Milton Prose Works in a Compact Bohn Edition
A review praises the Bohn edition of Milton’s Prose Works, noting its readable size and inclusion of key tracts such as Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Areopagitica. It highlights the Reformer's Almanack and Political Year Book for 1849 from London publishers Aylott and Jones, commending its detailed MPs, national expenditure data, and focus on economy and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
England
Smettyminus
London
Aylott and Jones
House of Commons
Catalog of Religious Tracts and Books for Youth 1849
A listing of 1849 tract and book offerings from multiple publishers including the Tract Society Oliver & Boyd and Bagster. Items cover scripture, almanacks, poetry, language guides, narratives on slavery, capital punishment debates, Bible histories and hymn collections. Notable works include Fifty Days on Board a Slave Vessel and The Life of Mrs. Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tract Society
Oliver & Boyd
London
Highley
Fleet-street
G. W. Jonnson
Church of God
Hamilton and Co
Carrer
Acton Bell
Smith and Co
J Yatin Brennan
EB. Wilson
Royal Exchange
Mozambique Channel
P. G. Hitt
Cleopatra
Charles Gilpin
Bagster and Sons
Bird
Bickerton Wylliams
Ent
Elizabeth Long
Clapham-park
Hamilton, Adams, and Co
Hoylsten and Stoneman
Prize Poem Collection Reveals Emerging Talent
A London volume by James Innes Mincuin, titled Trafford the Reward of Genius and other Poems, published by Smith Elder and Co, showcases taste and feeling. The small book marks the first step of a promising young poet, appealing to readers with poetry sensibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafford
James Innes Mincuin
London
Smith, Elder, and Co
Anecdotes on Auchinleck Mormonism and Glow Worms
Charlecote excerpts recount Lord Auchinleck’s scornful view of his son Jamie’s friends. A long retelling of Joseph Smith and the origins of Mormonism outlines visions, plates, and translation leading to the Book of Mormon. The glow worm article confirms male luminescence in flight and discusses its life stages. A Westminster Review piece praises Mr. Bogue’s tract series and shares a factory portrait of five elderly, sober workers with one man who left his heirs a sizable fortune.
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Bosweth
Farner
Bogwet
Walter Scott
Croker
Lord Auchinleck
Johnson
Scotland
James
Jamie
Wood
Ontain
Joe
New England
Israel
America
Urim
Joe Smith
Moses
West
Joseph Smith
Great
Britain
Ireland
Mormon Church
Joseph
Blackwood's
Westminster Review
Harpy
David Bogue
Fleet-street
England
P Ublic House
John Howarth
Heady Hill
Heywood
Edmond Crabtree
Hardfield
Hagiane
Horrocks
Fielding
Middleton
Manchester Examiner
Glasgow Lord Provost attends church amid civic duties
A Scottish press note reports the newly elected Glasgow Lord Provost Mr Anderson, an elder in Rev Dr King's United Presbyterian church, fulfilled both forenoon and afternoon eldership duties. The item contrasts with Worcester’s mayor and highlights civic religious involvement.
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Cater Macietnatis
Worcester
Scotland
Glasgow
Anderson
King's Church
United Presbyterian
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