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"Gift Books whose value it would be difficult to over-estimate."—The Standard
"These popular Natural History Publications are written by competent
authorities, and besides being entertaining are instructive and educative."
—Liverpool Courier
"This series has now won a considerable and well-deserved reputation."—The Guardian
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM by ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With thirty illustrations "A genuinely fascinating book." Liverpool Courier |
THE ROMANCE OF ANIMAL ARTS & CRAFTS by H. COUPIN, D.Sc, & J. LEA, B.A. With twenty-seven illustrations "A charming subject well set forth." Athenæum |
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION by ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With twenty-six illustrations "A mine of information and stirring incident."—Scotsman |
THE ROMANCE OF EARLY EXPLORATION by ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With sixteen illustrations "Vivid and vigorous." Glasgow Herald |
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY by CHARLES R. GIBSON, A.I.E.E. With forty-five illustrations "Admirable ... clear and concise." The Graphic |
THE ROMANCE OF MISSIONARY HEROISM by JOHN C. LAMBERT, B.A., D.D. With thirty-nine illustrations "A most entrancing volume." Expository Times |
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THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE by EDMUND SELOUS With twenty illustrations "Well merits its alluring title." Daily Telegraph |
THE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFE by G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc. With thirty-four illustrations "Intensely interesting." Leeds Mercury |
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THE ROMANCE OF EARLY BRITISH LIFE by G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc. With thirty illustrations |
THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD By EDMUND SELOUS With sixteen full-page illustrations "A very fascinating book."—Graphic |
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THE ROMANCE OF BIRD LIFE by JOHN LEA, M.A. With thirty illustrations |
THE ROMANCE OF MODERN GEOLOGY by E. S. GREW, M.A. With twenty-five illustrations |
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THE ROMANCE OF SAVAGE LIFE Describing the Habits, Customs, Everyday Life, Arts, Crafts, Games, Adventures and Sports of Primitive Man By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT M.A. (CANTAB.), B.SC. (EDIN.), F.R.G.S., F.L.S., &C. With forty illustrations |
THE ROMANCE OF THE WORLD'S FISHERIES With descriptions of the Many and Curious Methods of Fishing in all parts of the world By SIDNEY WRIGHT With twenty-four illustrations |
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN SIEGES Describing the Personal Adventures, Resource and Daring of Besiegers and Besieged in all parts of the world By the Rev. EDWARD GILLIAT Sometime Master at Harrow School, Author of "In Lincoln Green," &c. With sixteen illustrations |
THE ROMANCE OF MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY Its Discovery and its Applications By CHARLES R. GIBSON, A.I.E.E. Author of "The Romance of Modern Electricity" &c., &c. With sixty-three illustrations |
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN INVENTION Containing interesting descriptions in non-technical language of Wireless Telegraphy, Liquid Air, Modern Artillery, Submarines, Dirigible Torpedoes, Solar Motors, Airships, etc. etc. By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With twenty-five illustrations "There is no boy but will keenly enjoy this admirable volume." Standard |
THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ENGINEERING Containing interesting descriptions in non-technical language of the Nile Dam, the Panama Canal, the Tower Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Niagara Falls Power Co., Bermuda Floating Dock, etc. etc. By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With many illustrations "Graphic and absorbing descriptions of the wonderful inventions of our day."—Graphic |
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN LOCOMOTION Containing interesting descriptions of the rise and development of the railroad systems in all parts of the world By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With twenty-five Illustrations "Crisply written, brimful of incident. To intelligent lads should be as welcome as a Ballantyne story." Glasgow Herald |
THE ROMANCE OF MINING Containing interesting descriptions of the Methods of Mining for Minerals in all parts of the World By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS B.A., F.R.G.S. With twenty-four illustrations "We cannot praise this book too highly."—British Weekly |
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THE ROMANCE OF POLAR EXPLORATION Adventures Arctic and Antarctic, from the Earliest Times to the Voyage of the "Discovery" By G. FIRTH SCOTT With twenty-four illustrations Extra Crown 8vo. 5s. "Thrillingly interesting." Liverpool Courier |
THE ROMANCE OF THE MIGHTY DEEP A popular account of the Ocean, the Laws by which it is ruled, its wonderful powers and strange inhabitants By AGNES GIBERNE With illustrations "Most fascinating; admirably adapted for the young." Daily News |
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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 Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s.
"Mr. Scott Elliot has hit 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."—Athenæum.
"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.
"There are things of remarkable interest in this volume, and it makes excellent reading and represents much research."—Spectator.
THE ROMANCE PLANT LIFE
DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS AND INTERESTING IN THE PLANT WORLD
By Prof. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT, M.A., B.Sc, &c.
With Thirty-four Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s.
"The author has worked skilfully into his book details of the facts and inferences which form the groundwork of modern Botany. The illustrations are striking, and cover a wide field of interest, and the style is lively."—Athenæum.
"In twenty-nine fascinating, well-printed, and well-illustrated chapters, Prof. Scott Elliot describes a few of the wonders of plant life. A very charming and interesting volume."—Daily Telegraph.
"Mr. Scott Elliot is of course a well-known authority on all that concerns plants, and the number of facts he has brought together will not only surprise but fascinate all his readers."—Westminster Gazette.
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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 Illustrations
"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 astonishing."—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 illustrations of a high order of workmanship 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 amusement 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 illustrations 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. (Oxon.), F.R.G.S.
With Twenty-six Illustrations
"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 INSECT LIFE
DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS & INTERESTING IN THE INSECT WORLD
By EDMUND SELOUS
AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD," ETC.
With Sixteen Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s.
"An entertaining volume, one more of a series which seeks with much success to describe the wonders of nature and science in simple, attractive form."—Graphic.
"Offers most interesting descriptions of the strange and curious inhabitants of the insect world, sure to excite inquiry and to foster observation. There are ants white and yellow, locusts and cicadas, bees and butterflies, spiders and beetles, scorpions and cockroaches—and especially ants—with a really scientific investigation of their wonderful habits, not in dry detail, but in free and charming exposition and narrative. An admirable book to put in the hands of a boy or girl with a turn for natural science—and whether or not."—Educational Times.
"Both interesting and instructive. Such a work as this is genuinely educative. There are numerous illustrations."—Liverpool Courier.
"With beautiful original drawings by Carton Moore Park and Lancelot Speed, and effectively bound in dark blue cloth, blazoned with scarlet and gold."—Lady.
"Admirably written and handsomely produced. Mr. Selous's volume shows careful research, and the illustrations of insects and the results of their powers are well done."—World.
THE ROMANCE OF MODERN MECHANISM
INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS IN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE OF WONDERFUL MACHINERY, MECHANICAL DEVICES, & MARVELLOUSLY DELICATE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
By ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS, B.A. (Oxon.), F.R.G.S.
AUTHOR OF "THE ROMANCE OF MODERN EXPLORATION," ETC.
With Twenty-six Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s.
"No boy will be able to resist the delights of this book, full to the brim of instructive and wonderful matter."—British Weekly.
"This book has kept your reviewer awake when he reasonably expected to be otherwise engaged. We do not remember coming across a more fascinating volume, even to a somewhat blasé reader whose business it is to read all that comes in his way. The marvels, miracles they should be called, of the modern workshop are here exploited by Mr. Williams for the benefit of readers who have not the opportunity of seeing these wonders or the necessary mathematical knowledge to understand a scientific treatise on their working. Only the simplest language is used and every effort is made, by illustration or by analogy, to make sufficiently clear to the non-scientific reader how the particular bit of machinery works and what its work really is. Delicate instruments, calculating machines, workshop machinery, portable tools, the pedrail, motors ashore and afloat, fire engines, automatic machines, sculpturing machines—these are a few of the chapters which crowd this splendid volume."—Educational News.
"It is difficult to make descriptions of machinery and mechanism interesting, but Mr. Williams has the enviable knack of doing so, and it is hardly possible to open this book at any page without turning up something which you feel you must read; and then you cannot stop till you come to the end of the chapter."—Electricity.
"This book is full of interest and instruction, and is a welcome addition to Messrs. Seeley and Company's Romance Series."—Leeds Mercury.
"A book of absorbing interest for the boy with a mechanical turn, and indeed for the general reader."—Educational Times.
"An instructive and well-written volume."—Hobbies.
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THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY
DESCRIBING IN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT ELECTRICITY & MANY OF ITS INTERESTING APPLICATIONS
By CHARLES R. GIBSON, A.I.E.E.
AUTHOR OF "ELECTRICITY OF TO-DAY," ETC.
Extra Crown 8vo. With 34 Illustrations and 11 Diagrams. 5s.
"Everywhere Mr. Charles R. Gibson makes admirable use of simple analogies which bespeak the practised lecturer, and bring the matter home without technical detail. The attention is further sustained by a series of surprises. The description of electric units, the volt, the ohm, and especially the ampere, is better than we have found in more pretentious works."—Academy.
"Mr. Gibson's style is very unlike the ordinary text-book. It is fresh, and is non-technical. Its facts are strictly scientific, however, and thoroughly up to date. If we wish to gain a thorough knowledge of electricity pleasantly and without too much trouble on our own part, we will read Mr. Gibson's 'Romance.'"—Expository Times.
"A book which the merest tyro totally unacquainted with elementary electrical principles can understand, and should therefore especially appeal to the lay reader. Especial interest attaches to the chapter on wireless telegraphy, a subject which is apt to 'floor' the uninitiated. The author reduces the subject to its simplest aspect, and describes the fundamental principles underlying the action of the coherer in language so simple that anyone can grasp them."—Electricity.
"Contains a clear and concise account of the various forms in which electricity is used at the present day, and the working of the telephone, wireless telegraphy, tramcars, and dynamos is explained with the greatest possible lucidity, while the marvels of the X-rays and of radium receive their due notice. Now that electricity plays such an all-important part in our daily life, such a book as this should be in the hands of every boy. Indeed, older people would learn much from its pages. For instance, how few people could explain the principles of wireless telegraphy in a few words if suddenly questioned on the subject. The book is well and appropriately illustrated."—Graphic.
"Mr. Gibson sets out to describe in non-technical language the marvellous discoveries and adaptation of this pervasive and powerful essence, and being a most thorough master of the subject, he leads the reader through its mazes with a sure hand. Throughout he preserves a clear and authoritative style of exposition which will be understood by any intelligent reader."—Yorkshire Observer.
"A popular and eminently readable manual for those interested in electrical appliances. It describes in simple and non-technical language what is known about electricity and many of its interesting applications. There are a number of capital illustrations and diagrams which will help the reader greatly in the study of the book."—Record.
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Transcriber Note
Minor typos have been corrected. To prevent illustrations from splitting paragraphs, they were moved. Three very long paragraphs (pp. [158], [170] and [185]) were split to accommodate placement of anillustration. The two pages of advertising which were placed at the front of the printed volume have been moved just below the end of the text with the remaining advertisements. Formatting within the advertisements has been standardized.