Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects.
By Sir John F. W. Herschel, Bart. Eighth Thousand. Crown 8vo, 6s.
“A book of most profound and romantic scientific charm.”—Spectator.
Town Geology.
By Charles Kingsley. Fourth Thousand. Crown 8vo, 5s.
“A masterpiece of popular scientific exposition.”—Echo.
“The author here compresses within the briefest compass the results of many years’ thought and observation, and illustrates his facts and suggestions with singular felicity of language. Not even Professor Huxley could convey scientific information in a style more straightforward and transparent.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
God’s Glory in the Heavens.
A Survey of Recent Astronomical Discovery and Speculation in connection with the Religious Questions to which they give rise. By William Leitch, D.D., late Principal of Queen’s College, Canada. With numerous Illustrations. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 4s. 6d.
“We cannot conclude our notice of Dr. Leitch’s book without dwelling upon the admirable manner in which the astronomical facts contained in it are blended with practical observations and the highest and most ennobling sentiments. It is thus that books on popular science should ever be written.”—Reader.
The Egyptian Sketchbook.
By Charles G. Leland. Post 8vo, 7s. 6d.
“It confirms its author as chief of all living humorists, and the first thing the reader will probably do after finishing the last chapter will be to read the sketches all over again.”—Hour.
Eastward:
Travels in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. By Norman Macleod, D.D. With numerous Illustrations. Fifth Thousand. Crown 8vo, 6s.
“The most enjoyable book on the Holy Land we have ever read.”—Nonconformist.
“This handsome volume, though not a novel, is a novelty among books of travel. The genial, manly spirit of the author gives a human colouring to every scene, and keeps awake in us as we accompany him an increasing sympathy.”—Daily News.