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Reviews Of New Book
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOK
V' . pfyblis ^ of'the : ^ 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln s ^ Iuii-fields . * l " The Microscope : Ms History Jabez Hoao , M , it . c . Sp London rG ^ the third edition Mthih tto 5 , 000 each—of one of the best and most interesting works in the language . Our inspected Brother ^ for Dr . Hogg , is a highly esteemed Freemason , in the preface to the first edi ^^
to enter uponhis task because " it had been to him for some tim of regret , that one of the most useful and : foscm that belongs to the domain of microscopic observation- ~ should be , if not wholly neglected , at best but coldly and mass of the general public ; and he formed a strong opinion that this apathy and inattention was mainly attributable tothewantof some concise , yet sufficiently comprehensive ^ j ^ opwfor account of the Microscope , both as regards
the management and manipulation of the instrument , and the varied wonders and hidden realms of "beauty that are disclosed and developed by its aid / 5 To produce such a work was the task which Bro . Hogg undertook , and how well he succeeded is best evidenced by the fact that the public have taken off the hands of his publishers 10 , 000 copies within three years , and rendered a third edition necessary . But the third edition is not merely a reprint of the first ; the author has carefully revised the whole text , and a large number of additional illustrations have been introduced , so that it
now contains upwards of 500 woodcuts ; and a more perfect guide to the student of the wonders of nature displayed through the microscope cannot well he imagined . At the same time , the work has been reduced to a size more generally serviceable than the original large octavo , and we know of no more welcome companion—and one we shall more often look for in our great coat pocket—to wile away an hour or two in a railway carriage , than this really valuable work . No medical man can consider his library complete without Dr . Hogg ' s " Microscope , " and no lover of nature should delay an hour in procuring a copy .
" History of the British Empire in India" by E . II . Nolan , Ph . D . Part 2 . Virtue , Ivy-lane . —The second part of Bro . Nolan ' s history of India fully confirms the opinion which we have already expressed of the value it is likely to prove at the present time , when everything regarding that portion of the British dominions is of interest , and the public are awaiting the reassembling of Parliament for the details of the proposed measure for the future government of that country , and the decision of the legislature with regard to it . The steel engravings are spirited and well executed .
" Dictionary of Daily Wants" Part 1 . Houlston and Wright , Paternoster-row . —This is a very useful little work , being a complete encyclopaedia , explanatory of everything required to be known in the daily walks of life . It is neatly got up , and when concluded will be a welcome add itidn to the book-shelves of every household . It is accompanied , however , with a plan for a lottery , the legality of which we doubt , and wholly disapprove . The work is of sufficient value to stand on its own merits , and upon such alone should it be allowed to appeal to public favour .
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Reviews Of New Book
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOK
V' . pfyblis ^ of'the : ^ 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln s ^ Iuii-fields . * l " The Microscope : Ms History Jabez Hoao , M , it . c . Sp London rG ^ the third edition Mthih tto 5 , 000 each—of one of the best and most interesting works in the language . Our inspected Brother ^ for Dr . Hogg , is a highly esteemed Freemason , in the preface to the first edi ^^
to enter uponhis task because " it had been to him for some tim of regret , that one of the most useful and : foscm that belongs to the domain of microscopic observation- ~ should be , if not wholly neglected , at best but coldly and mass of the general public ; and he formed a strong opinion that this apathy and inattention was mainly attributable tothewantof some concise , yet sufficiently comprehensive ^ j ^ opwfor account of the Microscope , both as regards
the management and manipulation of the instrument , and the varied wonders and hidden realms of "beauty that are disclosed and developed by its aid / 5 To produce such a work was the task which Bro . Hogg undertook , and how well he succeeded is best evidenced by the fact that the public have taken off the hands of his publishers 10 , 000 copies within three years , and rendered a third edition necessary . But the third edition is not merely a reprint of the first ; the author has carefully revised the whole text , and a large number of additional illustrations have been introduced , so that it
now contains upwards of 500 woodcuts ; and a more perfect guide to the student of the wonders of nature displayed through the microscope cannot well he imagined . At the same time , the work has been reduced to a size more generally serviceable than the original large octavo , and we know of no more welcome companion—and one we shall more often look for in our great coat pocket—to wile away an hour or two in a railway carriage , than this really valuable work . No medical man can consider his library complete without Dr . Hogg ' s " Microscope , " and no lover of nature should delay an hour in procuring a copy .
" History of the British Empire in India" by E . II . Nolan , Ph . D . Part 2 . Virtue , Ivy-lane . —The second part of Bro . Nolan ' s history of India fully confirms the opinion which we have already expressed of the value it is likely to prove at the present time , when everything regarding that portion of the British dominions is of interest , and the public are awaiting the reassembling of Parliament for the details of the proposed measure for the future government of that country , and the decision of the legislature with regard to it . The steel engravings are spirited and well executed .
" Dictionary of Daily Wants" Part 1 . Houlston and Wright , Paternoster-row . —This is a very useful little work , being a complete encyclopaedia , explanatory of everything required to be known in the daily walks of life . It is neatly got up , and when concluded will be a welcome add itidn to the book-shelves of every household . It is accompanied , however , with a plan for a lottery , the legality of which we doubt , and wholly disapprove . The work is of sufficient value to stand on its own merits , and upon such alone should it be allowed to appeal to public favour .