The Romance of Australian Exploring.
By G. FIRTH SCOTT.
With Maps and Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
"Here we have described, in a very readable manner, some of the heroic deeds by which the mysteries of the 'silent sombre land' were solved, and the boundless wealth of the island-continent made available to the world.... Mr. Scott, in a preface, says that his object has been to present the records of the most important expeditions 'with the least amount of dry detail and the largest possible amount of interest and romance.' He has done well."—Adelaide Observer.
"'The Romance of Australian Exploring' can be thoroughly recommended. It is neither too long nor too hasty. It represents the best of each journey in the most attractive form. Mr. Scott is to be heartily congratulated on his work."—The Queenslander.
"This handy book of exploration in Australia ... picks out the most noted expeditions of Australian history, and presents them in a form in which they should find most acceptance from the work-a-day world. The book, which is well illustrated, is a useful contribution to the general stock of information concerning the work of colonisation in Australia."—Sydney Daily Telegraph.
"Mr. Firth Scott has produced a really romantic and fascinating volume."—Literature.
"It is a book to stir the blood; and to awake many thoughts."—Critic.
"He must be hard to please who is not satisfied with the excitement yielded by this résumé of the deeds of the old antipodean explorers."—The World.
"This interesting and instructive work ... is a very welcome work of education for those who care about the distant Southern Land; it gives the best of many larger volumes and is very pleasant reading."—Saturday Review.
"The value of 'The Romance of Australian Exploring' is as a history, ... and the annals of Australian exploration are arranged clearly and entertainingly.... Mr. Firth Scott has both an interesting style of writing, and a very good eye for what is most interesting in the journals of others."—Douglas Sladen, in the Literary World.
"Mr. G. Firth Scott has produced a book for which there should be a considerable public.... He writes a straightforward, vigorous style, and has a keen eye for effective incident. This book is made especially useful by the inclusion of a number of informing maps and other illustrations."—The Globe.
"The book is characteristically Australian, and fully accomplishes its object—to present in a popular form the history, the romance, and, though not least, the collected information respecting 'the vanishing but fascinating aboriginal race of Australia.' The illustrations and the maps indicating the routes taken by the different explorers enhance the value of a most attractive book."—Scotsman.
"This is a thoroughly sound and trustworthy account of the Australian explorers, from Wentworth to Burke and Wills. It should have been styled the 'reality' rather than the 'romance' of Australian exploring, for Mr. Firth Scott is, wisely, more anxious about his facts than his style."—Spectator.
"The story of Australian settlement is of enthralling interest, and the tales of the early explorers furnish a wonderful record of courage, endurance, and dogged perseverance.... Very curious are the descriptions of the aborigines and the various fashions in which they received the white men, who seemed to them to have descended from some other world."—Morning Post.
"The illustrations and maps, which are exceedingly good, constitute a special feature of a very instructive and very readable book."—Glasgow Herald.
"Mr. Firth Scott has not attempted to embellish these narratives, but with the help of maps and some good illustrations he brings them vividly before us in all their picturesqueness."—Daily Telegraph.
"The stories are well told; they are almost matter of fact at times, but always full of charm, and the reader will follow them with a steady curiosity and interest."—Leeds Mercury.