Modern Religious Thought and Celestial Wonders in Review
A London review notices Grover Gilfillan on the English Establishment and the voluntary cause, Epworth Dunxin’s Midnight Sky, and Hesba Stretton’s David Lloyd’s Will. It critiques Gilfillan, lauds the star atlas as accessible yet accurate, and flags errors about Ashton’s famine figures while praising Blackburn depictions.
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Church of England
Free * Kirk
Scotland
Grover GiLl Illaan
London
Elliot Stock
Edinburgh
Menzies
Glasgow
Adamson
Gilfillan
Dundee
Cromwell
Milton
Owen
Howe
Baxter
Bunyan
Hall, Foster, &c
Thomson
Chalmers
KE. Irving
England
Arnold
Frederick Robertson
Epwith Dunxin
Religious Tract Society
Tract Society
Royal Observatory
David Lloyd
Hesba Stretton
Sampson Low, Son, and Co
Miss Stretton
Lancashire
Blackburn
Ashton
Trust Will and the Hardening Power of Avarice
The piece critiques misreading of statistics and praises charity that relieved need. It highlights David Lloyd and the characters in his tale including the poor weaver Clough and the heroine Barry, noting the deacons of the Welch church as part of the mural.
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David Lloyd’s “ Trust Will
David Lloyd
Clough
Barry
Welch Church
Magazine notices on science and biography of 1869 readings
A review of The Academy and Popular Science Review issues from 1859 to 1869. It highlights book notices, articles on natural history, and scientific topics. The piece covers The Monthly Microscopical Journal and Gardener's Magazine, with remarks on Proctor, Huxley, and Crookes, noting educational value and reader guidance.
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the Academy
London
John Murray
Murray
Matthew Arnold
Hueckel
Caird
James Mill
Munro
Gladstone
W. M. Rossetti
Brisbane
Alexander Smith
Academy
The
Popular Science Review
Robert Hardwicke
Richard A. Proctor
Saturn
Robert Hunt
Ogle
Allen Miller
Exeter
British Association
Williamson
Euthybius
Microscopical Journal
Parfitt
Devon and Exeter Institution
Buffin
Gardener's Magazine
Suixtry Hinperp
HK. W. Allen
Shirley Hibberd
the Register
Magazine of Biography
Register
Bishop of
Quarterly Journal of Science
Longmans, Green and Co
Huggins
Crookes
Books for the Young flood with gift titles this Christmas
The article notes a strong influx of juvenile gift books ahead of Christmas though warns of overprovision and uneven quality. It highlights Warne and Co Picture Puzzle Toy Books such as The House We Live In and Holiday Fun and mentions Gall and Inglis Edinburgh releasing biographies of notable figures like Albert Durer and Pascal for juvenile instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Materfamilias
Guage
Messrs. Warne and Co
Louisa
Messrs
Gall and
Inglis
Edinburgh
Chalmers
Forster
Hall
Clarkson
Albert Durer
Pascal
Perthes
Bernard
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Magazines OF Science and Biography
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