Varied literary notes and reviews in a Victorian magazine
A dense critique praises Burne-Jones and industrial relations in great firms, notes light pieces on Michael Drayton and the Day of Rest, and highlights Natal letters, religious discussions, and a range of periodical reviews. It comments on photograph of Dr Moffat, praises Scrooby and Congregational topics, and extols children’s magazines like S. Nicholas and Peep Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burne-Jones
Messrs. Spottiswoode’s
Messrs. Cassell, Potter, and Galpin’s
Frederick Maurice
Michael Drayton
Dean Vaughan
Natal
America
England
Roe
Walter Scott
Moffat
Pearson
Liverpool
Robjohns
Frances Havergal
Mission Life
Archdeacon Wright
British Columbia
Christian Treasury
Paris
Barnardo
Wilkes
Montreal
Lacelsior
Sword and Trowel
Evangelical
Stalker
Paul
S. Nicholas
Tokio
Longfellow Works Get Fine Art Edition in London
The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow illustrated in a London edition by Cassell Potter and Galpin. Thirty parts at half crown monthly include full page engravings and 500 woodcuts. Features Frank Dicksee’s Evangeline and a poet portrait chosen by Longfellow. Printed on large quarto paper to suit refined taste for global admirers. The Spurgeon Birthday Book and Autographic Register noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wadsworth
London
Cassell, Potter, and Galpin
Longfellow
Frank Dicksee
Evangeline
Royal Academy
Spurgeon
C, H, Spur
The University Education Bill Debate in Ireland
A collection of positions on the Government University Education Bill in Ireland. Catholic bishops condemn the measure in its current form, while factions including the Liberation Society and Irish Home Rule party urge amendments. Lords and ministers discuss endowments and scope, with press commentaries predicting the bill’s fate amid Catholic and Protestant reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Education
Ireland
O’conor
Parnell
Biggar
Lord Cairns
House of Lords
Earl Granville
Earl of
Beaconsfield
Dublin
the Times
O'Conor Don
Queen’s University
Senate
Pall Mall Gazette
Mr. Gladstone
Compact Volume of Spurgeon Illustrations Sparks Interest
London publishers Passmore and Alabaster publish a small, bound volume compiling a daily metaphor or illustration from Charles Haddon Spurgeon sermons. The selections promise vivid imagery and broad appeal to Spurgeon’s many followers, noting careful curation from his Metropolitan Tabernacle works.
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London
Passmore and Alabaster
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Spurgeon
Ferry Education Bill Passes French Assembly
The French Assembly rejected Bardoux's amendment to restore state degree powers while allowing religious confraternities to teach under state oversight. Clauses 2 to 6 set degree rules, including state tenure for free school scholars, and Clause 7 bars unauthorized religious fraternities from teaching or directing schools.
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M. Ferry
M. Bardoux
M. Keller
M. Paul Bert
Society of Jesus
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The
Liberation Society
M. Jules Ferry
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