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June 16,1890 The Publishers' Circular 7$...
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From & Kivington Messrs . Sampson , Limited Low . —* , The Marston House , Searle on the , Scar : a Tale of South Devon , * by Bertha
Thomas . The writer has achieved a distinct ' success the Owlet in dep ' a icting the artist chara devoted cters of to David his ,
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before marries long an , unworth disappears y fellow from , Elliston the country , who . , David and Amy come together again , and vow
an eternal Platonic friendship . The story enlivened flows on smooth with touches ly from of beg humour inning and to end - , per
vaded with a decidedly healthy tone , . From Carleton the . same * The . — Rose * City Library Legends . ' Mr , . ' Carleton by Will ' s
reputation as a writer of homely poems will be common enhanced sentiments by these absorbing of human nature Legends are . ' here The ,
as nant in feature the author whilst ' s previous there is books nothing , the to predomi offend - on the score , of tone or good taste .
From the Crescent the same , . by —* Under Edwin the De Stars Leon . and New Under and cheaper edition . This successful ' Romance of
East and West' deals with scenes and events in South Carolina and in Constantinople , and i introduces ^^ j ^^^ ^/ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ pi ^ many 4 ^ -JLflh H M « h « k w curious ^^ ^¦ ' ^ ** ** ^** ¦—k » n ~ Oriental — - — ' — ' -- ¦ ' - - - customs — -- — in
One which of the the most actors attractive in the story feature are s of interested the book . is the vivid picture it contains of life on the
and Bosp is horus written , but in the a pi sto ctu ry resque is full style of . incident , JTrom the same . — ' Homes of Taste , ' by J . E .
! Panton . How to furnish and embellish a house | and tastefull cqmfort y and is with the a subject due regard with to which economy the
author deals in this useful handbook . Persons about who think to be of married re-furnishing would , do or well young to consult people
J and carry out many , of the hints -suggested by j I From the author Messrs . . Maomlllan A Oo . —' Indian
His-Within tory , ' by the J . Talboys brief Wheeler of (« History one hundred Primers and ' ) . compass authority twenty-five on pages all , that Mr . Wheeler relates — to a our well Eastern -known
I Empire—has contrived to give a clear and
the The interesting Punjab record opens account and closes with of India with the Aryan the past visit and Conquest last present year of .
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telegraphs , the decay of personal government , and the establishment of the reign of law . We should have ¦ liked ¦ the book all the better h how-¦
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self-denying efforts of the Christian Church . From Mitford the same Illustrated . — « Tales of Old of Japan the , ' tales by A and . B .
. . Some sketches in this book appeared originally in the
jrirrtmgliUy Ftrrtnialitlv Kevierv Review and and others others in in the the Comhill CornhiLl Magazine . The first edition of the complete work — - - - was - — — - — ¦¦ published - — — — — ¦ ^ p ^ — —— " in ^— — two ^ -- — - ¦ volumes — ^ p- i ¦ ^^—^^—^^^ " ^ p— —^^ b » " ^» - y ^^ m Messrs ^ - ^¦^^¦ PP . r - ^ BpP ^ pr v ^^ ^^ h h h .
Macmillan in 1871 , and afterwards in one volume in 1874 . Since the latter date the book has been reprinted four timesandin Its
present cheap and attractive , form , , it is certain to find a wide circle of new and eager readers . The author was formerly Secretary to
the British Legation in Japan , and saw the curious feudal system pass away ' like a dissolving view ' during the period of his residence
in that country . The illustrations are by native artists , and are fall of quaint humour . From the same . —* The Writings of John
Greenleaf Whittier , ' Vol . VI . ( Prose Works ) . The new volume of the Quaker poet ' s works includes ' Old Portraits and Modern Sketches , " Personal
Sketches and Tributes , ' and' Historical Papers . ' Amongst the more important contents are the sketches of John _ Bunyan and _ Richard _ — Baxter ____
and the personal tributes ^ i — to Bayard Taylor — , , Edward Everett , Channing , Garfield , Oliver Wendell Holmes , and Longfellow . The seventh
and last volume of this handsome library edition will contain the remaining portion of Whittier ' s prose works .
From Mr . "William Maeland , Tiverton . — ' Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton , ' new editionedited by W . H . K . Wright
F . R . Hist . Soc . A , portion •/ of this work C was , originally published in parts about the year 1839 . In its present form it has been
considerably enlarged , and every effort has been made to render it an accurate basis for a full and complete history of the celebrated old
Devonshire town . The editor appears to have executed his task with the care and judgment such a work demandswhilst praise is due to the
publisher for the , excellent manner in which the book has been produced . From Messrs . Methuen < fc Co . —* Jacquetta' and
other stories , by S . Baring-Gould . These , homely and health 3 r stories , which originally appeared in the English Illustrated and Citrnhill
and Magazines pathos , present with vivid a clever sketches mingling of of character humour , true to the various phases of life introduced .
Each story possesses the special merit—much too rare in works of fiction—of so closely and pleasantly engaging the attention that the
reader comes to the end with sincere regret . From the same . —* Yorkshire Oddities , ' by S . Baring P ^^~—^ W- ^ ^ p ™ ^~ *^ ^ HK -Gould ^^ W ^ pr ™ V PBJ "V ^ , M ¦ M ** ¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . « P A ^ ^ " ^ . ¦ " New ¦ T " ^ " " " and —r — '—¦ ~ — revised ' ~ " ~ ~~ » edition — — .
character The original are and here eccentric illustrated phases in a of forcible Yorkshire and distinguishes graphic manner the . The natives shrewd of humour the ' greatest which
county' in England is the chief feature of this highly entertaining book . !
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June 16,1890 The Publishers' Circular 7$...
June 16 , 1890 The Publishers' Circular 7 $ 9
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 16, 1890, page 759, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16061890/page/21/
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