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Natural History * has been issued . The author , Mr . William H . Groser , therein furnishes an able and critical account of The Trees and
¦ " ¦ " ^~ ^ ^^ ¦ ¦« »¦ ™ ^ - ^ ^ ^ v « ^ ^ . ^ ^ . ^* . ¦ ^ - ^ i ^* ^^ » . * »^^ ^ jfc «^ v ^ ^ k . ¦ — ^ - * ^^ >« , l ^ ^^ ^^ m ^ tr ii- »— ^ ^>» Plants ^¦ —^ . ^ a mentioned . a ^ m in A the m n Bible - 1 at a . * ai / Read ^^ - ^ Ban ers can readily imagine how absorbing such a work is likely to be . The volume is very naturall
prefaced with a sketch of the vegetation of y Palestine and the neighbouring countries , and from thence we proceed to a few remarks on
each specimen in detail . Illustrations of the more important trees and plants are given , and , ttaken aken as as a a whole wholfl . the fchfi book hook is is nnp one of of consider r » rm aid par -
able Biblical value , . From Messrs . Or . Rout ledge & Sons— ' Free
. Joe , ' by Joel Chandler Harris , author of ' Uncle Remus , ' is a bright paper-covered volume , containing five stories , written in the
characteristic style of the author . The first story gives the title to the book . There is a strain of sadness to k « ta k ¦ ¦ throug fh hout «« i ^« the jft t 1 stories i bf bk k ¦ h which b i are ii k
however ^»^ ^ s-v ^^ ^ «*^ ^ , enlivened ^ ^ m . - *^ ^^^^ B ^ ^^ ^* m ^ by v ^^ ^ man — ~ r y ^^^ felicitous ^^^^^ v ^ , V W w ^^^ b ^ touches ^ " ^^^ ft ^ ^ ^ - ^^^ , of genuine American humour . * Little Compton ' and QTiri * Trouble Trr \ n Vkl £ i on / "IT- * Lost T Aot Mountain TV ^ r \ t-i- * - » -4- o in ' oro perfect V ^ / r » -r » P /! ii- »*
-are examples of the author ' s art . From Messrs . 8 k effing ton & Son—The new
. volume , the fifth of the series , of the Rev . 8 . Baring-Gould ' s * Commentary on the Passion and Resurrection of Christ' is now before us .
It contains a series of ten lectures on * The Death and Resurrection of Jesus / These eloquent ~ i ~ ^ K ~^^ r ^ J ^ ^^^ v ^^ x ^ ^ ^ f ^ addresses b ^^ v " ^^^ 'i i ^ f ^ ~ i ~ ^ h ^ ~ - ~ i ri _ r ^ are . ^^ " ^ ^^^ ^ intended K ^ k ^ K ^^ ^^^ ^^^ % ^^^^ b ^^^ F ^^^^ b for ^ B * ^ |~ ^^ delivery ^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^ v ^^^^ ^^ •/
or for meditation during Holy Week and Easter . A sixth volume will complete the series of books , which seem destined to occupy
the position of standard devotional manuals . From The Sunday School Association . — ' The
Sunday School Helper , ' of which the third volume has reached us , is something more than a neatly bound magazine with an attractive
title tiit . li * . It It is is actuall n . r » . tnfi . llv y what whnf , it if , pu nnrnnrfs rports to t . r » be Vip > . , a means of much benefit to parents , teachers , and and scholars scholars . Under TTnrlfvr thp the editorshi frlitorsViin p of of the t . hft Rev Tt . f > v .
Copeland Bowie , the contents are admirably selected and well written , and the volume should certainly prove a source of much interest
and instruction to all who are engaged in Sunday-school work . From ' The Times Office . — 'The Times Register of Events' is now so well knownand has
deservedly come to be regarded as , such an indispensable work of reference , that any remarks in regard to its merits would seem
out of place . But we may at least say that the issue for 1887 exhibits the same care and thoughtful revisal so markedly apparent in fnrmfir isRiiea . and that , t . h « nftfifvilnft « n of t ,-hf »
book remains indisputable as heretofore . m =
From Mr . T , Fisher XTxcwin . —A Christmas story , somewhat late in arriving , entitled * A Ghost
of the Past , ' by Richard Crosbie , manifests literary skill which might be employed with advantage . Probability must not be looked
for for in in . Christmas Christmas stories stories , , . and and this this one one * is is dangerously improbable . Bernard Moore is enamoured w wb vmwb w of mm Edith v fvi Fieldho m » B » « iv r use ihh 1 . v The B ^^ . n ^ b - ^ p ^ ^ love pb > — ^ is r ^^ ^ pvw ^^^^*^^* ^^^ " ^ . p ^^ " ^^ p ^^ p ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^* ^^ " ^^ ^^^^ p ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^ ^^
chilled by a dread foreboding of disaster which arises in Bernard ' s mind . They part , and Berzuilnd , walking moodily along the snow-clad road ,
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narration which ought not to be allowed to remain idle . From MessrsJS pmt Virtue taBi & Co - <^ b ^ ( Limited )—
^ b- - ' - ' ^ -jb . --Mi ^' wf ^ 'w * •¦ . >*• ^^ . . « w ^ k *> w v ¦ . ' ^^ - > ~ tr ^ . ^ . m " * * . * " < W ^^ * -bV # . ' The BP ^ BPBk ^^ Year ^ BP ^ Bpp ' s Art ^ , 1888 — ^ _^ . ' This ^^ k ^^^ m h a compilation ^ Pi ^ K ^ k _ , by ^ A Mr . Marcus B . Huish , LL . B ., editor of the Art Journal VW BT ¦¦ ¦ is indispensable IhBl —| F Bk to all who take a
real ^ " ^* - V rV interest * * - , ^ B . ^^ ^ ¦ ^ BB in the ^ ^^^ B ^ Bl IM B ^ B subject « P ^ tpV ^ . ^ BB ^ 4 ^ ^^ . f ^ f IP Jb As V ^ Jfc a - ^ concise ^ ^ . f ^ f » " * B ^^ V 4 f epitome it leaves little to be desired in its —¦ record ¦ ^^ - ^ P * t-T ^ - V * of ¦« - *¦ ¦— - the « - > B » Jfc V art B ^ BfrdBk fc * events - ^^ T ^_^ B- >» •_! fcj > of ^_^ * . the «< T ^^^ . - ^_^ year ^ W ^_^ B ^ BJJ ^ , . Painting J ^_ VWAaUaV V - » » ) 1 ^ K , «
sculpture , and architecture are dealt with . In course of time a series of these annuals will be invaluable as works of reference , and the care
which which Mr Mr . . Huish Huish has has bestowed bestowed upon nnnn the th « work wnrV makes it authoritative in so far as accuracy and ¦ jud ~* * - *— gment JB ^ b — — ^ -m ^ ^^ ^ P- ^ are ^^ P ^ - * mT concerned ^ fc ^ ^ mmf ^ - ^ . ^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ m ^ . 9 The ^ pk ^ ~ ^^^ particulars M ^ TV *^ V ^ f ^^ ^^ B ^_^ J ^^^^ JL J ^^ re JL V-h ' -
garding the academies , museums , and galleries , are very full . Thirty-two full-page illustrations have been introducedincluding Bb portraits of
the — — - ' BP - - ^^ Royal ¦— ' *~^ *¦ - ^ ^ Academicians 4 > - ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^ PBb ^ . ^ " ^ fc ^ ^^ T - ^ PBJ , K ^ B « ^ . "V . PT ^ ^^ B ^ V Everything % A AA ^ B ^ fc ^ ^ . ^ . bV *^ ^ B ^ p ^ J _ ^ J ^ con J ^ ^ ^ - sidered containing containing , the : a a annual mass mass is of ot a easily easilv most satisfactory accessible accessible info info work rr-- ,
mation . From Messrs . WardLock BllBfl & Co—The '
Scien-- * BW — ^— ' — « - » « BBBB . -W — VW BBB > ¦*_ p > W V «« ^ « BB , ^ -B ^^ ^ . ^ , B »^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ BP * . * JB »_ J .- ^ ^^ IV ^ \^ 4 . ^^ A-A tific Recreation Series ' issued by these publishers promises to be a great success in stimulating stimulating the the young vonni ? to to take t . akf > an an interest int . ^ T-pxat . in in
science ; and the way in which the original idea has been carried out is worthy of all praiseWe have xictvci i ived volumes the
piai 4 Marvels oc . . »» of Earth rece , cucivcu Air , and vuxuuica Water uil , ' t tile he * Marvels * - ^ bW i ^ *»^ of ^ k . ^ Mm the ^ J « t-A h Elements bT & A 1 & «¦ f V 1 » ' t a * he & A ^ * Marvels ATM B ^_^ a Bf B j B ^ J of TX ** ^ " ^ * ^^ Liht ^* ^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^ p , ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^
Heat , g , and Sound , ' and the * Marvels of Invention and Scientific Puzzles . ' Each volume is clearly and graphically written , well illustrated ¦¦ and VWB published - » i -V- at a ^ Bi Bj a price which should
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their their hands merits , and as even recreation for the for elderly an odd in years halfhour , are by , no means to be despised .
From Mr . Efflngham Wilson , Royal Exchange b bv Buildings y G G- . D D . . — Ham Ham ' The . Merchandise Mr Mr . Ham Ham takes takp Marks . s time t . imft Act b hv , 1887 the t . h < , '
forelock . The Act is no sooner passed than y he issues this useful and sensible guide . His promptitude sale . deserves the reward of a speedy
, . Is The Publishers * Circular Jan.. I...
, . is The Publishers * Circular Jan .. i &; 1888
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 16, 1888, page 18, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16011888/page/20/
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