To Mars via The Moon Part 34

THE ROMANCE OF THE MIGHTY DEEP. By AGNES GIBERNE. Second Edition.

With Ill.u.s.trations. 5s.

"Agnes Giberne is always picturesque and interesting whether she writes of the stars or of the depths of the ocean."--_Ill.u.s.trated London News._

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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY

ITS DISCOVERY & ITS ACHIEVEMENTS

BY C.R. GIBSON

AUTHOR OF "ELECTRICITY OF TO-DAY," ETC.

"Mr. Gibson tells the romantic story of the discovery of this wonderful art, and the steps by which its range has been extended, until it can achieve results which only a few years ago would have been thought impossible."--_Newcastle Chronicle._

"The explanation of the complicated system of photographing in colours is particularly lucid, and, indeed, the narrative is everywhere remarkable for its fluency and clear style."--_Bystander._

"Should prove one of the most popular and fascinating of this writer's books, and will interest all who are connected with photography."--_The Photographic Monthly._

"A fascinating story of triumphs of thought and patience, and ill.u.s.trated with remarkable photographs."--_Church Times._

"The author has made his book remarkably comprehensive, while there is not a dry or uninteresting page throughout."--_Country Life._

THE ROMANCE OF MODERN GEOLOGY

BY E.S. GREW, M.A.

_With Twenty-five Ill.u.s.trations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s._

"Mr. Grew possesses the golden gift of a graceful style as well as a complete mastery of his subject, and he has written a popular introduction to modern geology which any one can read with pleasure and understand from beginning to end."--_Daily Graphic._

"A fascinating outline filled in with many valuable facts and much well-founded knowledge of the history and animal life of the earth."--_Sheffield Daily Telegraph._

"Mr. Grew has done extremely good work in this volume of Messrs.

Seeley's excellent 'Library of Romance.' He is one of the few men who can make special knowledge interesting to the general reader.... The ill.u.s.trations are singularly felicitous."--_Daily Telegraph._

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THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD

DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS AND INTERESTING IN NATURAL HISTORY

BY EDMUND SELOUS

_With Sixteen full-page Ill.u.s.trations_

"Mr. Selous takes a wide range in Nature, he has seen many wonders which he relates. Open the book where we will we find something astonis.h.i.+ng."--_Spectator._

"It is in truth a most fascinating book, as full of incidents and as various in interest as any other work of imagination, and, beyond the pleasure in the reading there is the satisfaction of knowing that one is in the hands of a genuine authority on some of the most picturesque subjects that natural history affords. Mr. Selous' method is strong, safe, and sound. The volume has numerous ill.u.s.trations of a high order of workmans.h.i.+p and a handsome binding of striking design."--_School Government Chronicle._

"This is a very fascinating volume, full of picturesquely written descriptions of the life, habits, and customs of a number of birds and beasts, including beavers, seals, bears, penguins, crocodiles, and a host of other creatures."--_Graphic._

"A fund of information and amus.e.m.e.nt will be found in the pages of this handsomely bound book. From the lowest animals of all, the Infusoria, to the lion and the elephant, all come within the range of Mr. Selous'

observation, and he builds up out of the vast material at his disposal a very readable narrative. The ill.u.s.trations are carefully drawn, and are very true to nature."--_Education._

"The volume would make an excellent present for an intelligent boy, being full of interesting and sometimes thrilling stories from the wide field of natural history. It is well written in a clear, easy style which is to be commended. Mr. Edmund Selous has made a most interesting collection of striking facts, and the book has one of the prettiest covers that I have seen."--_Daily News._

THE ROMANCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION

WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF CURIOUS CUSTOMS, THRILLING ADVENTURES, AND INTERESTING DISCOVERIES OF EXPLORERS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD

BY ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS, B.A., F.R.G.S.

_With Twenty-six Ill.u.s.trations_

"A mine of information and stirring incident."--_Scotsman._

"Mr. Williams is most catholic in his choice, taking his readers to soar in a balloon with the luckless Andree, to wander in African forests and Australian deserts, to seek for the North Pole with Nansen, and even to note such an up-to-date expedition as that of the 'Discovery' in the Antarctic Regions, to cite but the most prominent. Mr. Williams has done this work most judiciously, ... a book which will delight both young and old alike."--_Graphic._

"The book unites strong natural attractiveness with valuable geographical information to a degree probably unequalled by any other that might be offered as appropriate for the purpose of a gift book or the recreative library."--_School Government Chronicle._

"It is a kind of epitome of the best travel books of our time, and is exceedingly well done."--_Academy._

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THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE

DESCRIBING THE HABITS, CUSTOMS, EVERYDAY LIFE, &c., OF PRIMITIVE MAN

BY PROF. G.F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc., &c.

_With Thirty Ill.u.s.trations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s._

"Mr. Scott Elliot has. .h.i.t upon a good idea in this attempt to set forth the life of the primitive savage. On the whole, too, he has carried it out well and faithfully.... We can recommend the book as filling a gap."--_Athenaeum._

"A readable contribution to the excellent series of which it forms a part. Mr. Scott Elliot writes pleasantly ... he possesses a sufficiently vivid imagination to grasp the relation of a savage to his environment."--_Nature._