * a ^ _^ » ^ - ' very » * . ^ —^ ^^ - ^ ••*¦ y 7 demonstrates . In our last issue , when referring to another of Curtis Yorke ' s works , we alluded to the pleasant unaffected style of the author . This is markedlapparent in the present volume .
y ' Dudley' is a love-story pure and simple , well put together , brightly and sympathetically told , and marked bmansubtle touches i of ^¦¦ r humour - .
^ my ^^ . ^ - *^ m ^* w ^ m- ^ ^^^ ^ - *» " **^ y y m » ^ ^*^ m- ^ y w * s-r ^^^ " *^ »^ » ^^ »^ ^^ ^^^ - ^^ ^ ^ " ^^ - ^^ ^^ ^—^ ™ ^ ^^ ——^^ v From the first we are interested in the growing affection of the anything but perfect Dudley Gwynne for pretty wayward Hilary Desborough ,
and we follow the course of their love ^ -rtiaking with unabated interest to the end . Occasionally we are reminded of Rhoda Broughton , and more & Jt than % lwa once recollections _/ ¦»¦ mt f ¦ m . - —» of Paul ¦¦¦ ¦ Mesurier ¦»
AA V ^ . ^_^ j m . ¦» a ^^ « . m ^ - ^ ^~ r -m . *** r ^ - ^^ -- *** r ¦*** ^ ^^ » - «—*• - " - . ^» —*«—— ^^» - — . —— — — . — — — and Lenore in ' Good-bye , Sweetheart' ri ^ e to the mind , but it is only in certain tricks of
expression pTnrAsm ' nn that t . lia . f " , the t , h ^ resemblance rpspmhlanoft exists exists , , and and in in all other respects the characters are very different . Towards the close , the cause of the
various misunderstandings between Dudley and Hilary becomes a little transparent—as for instance when he supposes her to be marriedand the misunderstandings f & 1 themselves are
C-4 /& A . \~* . * A A K ^ S A A A * . K-IA A V ^« . X ^ -A * - ' « - /« - *^ A- « . w « . AA > A ^ " —^ */ * - * " »_ - - »™* J »^ - ' "t- * M . w ^— ' ^ - ^ K ^ w ^ -v . somewhat drawn out ; but these are the only faults we have to find in a story that has afforded us much pleasure throughout , and that
of its kind would be difficult to excel . From Messrs . Sampson Low So Co . — ' Mar } , the Queen of the House of David' bRev . A .
, y Stewart Walsh , D . D ., with an introduction by Rev . T . De Witt Talmage , D . D . This is a story 9 ^ J V' V ^ ^ T of ^ - ' * - the * S ^ J * ^^^ Crusaders ^^^ ^ ^^ ¦¦ t ¦ i ^ ^ p ^^ ^^^ ^ pt ^^ ' time ^ s jl ^ . ^^ ^ ta ^ , in A m * m * which w v Jh ^ 4 ^^ m > - ^« much j » -- ^^ ^ . ^ ^^ - ^^ »
Scrii > t ural information has been clever !} ' incorporated into the text , and the whole made to illustrate the force and purity of woman ' s
influence , as exemplified in the case of the Virgin Mary , the patron saint of the Crusaders ' cause . To this Dr . De Witt Talmage has
supl > lied an introduction which evidences his great command of language . The experiences surrounding the life of the brave Sir Charleroy de Griffin urc not only of much interestbut the
, entire volume should prove serviceably instructive as well as as recreative . From ^ k- m ^ r ik « -ifc Messrs ^ kMk ^ k . ^^ *^ M ^ » - ¦ . M Am « k arpon ¦> ifi <| ^ b' ^^ Nb ^ k & "LItT ¦ Flammarion ^ m •* ^^ w > ^ ¦ fci » A ** » ^ * m . ^^ ^ b ^ , a Paris ^ k , »^ v « k ^ i . / . —
Theo-Critt : * L ' ami des jeunes filles , ' illust . de Henriot . This is a little manual of conduct for the guidance of young ladies who are ' coming out / ' It is JUf not »/ so much J a book mt it ^ of
V > ^ -f M . M . A A m \ M U . V >» * - ^ . V . ¦ * ¦ *^ c-r * * ^^ *~^ ^^ «»_» . » , *^» ^_^ a ^ «^ w ^ i ^ r « . ^ ^_^ — - etiquette as a collection of useful counsels or hints , such as might be conveyed by a careful mother in the course of conversationThe
. book is made attractive by sketchy illustrations .
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 16, 1888, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16011888/page/18/
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