New Books for Children Previews A Rich Seasonal Feast
The season opens with several story books for children led by Little Rosy’s Voyage of Discovery. Peggy the Adventures of a Threepenny-bit and The Story of a Round Loaf follow with large type and woodcuts to engage young readers. The Royal Family anecdotes by Hodgins suit older children, while the tales blend moral lessons with playful fantasy and accessible prose for varied ages.
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Little Rosy
Rosy
Charley
Captain Cook
Papa
Peggy
Montreal
Prince Alfred
Australia
Hodgins
Old England
Review of Naval Art and Poetry Guides of the Era
A critical survey of A Sketch of the Progress of Naval Art and of The New Poetical Anthology and other works. The notices praise the naval art volume while faulting its scope and editing, and judge poetry guides by clarity, taste, and technical accuracy.
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C. C. Corrzetti
B.A
E. D. Little
Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday
London
Seeley
J. E. Carpenter
Sampson Low, Son
Marston
Wordsworth
Tennyson
Shakspeare
Henry Grorce Day
Sedbergh Royal Free Grammar School
Cambridge
Macmillan and Co
E. M. Reynolds
Clifton College
Reynolds
Day
Euclid
Jackson, Walford, and Hodder
Mr. Allen
Allen
Adventures of the Little Hero in a Strange Journey
A brief note describes a young protagonist’s persistent curiosity on a peculiar voyage. The narrative hints at steadfast focus and a sense of wonder guiding the character through unfamiliar scenes.
Gladstone and the Permissive Bill at UK Alliance meet
At the Manchester session of the United Kingdom Alliance the annual conference discussed local option and government opinion on the Permissive Bill. A letter from Mr. Gladstone urged watching parliamentary currents and possibly supporting local choice where satisfactory.
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Gladstone
United Kingdom Alliance
Manchester
United Kingdom
Foreign Anti
Madrid
Cuba
Porto Rico
France
Spain
Portugal
Brazil
Livingstone
the Times
Roderick Murchison
Kirk
Zanzibar
Marungu
Cazembe
Lake Tanganyika
Ujiji
Tanganyika
Africa
Royal Geographical Society
Times
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