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Newspaper

Nonconformist

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Dec 07, 1870

Page

22

New Nursery Books and Sermons From Griffith and Ferran

The article reviews sixpenny Nursery Toy Books and Christmas juvenile titles from Griffith and Ferran, noting The Triumph of Steam and Sunny Days among new works, with illustrations by Gilbert and Walter Crane. It also highlights Tender Herbs as a collected series of sermons by Conder for children, praised as a model for Sunday scholars.

Messrs Griffith and Farran Watt Arkwright Stephenson Davy Stephensons Mr. Smiles Gilbert Gommie Great Stowe England Walter Crane Griffith and Ferran G. W. Cowper Manchester Tubbs and Brook London W. Kent and Co Conder

Illustrated Spanish Pictures and Picture Gallery of the Nations

The Religious Tract Society releases Spanish Pictures with pen and pencil illustrations. The reviewer notes rich bindings and vivid depictions of Spain, its scenery, people, and Inquisition chapters. The companion Picture Gallery of the Nations sums up world nations in sketches, briefer and more general.

Religious Tract Society Spain Duré Picture Gallery of the Nations

Holiday Pleasures and Geography Therein Combined

A review notes that the book combines geographical insight with charming engravings. It pairs a compact atlas oriented text with twelve etchings by Rudolf Geissler and other German artists. The scenes depict continental holiday amusements realized in England and appeal to nursery and drawing room use.

Rudolf Geissler Seeley, Jackson and Co

Opium Trade Legalisation Forces Chinese Compliance

The text argues the Opium War failed to curb illicit opium, detailing rising imports from India through the 1840s to 1860s. It cites British policy, Lord Elgin, and Mr Reid pressuring China to tax opium instead of prohibition, and claims China reluctantly legalized the trade under pressure.

China Great Britain India England Mr. Reid Lord Elgin Reid Tientain Tientsin Senate United States Pugin Ihe Lord Lyin Sir Nai-tgi

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