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