By Richard A. Proctor, Author of “Other Worlds than Ours,” &c.
“Mr. Proctor, who is well and widely known for his faculty of popularising the latest results of the science of which he is a master, has brought together in these fascinating chapters a curious collection of popular beliefs concerning divination by the stars, the influences of the moon, the destination of the comets, the constellation figures, and the habitation of other worlds than ours.”—Daily News.
Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 5s.
Prometheus the Fire-Giver:
An attempted Restoration of the Lost First Part of the Trilogy of Æschylus.
“Another illustration of that classical revival which is due in no small degree to the influence of Mr. Swinburne.... Much really fine writing, and much appreciation of the Æschylean spirit.”—Home News.
“Well written in parts—soft, spirited, and vigorous, according to requirement.”—Illustrated London News.
In Two Series, small 4to, blue and gold, gilt edges, 6s. each.