Notable Quaker Movement Traced to Westmorland and Cumberland
The passage discusses the rise of Quakerism sparked by a hearing and a knife incident, highlighting early preachers from Westmorland and Cumberland. It praises Ferguson's use of domestic incidents and Thomas Story’s diary, noting Lord Brougham’s fondness for Story’s Diary during the Lancaster Assizes and lauding Ferguson’s sketches of Story and Howgill as a carefully crafted, valuable work.
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Westmoreland
Cumberland
Ferguson
Thomas Story
Lord Brougham
Westward by Rail review praises Rae's second edition
The piece lauds Mr Rae's thorough travelogue on Western America from New York to California, praising its balanced critique of Chicago’s growth, Mormonism in Utah, and California's emigrant prospects. It highlights Rae's calm, educated portrayal of society, trade, and education, noting strong chapters on Mormonism and arguments about freedom, progress, and the frontier.
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America
New York
Chicago
Prairie
Rocky Mountains
Great American Desert
Nevada
Sierra Nevada
California
Sacramento
San Tailees
Wisconsin
Great Britain
Utah
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American
Horace White
Wales
Denmark
Jefferson Prairie
Galva
Ilinois
Iowa
Mr. Rae
Westward by Rail, a Journey to San Francisco and Back
F. W. Rae presents a second edition of Westward by Rail tracing a cross country journey to San Francisco and return, augmented by a new introductory chapter and updated details. The author surveys landscapes, rail routes, and regional life while reflecting on pioneer travel in the American West.
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F. W. Rae
Longmans
Cassell Reading Sets For Schools Offered At Five Shillings
The Cassell Primary and New Code series eight books in total are available for five shillings with usual school reductions. They are praised as well suited to their purpose and suitable for Boys Elementary reading needs.
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Cassell and Co
Review of Mew Code Series First Readers for Young Learners
The editorial piece praises The Boys and Girls First Readers and subsequent readers as suitable for Standard II readers. It notes helpful pictures aid memory, lauds engaging content, and suggests improving spelling lessons to better align with reading material. The series is deemed a strong, affordable addition to educational literature of the era.
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Literature and photography advances noted in 19th century press
The piece surveys forthcoming books on Darwin and India, a new Dominion magazine editorship, a 1872 Musical Annual with notable contributors, and a push for theological works. It records Cotton as a potential International Exhibition highlight and heralds the death of publisher Richard Bentley, a Bentley’s Miscellany founder, plus improvements in photography and heliotype progress. It notes Ruskin’s illustrated book wish and a forming company to promote heliotype printing.
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Messrs. Hamilton, Adams, and Co
India
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Canada Bookseller
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Henry Leslie
Messrs
Dr. Channing
Dr. Priestley
Manchester Exchange
Richard Bentley
Bentley
Charles Dickens
Lord Lytton
Captain Marryat
Maginn
Father Prout
Ingoldsby
Fenimore Cooper
Sam Flick
Prescott
George Smythe
Young England Party
Young England
Leeds Mercury
Antwerp
Ruskin
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