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    i" ' Dec. 31, 1884 The Publishers' Circu...

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    Books Receivkd : — From Mr.E. W. Allen.—...

    logged and floating on her owa cargo . ' Altogether we may say that the hardshiand perilswhich

    ps , are a sailor ' s share of life at sea , and the romance of it which A —^ is the i-ii reader -i ' s , are a both grap tm hically ¦ ^^ ¦ * ~ ^ H

    set forth in Mr . Clark Russell ' s new volume . From j ^ ^ ^^ _ - the — Clmrcri of Englan - , ^ d - Sunday — ^^ S - — - cliool — — — - —

    Institute . — ' The Church Sunday School Magazine , ' Vol . XX ., 1884 . It would scarcely be saying too much if we said that no Sunday-school

    teacher ' s library is complete without a copy of this excellent magazine , for the editor contrives to mert within his pages almost all the wants of the

    . LC 3 teacher . Practical papers on the art of teaching ; reflective papers , calculated to aid the teacher in his personal j _ - relig ious life ; notes on lessons and

    many other matters calculated to be of infinite service to the teacher , are contained within its pagesand the writers are all well known in the

    religious , world , including the Archbishop of Canterbury , the Bishop of Meath { now Archbishop of Dublin ) , the Bishop of Southwell , the Bishop of

    Hereford , the Dean of Windsor , and many others . The literary standard of the papers is uniformly hi — g— h .

    o From the same . ' The Church Worker , ' Vol . III ., 1884 . A magazine of a simpler character than the ' Sunday School Magazine' but based on the

    same main lines of affording , the teacher useful papers and hints to help him in his work . A feature in this serial is the set of sketches of

    ' Workers for Christ , ' among whom we find Miss Havergal and Mrs . Tait . An interesting series of lessons on the ' Children of the Bible , ' by the

    Eev . T . H . Barnett , "will be found to be of infinite value to the teachers of junior classes . From the same . — ' The Boys' and Girls' Companion

    , 1884 . ' There has been a marked improvement in this magazine of late years , and its prettily bound annual volume will form a welcome gift or prize

    at the present season . From the same . —* New Year ' s Addresses . ' These little tractates are addressed respectively to

    teachers , parents , and junior and senior scholars , and are simple , practical , and attractive . From Messrs . I > ean < fe Son . — ' One Hundred and

    Sixty Culinary Dainties for the Epicure , the Invalid , and the Dyspeptic , ' by Mr . Samuel Hobbs . When the author of a cookery « ybook can assure us

    that he was formerly chef de cuisine to Messrs . Gunter & Co . he has a claim upon our confidence which nothing C 3 but the mischievous marp lotting *—'

    of the domestic cook can weaken , and as this is the boast of Mr . Hobbs his book is likely to have n wide sale . The proscriptionsit may be well to

    a . dd , are exclusively for the preparation , of cntrefs , and not for the sterner stuff which forms the central feature of the English dinner . Each dish

    may be said to be a luxury , and therefore justifies the prefatory note which promises us the ere me de la crfone of the culinary art .

    From the same .- — 'With a Show Through South Africa / by Charles Du Vail , popular edition . Mr . I ) u Val's account of his progress includes

    reminiscences of the war in the Transvaal . He ^ as detained in Pretoria during the investment , ¦ ^ vhich ~—~ his ™ •* mm * militairy Kit ji jt jt V ^ V 1 1 . W ^ knowled + ^ n ^ ^ r r w ^^ ^^ ^^ w ge r" ^ ^^ preserves W *^ ^*^ ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ him ^^ » ^ w . from ** # ^ ^ r ^ * " ^

    calling of the the garrison a Camp siege commandant . . There The n Mr arrati , . and JDu ve ed Val is itor was en of jiyened attache the News b to y

    fc ^ rom numerous < le Messrs illustrations . Qai-nier BVrere of incidents s , Paris . and — ' Memoires scenery , Casanova / 8 volsMessrsGamier have

    . . Tendered a service to students and readers of

    | memoirs by producing a cheap edition of this

    extraordinary book . It is preceded by a short summary _ - g of — — the — _ - — — life — _ - — of the — — gr ^^ ^^_ - ea - _ - - ^ ^_ - t chevalier ^ v - _ - _ - — - ^ ^ ^ - ^ j - ^^ w d ^^^^ ? Indus ^^ ^ ^ j . ^^ - ^ ^ . ^ —^ j . -

    trie , the Gil Bias of the eighteenth century , as he has been called . Until quite lately it has been doubted whether the memoirs as we find them

    here were written by Casanova . Indeed , MM . Querard and Paul Lacroix have gone so far as to assert the contrary . In the preface to Messrs .

    G-amier Freres' edition the question is gone into , and the reader is shown that there need be no apprehension j ^ X about ____ the authenticity — „ ^ of _^ . the ___ work . ,

    which Casanova himself entitled , Histoire . de Tna 4 Memoires jwsqiCa , ' Van as that 1797 , is but the which name is it still is generally entitled

    known by . The edition before us gives a summary of Casanova ' s life , and a bibliographical ! account of his publications . At the end of the

    book are Fragments des memoires du Prince de Ligne > which furnish us with his impressions of Casanova . The print is large enough to be

    pleasant reading * I From Messrs . Wells G-ardner , Darton , & Co . —

    ' Sister Louise : the Story of her Life Work , ' by M . Van Rensselaer , D-D ., LL . D . A touching record of the life of an American lady , who , after

    the manner of the English 'Sisters' who form such an important part of the workers of the Anglican communiondevoted herself to many

    deeds of mercy on the , other side of the Atlantic . The story of her efforts in the Sisters' House , where she devoted herself first of all to the care

    of the little ones , will be full of interest to all who are engaged in similar ministrations . From Mr . L . TTpcott Gill . — 'Bulbs and Bulb

    Culture , ' by D . T . Fish . Another of the publisher ' s excellent and practical manuals , profusely illustrated , giving lull instructions for the successful

    culture of Bulbs in and out of doors ; a most acceptable volume to that yearly increasing class , the lovers of bulb horticulture .

    From Messrs . Griffith , Farran , Okeden , & "Welsh . —* Queer Quotes and Odd Jokes from 'Friscof ' extracted and set by — Henry L . Williams - — — .

    , ^ ^ w 'Frisco , it may be well to premise , is an abbreviation of San Francisco , and this volume is a budget of sketches and tales of th * early / history / of life

    in the diggings and of the experiences , of the miners . The rough life of the bush , and the strange and often humorous episodes which

    crowded on each other , are vividly pictured , and a very readable little volume is the result . From the same . — ' Mabel in Rhymelaod ; orLittle

    , ^ label ' s Journey to Norwich and her Wonderful Adventures with the Man in the Moon , and other Heroes and Heroines of Nursery Jibyme' by

    Edward Holland , C . C . S ., with numerous illustra , - tions by A . Chiieemore . A clover weaving into a , connected ^^^^ » ^ ^^^^ —— — --W H - - ^ ^— narrative — — - - of the famous nursery ¦ w rhymes

    with which in our childhood's days we were familiar . The illustrations aru very cleverly drawn and well engravednnd for a new year »/ ' s g CJ ift to a little girl

    the book , is admirably adapted . *—9 I From the same . — ' Stories and Anecdotes of the Civil

    Service , ' by G . Swinburn King . This little brochure is in effect the official autobiography of a retired Admiralty clerk , and gives a picture

    of life in a Government department before the days of reorganisation . It is to be hoped that the majority of the individuals whom Mr . King

    photographs are out of reach , for to some at least his lifc-liko sketches might scarcely be agreeable reading . The bookhe tolls usis

    meant to amuse the reader , and , it will certainl , y servo this purpose in any office ' under the Crown . '

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 31, 1884, page 1499, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_31121884/page/11/