Storm of Life and a Thread of Children’s Books Reviewed
A review lauds Hespa Stretton’s The Storm of Life and a suite of Miss Cupples children’s titles. It highlights moral themes on women’s control, kindness to animals, and educational natural history works for various age groups, plus illustrated picture books and new Christmas card designs from publishers such as Nelson, Cassell, and Griffiths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Stretton
Carcudh
Thornbury
Rosy
Good Croft
Cupples
Arctic Circle
India
Africa
Uncle Richard
America
Newton
Tom Blackman
Paull
Tom
Gray
Cowper
Chirishinda
Green
Hugh Miller
Chhildren
Charles Bullock
Lily
Picture Land
Miss Mateaux
Griffith
Farran
St. Paul’s Churchyard
B. Sulman
City Road
Storm Driven and What of the Night Novel Reviews
Storm Driven by Mary Heaty receives praise for its vivid character studies including Mrs Cox and Lily in Paris with a storm driven fate for Lily. What of the Night by Marianne Farningham is hailed as a strong temperance tale showing a minister’s downfall and recovery through steadfast will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Heaty
Sampson Low and Co
Lakeville
New York
Martha
Lili
Brawley
Europe
Cox
Lily
Paris
Mr. Smith
Marianne Farningham
James Clarke and Co
Miss Farningham
Brief English Humour From the Times of Inquest and Politics
A collection of wry vignettes from a coroner's inquest and public life. A witness is teased about body resuscitation, a Paris beggar lampoons charity, a London voter misreads a placard, a female scholar advances in law, and Lord Melbourne and the editor Black exchange civility about positions and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London School Board
Hackney
Tiarly
Lady LaAnyers
Council of University College, London
Joseph Hume
Law Ag
Inns
Atheneum
Lord Melbourne
Black
Aforning Chronicle
Morning Chronicle
Mr. Black
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Burnand
A’beckett
Hespa StretTron
Jessica
Huca Milner
T. Nelson and Sons
Cassell
Petter
Galpin
Charles Buttock
Hand and Heart
Little Lily
T. Nelson and Son