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    Mr. George Moore Has Bidden Good-Bye To ...

    there cannot be the slightest doubt that the responsibility has been properljr understood ; so

    ^ that ttat-v heads commenc confidence of families e in in tne the a librarians may orarians continue wno who ccontinue to ontinu have e

    every to supply such books as may be considered suit-- * m m <^ a » ¦ ¦ _ M

    able for entertaining and innocent perusal by old and young .

    librarians It is nonsens of this e country to speak ^ as of censors the princi of the pal

    press . Their duiy is clearly to retain the confidence and esteem of the public . No one can

    say that Mr . George Moore ' s books are characterised by those qualities which , fortunately ,

    are still esteemed by ihe British people . Clever they may be ; but , notwithstanding

    this , their delineations justify , by many instances , the decision which has been given by

    our chief librarians . The airing of grievances such as Mr .

    Moore ' s is too common in the daily newspapers . Every author may be assured that , if

    his works are acceptable to ^ hia fellow mortals , no probable or possible' power of so-called .

    censors ¦ _ i hi ^_ p or monopol . fc . ^_ ¦ ¦ ¦ i y ^^___ will . ^ * ta ii ¦ prevent ^~ ¦ _ ¦ * - ~ _ > their it _ j _ * . cir _^ _* - culation . But from all points of view it is

    reasonable to consider that librarians are not compelled to place in the hands of their

    supporters ~~ any book ^» which they consider immoral , or tending to immorality . We have no doubt

    that Mr . Moore has not arrived at the conclusion that it would be useless for him to

    continue a $ an English writer without due I consideration * ; but , being confident regarding

    1 the good work he might possibly do , free from the Zola imitationwe would be sorry , earnestly

    sorry , if he left us , without giving some true

    example of pure English fiction * x » ¦ . ¦ ¦¦

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    Centenary of the Publication op Burns ' Poems . —It was in July 1786 that 'Poems ,

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    the proceedings were of a most interesting characterand the success should be very

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    fortune to be present on the occasion . . Amekican Schools and School Books . —

    The American Bookseller ( New York : N . R . Monachesi ) contains the annual catalogue of

    particulars educational are publications also given . respecting Some interesting various

    educational matters in the United States . We quote the following : —' According to the re *

    port 1882- of 3 , the the school Commissioner population of of Education the States and for

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 16, 1886, page 867, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16081886/page/5/