“Sir Archibald Geikie in those thoughtful essays has done something toward elucidating the dependence of man’s intellectual achievement on his physical environment.”

+Acad. 68: 193. Mr. 4, ‘05. 1450w.

“A charming contribution to the literature of his favorite science.”

+ +Ath. 1905, 1: 504. Ap. 15. 980w.

“These essays are very charming, written with great clearness and distinction.”

+Ind. 59: 989. O. 26, ‘05. 270w.

[*] “The essays are popular, rather than technical; and there is very little in them beyond the reach of the average educated man.”

+ +Nation. 81: 167. Ag. 24, ‘05. 3030w.

“A most readable book, the several parts of which hang well together.”

+ +Nature. 71: 577. Ap. 20, ‘05. 1560w.
N. Y. Times. 10: 164. Mr. 18, ‘05. 160w. (Outline of contents).