INDEX.

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"Academy," the, quoted, [369-371].
Achtysia, the genus, characteristics of, [353].
Æshna grandis, described, [178];
forcipata, [178], [179].
Agaricus Cæsareus, the, description of, [333], [334].
Agarics, varieties of, characterised, [335], [336].
Agarions, the, general characteristics of their form, [79].
Agarion virgo, the, described, [179].
Alps, the, an excursion among, [256-260].
Alpine snail, the, remarkable transparency of, [71].
Amanita muscaria, the, described, [328-330];
its poisonous properties, [331-333].
Amanita solitarius, the, description of, [331].
Amphibia, the, number of species of, [361], [362].
Anaximander, the author of the "Uranometria," his enumeration of the stars, [25].
Ancients, the, their notion of the earth's shape, [104-107].
Anemones, the, blossoming time of, [157], [158];
their sensitiveness to atmospheric changes, [158];
varieties of, [159];
references to, by Drayton, [159-161].
Animal life, distribution of, [357], [366].
Antipodes, the, existence of, believed in by the ancients, [107];
proved by Columbus, [108], [109].
Arabs of the desert, the, their nomenclature for the stars, [22], [23].
Aratus, the author of "Phenomena," quoted, [22].
Arctic vole, the, discovery of, by M. Hugi, [50], [51];
described by its discoverer, [51];
examined and named by M. Martins, [51], [52].
Arcturus, the star, its colour, [23].
Argesilaus, the author of the "Uranometria," his enumeration of the stars, [25].
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, his theory of the globe's sphericity, [106];
on the mole's want of sight, [267].
Articulata, the, number of the species of, [362], [363].
Arum, the, described, [161], [162];
its root, [163];
its alimentary properties, [163];
its various species, [164], [165].
Asterisms, origin of, [14].
Atmosphere, the, illumination of, [313].
Autumn, aspect of nature in, [366], [367].
Bailey, P. J., the poet, quoted, [3].
Balfour, Professor J. H., quoted, [208];
on the diffusion of plants, [321-324].
Bearded pink. See Sweet William.
Birds, number of the species of, [359], [360].
Black Hellebore, the, described, [168].
Boehm, M. Joseph, his theory of the rise of sap, [136], [137].
Boletus, the, of the Romans, [334].
Boraginaceæ, the, characteristics of, [239-241].
Bosc, the French naturalist, his reference to the alimentary properties of the Arum, [163];
his career sketched, [163].
Boyle, Robert, on the contemplation of the universe, [101], [102].
Bradley, the astronomer, his discovery of the nutation of the earth, [12].
Browning, Mrs E. B., her poetry characterised, [337];
her "Aurora Leigh" quoted, [337], [338].
Bug, the harvest, description of, [349-352].
Burton, of the "Anatomy of Melancholy," quoted, [240].
Buttercup, the, its bulbous roots, [166];
its stimulating properties, [167].
Byron, Lord, the poet, quoted, [101].
Cæsalpin, the botanist, on the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Callisto, the legend of, [9].
Calypso, the island of, referred to, [19].
Calyx, the, of flowers, parts of, [211].
Campbell, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [236], [237].
Candolle, De, his opinions on the nature of red snow, [41], [42].
Cardinal points of the compass, how to ascertain our position in reference to the, [7], [8];
process of determination of the, [17-19].
Carew, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [100].
Carnations, characterised by Jeremy Taylor and Drayton, [371];
described, [372];
varieties of, [373].
Carnivora, the, distribution of, [358].
Cassini, Jacques, his theory of the earth's form, [111], [112].
Castle pink, the, described, [375], [376].
Castelnau, the Count of, quoted, [363], [364].
Cereals, the, range of, [323], [324].
Cetacea, the, distribution of, [358];
described, [208-215];
curious forms of, [220-223].
Chaldeans, the, their conception of the earth's shape, [105].
Chamois, the, described, [56], [57].
Chaucer, the poet, his description of the daisy quoted, [138], [140].
Cheese mite, the, where found, [354];
its ugly form, [355], [356].
Chomel, the botanist, on the medical properties of the daisy, [146], [147].
Chlorophyll, experiments in, [368], [369].
Chrysomela salicinia, the, described, [72].
Clare, John, the Northamptonshire poet, on the dragon-fly, [175].
Clematis, the, described, [168];
celebrated by Keats, [168].
Columbus, Christopher, his demonstration of the existence of the Antipodes, [108], [109].
Compass, the, points of, [7].
Constellations, table of the number of stars in the northern, southern, and zodiacal, [27], [28].
Convallaria majalis. See Lily of the Valley.
Convolvulus, the, described, [383], [384].
Copernicus, the astronomer, his theory of the earth's rotundity, [110];
antiquity of his so-called theory, [118], [119].
Cornwall, Barry, the poet, quoted, [229].
Corolla, the, of flowers, [214], [215], [223];
varieties of, [225-229].
Crabbe, George, the poet, quotation from, [288].
Cynodon dactylon, the, described, [91-93].
Daisy, the, described by Chaucer, [138], [140];
by Cowper, [139];
by James Montgomery and William Browne, [140];
its vegetation, [140], [141];
described, [142-145];
referred to by the ancients, [145];
and by the botanists of the Middle Ages, [146];
characterised by Wepfer, Tournefort, and Garidel, [147];
its medical properties, [146], [147];
George Withers' tribute to, [148];
celebrated by Wordsworth, [149], [150];
by Shakespeare and Milton, [151], [152].
Darwin, Erasmus, the poet, on the pimpernel, [261].
David's Chariot, position of, [8], [9].
Day and night, varying length of, [198], [199].
Delphos, the "navel of the world," [107].
Democritus, the philosopher, on the Milky Way, [25].
Dent de Jaman, the, described, [257].
Desor, M., the Swiss naturalist, his discovery of the snow-flea, [72], [73].
Desoria saltans, the, described, [73];
glacialis, description of, [74].
Dial, floral, referred to and exemplified, [217], [218].
Diodorus, the historian, quoted, [93], [94].
Dioscorides, the author of "Materia Medica," his reference to Mercury's plant, [81];
on the Agrostis, [95].
Diurnal movement of the stars, origin of its discovery, [16].
Dobell, Sydney, the poet, quoted, [129], [131].
Dogma, folly of, [292].
Dog Mercury, the, its power of propagation, [77], [78];
described by Mr Sowerby, [78];
how distinguished from weeds, [79];
its diœcious character, [80];
mentioned by Pliny the naturalist, [80], [81];
and by Dioscorides, [81];
its disappearance before the power of snow, [81].
Dog-star, the. See Sirius.
Dog's-tooth grass, the, characteristics of, features of, described, [91-93];
its emollient properties, [96].
Draco, the constellation of, known to the ancients, [22].
Dragon-fly, the, described by the poets, [174], [175];
its destructive properties, [175];
the female, [182], [183];
its metamorphosis, [183-187].
Drayton, Michael, the poet, his description of a spring-time posy, [159-161];
on carnations, [371].
Drummond, William, the poet, quoted, [399], [400].
Dutrochet, the philosopher, his theory of the rise of sap, [136].
Eagle, the, its affection for the mountains, [57];
its flight described, [58-62];
its nest, [62];
the various species of, [62], [63].
Earth, the, shape of, as conceived by Homer and Hesiod, [103], [104];
by Seneca, [104];
by the Chaldeans, Anaximander, Anaximenes, and Zenophanes, [105];
by Plato, [105], [106];
by Eudoxes and Aristotle, [106];
by the Greeks and Hebrews, [107];
a problem, [398], [399].
Earwig, the, form of, described, [278-280].
Edelwein, the, in the Alps, description of, [418].
Flammarion, M., on coloured stars, [414], [415].
Flos Adonis, the, legend connected with, [169].
Forficulæ, the, group of, characteristics of, [286].
Forget-me-not, the, celebrated by Campbell the poet, [236], [237];
described by Miss Pratt, [238];
analysis of its form, [238], [239];
legends connected with, [239], [240].
Friendship, the test of, [141].
Frigid zones, the, position of, [45], [46];
the lizards of, described, [70], [71].
Galileo, his discoveries in gravitation, [110], [111].
Ganges, the banks of, described, [248].
Garidel, the botanist, on the medical properties of the daisy, [147].
Garden-lily, the, described, [248].
Garden-nightshade, the, its extreme fertility, [82];
description of, [83];
by Tournefort, [84], [85], [89];
its various forms, [85];
its medical properties, [85-87].
Genesis, the book of, quoted, [191].
Gentiana lutea, the, its medical properties, [254].
Gentiana campestris, described, [256], [257].
Gentianaceæ, the family of, its characteristics described, [252-255];
a Lilliputian specimen of, [255].
Gentians, the, of the Alps, description of, [10].
Gerard, the botanist, quoted, [418].
Gesner, Conrad, the botanist, on the tulip, [154].
Goethe, J. Wolfgang, the poet, quoted, [191].
Gold-crowned wren, the, description of, [64];
its partiality to the society of other birds, [64], [65];
its gymnastic accomplishments, [65];
its cosmopolitan character, [65], [66];
its smallness of size, [66].
Graetz's balls, origin of, stated, [55], [56].
Gramineæ, the, general characteristics of, [88-90];
how described by the naturalists of the Middle Ages, [95], [96].
Gramen, the, Pliny the historian on, [94], [95].
Grasshopper, the, described by Leigh Hunt, [274].
Great Bear, the, origin of the story of, [9], [10];
Homer's reference to, [10].
Grew, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [124];
on the calyx of flowers, [211].
Hay, aromatic, an instance of, [258].
Heat, the action of, described, [313-317].
Heavens, the, movement in, [115], [116].
Hebrews, the, their conception of the earth's supports in space, [107].
Hedgerows, the, wild climbing plants of, [382], [383].
Hepatica, the, described, [168], [169].
Herbs, the food of the primitive Egyptians, [93], [94].
Hipparchus, the astronomer, his discovery of the precession of the equinoxes, [116];
his astronomical researches, [291], [292].
Homer, the poet, his reference to the Great Bear, [10], [19];
and to Orion, [15];
his scientific knowledge, [19];
his conception of the earth's shape, [103], [104];
quoted, [210].
Honeycomb, the, of the bee, described, [85].
Honeysuckle, the, celebrated by Scott, Burns, and Drayton, [380].
Hood, Thomas, the poet, quoted, [190].
Horace, the poet, quoted, [103].
House leek, the, in the Alps, described, [418].
Houston, Professor, his table of the distribution of wheat and barley, [324], [325].
Howitt, Mary, the poetess, on the dragon-fly, [175].
Hugi, M., the Swiss naturalist, his discovery of the Arctic vole, [49-51].
Humanity, the future of, [393].
Human power, limitation of, [394].
Hunt, Leigh, his poem on the grasshopper, quoted, [274].
Huygens, the savant, his researches into the laws of gravitation, [111].
Immortality, an emblem of, in the metamorphosis of the caterpillar, [402], [403].
Infusoria, the, number of, [365].
Inglis, Henry, the traveller, quoted, [142].
Insects, the various orders of, enumerated, [280];
the number of species of, [363], [364].
Jonson, Ben, the dramatist, quoted, [207], [248], [400].
Kane, Dr Elisha, the American explorer, his Arctic experiences, [39].
Keats, the poet, quoted, [29], [168], [190], [244], [298].
Kepler, the astronomer, his adoption of the theory of the earth's rotundity, [110].
Lactantius, on the non-existence of the Antipodes, [108].
La Hire, the French botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [134].
Landscape, a wintry, described, [5].
Leaf-wasp, the, its mode of depositing its larvæ, [71], [72].
Le Monnier, the French astronomer, on the theory of the nutation of the earth, [123].
Lesser celandine, the, celebrated by Wordsworth, [166];
described, [166].
Libellula cancellata, described, [177].
Libellula grandis, described, [178].
Libellulæ, the family of, its characteristics, [174-183]. See Dragon-fly.
Libellulites, the family of, its general characteristics, [179], [180].
Liberty, a plea for intellectual, [407].
Life, origin of, speculated upon, [390], [391].
Light, the nature of, [192], [193];
physiological facts concerning, [194-196];
the theory of, [197], [198];
chemical action of, [312], [313].
Liliaceæ, the family of, its characteristics, [249], [250].
Lily of the field, the, of the Gospels, described, [242], [243].
Lily of the valley, the, described by Shakespeare, [242];
its native countries, [242].
Little Bear, the, position of, [11], [12];
distinct from the Great Bear, [12];
first recognised by the Phœnicians, [20].
Little Vulcan, the, butterfly, described by Agassiz, [71].
Longfellow, the poet, his description of Orion, [13];
quoted, [128], [129].
Lychnis, the, described, [418].
Macgillivray, the naturalist, quoted, [59], [60].
Macmillan, Rev. Hugh, quoted, [42-44].
Malpighi, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Mammalia, the, summarised, [360].
Manilius, the poet, his references to the Great Bear, quoted, [20], [21].
Mant, Bishop, quoted, [63], [64].
Mariotte, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Marmot, the, described, [53];
its habits, [53], [54];
the various species of, [55].
Mars, the planet, referred to, [301], [302].
Marsupialia, the, distribution of, [358].
Martins, M., the naturalist, his examination and description of the Arctic vole, [51], [52].
Marvell, Andrew, the poet, quoted, [217].
Matter, forms of living, [388], [389].
Mercurialis annua. See Dog Mercury.
Metamorphosis, the function of, in nature, [401], [402].
Milton, his allusion to the daisy, quoted, [151], [152].
Mole, the, peculiar movements of, [265], [266];
described, [267];
Aristotle and Pliny on its want of sight, [267];
its hands and fingers, [268];
its favourite haunts, [269];
marvellous properties ascribed to, [270], [271].
Mole-cricket, the, its form and habits described, [273-278].
Mollusca, the, number of species of, [362].
Moon, influence of, on the weather, [30], [31].
Moore, Thomas, the poet, his characterisation of the dragon-fly, [174];
his allusion to the water-lily of the East, [246].
Mountain pink, the, described, [374], [375].
Mushroom, the, how to be distinguished, [327], [328];
some varieties of, described, [329-337].
Mutability, the lesson of, [316].
Myosotis palustris. See Forget-me-not.
Nature, beauty and suggestiveness of, [339];
our imperfect knowledge of, [341], [342];
the infinite diversity of, [365].
Nebria escheri described, [72];
chevrierii, [72].
Newman, Mr, author of "History of British Insects," quoted, [285].
Newton, Sir Isaac, his theories as to the form of the earth, [111], [112].
Nuphar lutea, the, described, [245].
Nutation of the earth, the, explained, [120], [121], [123];
its discovery, [121], [122].
Observer, the, of nature, [4], [5].
Œnothera biennis, described, [216], [218], [219].
Orion, the occultation of, its position in the heavens, [14];
its place in the old mythology, [15].
Pachydermata, the, distribution of, [359].
Parry, Captain, on the nature of red snow, [41].
Perianth, the, of flowers, [208].
Perrault, the botanist, his theory of the rise of sap, [135].
Petals, the, of flowers, described, [109], [224-227].
Phœnicians, the, their knowledge of the Great and Little Bears, [20], [21].
Physalis alkekengi, described, [222].
Pilgran, the meteorologist, his researches into the nature of climate, [31].
Pimpernel, the, all about, [260-264].
Pinks, the various kinds of, described, [374].
Planets, the, whether inhabited, [395].
Plants, discovery of the sex of, [207];
appropriate to certain soils, [320], [321];
diffusion of, [321-325];
classification of, [343-345].
Plato, the philosopher, his notion of the form of the globe, [105], [106].
Pliny, the naturalist, on numbering the stars, [25];
his reference to red snow, [39];
and to the mercurialis, [80], [81];
on the gramen, [94], [95];
his reference to the daisy, [146];
on the mole, [270], [271].
Plutarch, the historian, on the probability of the existence of the antipodes, [108].
Podura plumbea, the, described, [74], [75].
Polar Star, the, its position in the heavens, [18].
Poles, day at the, [200], [201].
Polygala vulgaris, the, described, [213].
Pointers, constellation of the, referred to, [22].
Pratt, Miss, on the forget-me-not, [238].
Proctor, R. A., on solar phenomena, [410], [411].
Protococcus nivalis, the plant described, [42-44].
Prunella, the, or "self-heal," described, [230-233].
Ptolemæus, his enumeration of the constellations, [24];
his acquaintance with the so-called Copernican theory, [119];
astronomical theories of, [297], [298].
Pythagoras, the philosopher, his familiarity with the so-called Copernican theory, [119].
Quadrumana, the, distribution of, [357], [358].
Ramond, the naturalist, his researches in the natural history of red snow, [40], [41].
Ranunculaceæ, the, general characteristics of, [166-169].
Ray, the botanist, on the daisy, [146].
Red-billed crow, the, its appearance described, [68], [69];
its habits, [69];
the history of one which had been tamed, [69], [70].
Red snow, known to Pliny, the naturalist, [39];
first described scientifically by De Saussure, [39], [40];
discovered by Ramond in the Pyrenees, [40];
by Captain Ross in Baffin's Bay, [41];
described by Sir John Ross, [41];
a fungus (?) [41].
Reptiles, the, distribution of, [361].
Rhizomes, or trailing roots, referred to, [88], [89].
Rhodius, Apollonius, the poet, quoted, [20].
Rodentia, the, distribution of, [358].
Rogers, the poet, quoted, [403].
Ruminantia, the, how distributed, [358].
Salamanca, the council of, referred to, [108].
Sap, the circulation of, [132];
its ascent and descent, [133];
theories concerning the rise of, [134-137].
Saussure, Benedict de, the naturalist, his observations on red snow, [39], [40].
Science, unselfishness of, [76];
the peculiar characteristics of, [133].
Scutellariæ, the, characteristics of, indicated, [235], [236].
Seasons, the, changes of, [204], [205].
Seneca, the philosopher, his conception of the earth's support in space, [104].
Shakespeare, his allusions to the daisy, quoted, [150], [151];
the lily described by, [242].
Shelley, the poet, quoted, [152].
Sirius, the star, its colour, [26];
deleterious influence ascribed to, by the Greeks, [23], [24].
Snow, the, preservation of the germ of life in seeds and roots, [32];
its composition, [32], [33];
the reason of its preservative qualities, [34];
in the form of crystals, [34]; a reflector of light, [37];
its utility to the agriculturist, [37];
in the polar regions, [38], [39];
red snow, which see.
Snow-bunting, the, description of, [66], [67];
its favourite localities, [67], [68].
Snow, perpetual, the line of, where situated, [47];
its variations, [48].
Snow-flea, the, its discovery narrated, [72], [73];
its generic characters, [74].
Soapwort, the, described, [378];
its juice, [378], [379].
Soil, effect of temperature upon, [317];
cultivation of, [318-320];
plants appropriate to different kinds of, [320], [321].
Solanum nigrum, the, described, [82-85].
Solar corona, the, nature of, [409-412].
Solar eclipse of 1870, the, considered, [407-412].
Solstices, the summer and winter, [45].
Somerville, Mrs, quoted, [289].
Sowerby, Mr, on the Mercurialis annua, [78].
Species, number of vegetable, [339], [340], [347], [348];
number of animal, [356].
Spencer, Edmund, the poet, quoted, [2].
Spring, the awakening of, described, [127-131].
Staphylium olens, described, [271-273].
Stars, the, their infinite number, [4];
their diurnal movement, [15-17];
coloured, [412-417].
Stellaria, the, characteristics of, enumerated, [378].
Strickland, Miss, on the legend of the forget-me-not, [240].
Struve, Otto, his computation of the number of the stars, [25], [26].
Sun, the, movements of, in the heavens, [292-296];
length of its radius, [296], [297].
Sweetbriar, the, celebrated by Spenser, Milton, Scott, and Drayton, [380];
by Shakespeare, [381].
Taylor, Jeremy, on carnations, [371].
Telescopes, importance of their invention to science, [26].
Temperate zones, the, reference to, [45].
Temperature, effect of, on soil, [317].
Tennyson, Alfred, the poet, quoted, [6], [7], [57], [183], [247], [319].
Theophrastus, an ancient writer, on the Agrostis, [95].
Thomson, James, the poet, quoted, [32], [100].
Thought, freedom of, asserted, [311];
indestructibility of, [392].
Toaldo, the Italian meteorologist, his researches into the phenomena of climate, [31].
Tournefort, the naturalist, his description of the Solanum nigrum, [84], [85], [87];
quoted, [96], [234];
on the medical properties of the daisy, [147].
Tragus, the botanist, his account of the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Triticum repens, the, described, [93].
Tschudi, M., the naturalist, his description of a red-billed crow, quoted, [69], [70].
Tulip, the, described, [152], [153];
its introduction into Europe, [153];
its cultivation, [154], [155].
Twilight, phenomena of, [205].
Vertebrata, the, orders of, [362].
Vole, the Arctic. See Arctic vole.
Voltaire, François Arouet, his popularisation of the Newtonian philosophy, [113].
Walton, Isaak, his eulogium on the strawberry, [244].
Water, the crystallisation of, instanced and described, [36], [37].
Water-lily, the, described by Keats and Mrs Hemans, [244];
by Wordsworth, [245];
analysis of its form, [245];
of the East, described, [246].
Water-ranunculus, the, description of, [167].
Winters, instances of some severe, [29], [30].
Winter-time, appropriate for the observation of celestial phenomena, [3];
the passing away of, and merging into spring, [96], [97].
Withering, the botanist, on the Solanum nigrum, [86].
Wither, George, the poet, his tribute to the daisy, quoted, [148].
Wood-louse, the, its characteristics enumerated, [169-172];
another species of, [173].
Wordsworth, William, the poet, his celebration of the daisy, quoted, [149], [150];
his poem on the lesser celandine, [166];
his reference to the lily of the valley, [245];
quoted, [375].
Wren, the, described by Bishop Mant, [63], [64];
its habits stated, [64].
Yellow water-lily, the, description of, [245].
Zodiac, the, constellations of, [114], [115].
Zootoca pyrrhogastra, the, described, [70].

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In large demy 8vo, with Steel Portrait and Vignette, handsomely bound, price 5s.,

The Whole Works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian. With Life, Portrait, Notes, Index, etc.

THE

WAVERLEY NOVELS.

ENTIRELY NEW EDITION.

Crown 8vo, with Frontispiece and Vignette, in elegant wrapper printed in colours, price 1s. each. Also, in Twenty-six volumes, cloth extra, full gilt back, price 2s. per volume; and in Thirteen double volumes, roxburgh style, gilt top, price 3s. 6d. per volume.

Edited by the Rev. P. Hately Waddell, LL.D. With Notes, Biographical and Critical, and a Glossary of Scotch Words and Foreign Phrases for each Novel.

1. Waverley; or, ''Tis Sixty Years Since.'
2. Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer.
3. The Antiquary.
4. Rob Roy.
5. Old Mortality.
6. The Black Dwarf, and A Legend of Montrose.
7. The Bride of Lammermoor.
8. The Heart of Mid-Lothian.
9. Ivanhoe: A Romance.
10. The Monastery.
11. The Abbot: A Sequel.
12. Kenilworth.
13. The Pirate.
14. The Fortunes of Nigel.
15. Peveril of the Peak.
16. Quentin Durward.
17. St. Ronan's Well.
18. Redgauntlet.
19. The Betrothed.
20. The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders.
21. Woodstock; or, The Cavalier.
22. The Fair Maid of Perth; or, St. Valentine's Day.
23. Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist.
24. Count Robert of Paris.
25. The Surgeon's Daughter, and Castle Dangerous.
26. The Highland Widow, and my Aunt Margaret's Mirror.

With an interesting summarised account of the Scott Centenary.

The above may also be had in substantial half-calf bindings.

NIMMO'S NATIONAL LIBRARY.

Just ready, in crown 8vo, with Steel Frontispiece and Vignette, handsomely bound, cloth extra, price 5s. each; also in full gilt side, back, and edges, price 6s. each.

Seventh Thousand.

The English Circumnavigators: The most remarkable Voyages round the World by English Sailors. (Drake, Dampier, Anson, and Cook's Voyages.) With a Preliminary Sketch of their Lives and Discoveries. Edited, with Notes, Maps, etc., by David Laing Purves and R. Cochrane.
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The Book of Adventure and Peril. A Record of Heroism and Endurance on Sea and Land. Compiled and Edited by Charles Bruce, Editor of 'Sea Songs and Ballads,' 'The Birthday Book of Proverbs,' etc.
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The Great Triumphs of Great Men. Edited by James Mason. Illustrated.
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Great Historical Mutinies, comprising the Story of the Mutiny of the 'Bounty,' the Mutiny at Spithead and the Nore, the Mutinies of the Highland Regiments, and the Indian Mutiny, etc. Edited by David Herbert, M.A.
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Famous Historical Scenes from Three Centuries. Pictures of celebrated events from the Reformation to the end of the French Revolution. Selected from the works of Standard Authors by A. R. Hope Moncrieff.
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The English Explorers; comprising details of the more famous Travels by Mandeville, Bruce, Park, and Livingstone. With Map of Africa and Chapter on Arctic Exploration.
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The Book for Every Day; containing an Inexhaustible Store of Amusing and Instructive Articles. Edited by James Mason.
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The Book of Noble Englishwomen: Lives made Illustrious by Heroism, Goodness, and Great Attainments. Edited by Charles Bruce.
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A Hundred Wonders of the World in Nature and Art, described according to the latest Authorities, and profusely Illustrated. Edited by John Small, M.A.

Other Popular and Standard Volumes in preparation.