Review of a Jewish Theme in a Victorian Novel
A critic argues George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda properly presents Jewish life and its historical conditions. The essay defends genuine depiction of Jewish characters including Ezra Cohen and Lapidoth, acknowledging both flaws and virtues, and urges Christians to seek an informed, unprejudiced view of Eliot’s work.
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Mordecai
Deronda
George Eliot
Daniel Deronda
Ezra Cohen
Thomas Cooper Poems Show A Collected Edition Reconsidered
A review lauds a collected edition of Thomas Cooper poems for its chaste, beautiful form and signals a shift in public opinion away from earlier prejudices. It notes Cooper’s calm view of Sir William Follett and reflects on his personal trials, debt, and enduring political creed amid literary merit.
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Thomas Cooper
Cooper
William Follett
Crown
Mr. Cooper
Sir William Follett
Sir William
Prison Poetry By Thomas Cooper Showcases Moral Depth
Reader notes Thomas Cooper shows self taught vigor and moral discipline in his poetry. Paradise of Martyrs differs in form but remains finish, while shorter prison rhymes reveal strength though edged by Chartist aims. Old Man's Song stands out as bright and calmly wise within the collection.
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Thomas Cooper
Notable School Books and Classical Texts Review
A survey of French grammar by Charles Herron Wall and a German primer by Leon Hart Schmitz is praised for combining practical and historical methods. Huxley Physiography and Cruttwell Rome histories are endorsed for teachers and students, with notes on Lexicon of New Testament Greek and Drury's Chronology as useful aids for learning and examination.
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Charntes Herron Wall
LeonHart Schmitz
London
John Murray
William Smith
Wall
M. Littré
Moliére
Schmitz
England
Thames
Rome
Empire
The
West
Dean Merivale
C. Putter
Longmans and Co
Putter
Caius Plinius Cacilius Secundus
Melmoth
F. C. T. Bosanquet
B.A
George Bell and Sons
Bohn
Cruttwell
Drury
P.c
A.D
Hardwicke and Bogue
British Empire
W. Collins, Son, and Co
Gerxin
W. Tegg and Co
Geikie
Elliot Stock