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a form equally suited to a child and a              SAVANT。         Seldom�察�perhaps�察�has 

there been   a little book  in   which so          vast   a quantity of   facts   have been 



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told so gracefully�察�simply�察        �without a taint of pedantry or cumbrousness ´ 

an excellence which          is the sure and only mark of a perfect mastery of the 

subject。     Mr。    G。 H。 Lewes's ;Sea´shore Studies; are also very valuable�察�

hardly     perhaps   a  book   for   beginners�察  �but   from  his   admirable   power   of 

description�察�whether of animals or of scenes�察�is interesting for                 all classes 

of readers。 

     Two little ;Popular; Histories ´ one of British Zoophytes�察�the                    other 

of   British   Sea´weeds�察  �by   Dr。   Landsborough   ��since   dead   of        cholera�察  �at 

Saltcoats�察    �the  scene    of  his   energetic    and   pious    ministry��     ´  are  very 

excellent�察�and are furnished�察�too�察�with well´ drawn and coloured plates�察�for 

the comfort of those to whom a             scientific nomenclature ��as liable as any 

other    human      thing   to  be    faulty    and   obscure��    conveys     but   a  vague 

conception   of   the   objects。       These   may   serve   well   for   the   beginner�察  �as 

introductions to       Professor Harvey's large work on British Algae�察�and to 

the new      edition of Professor Johnston's invaluable ;British Zoophytes�察─�

Miss   Gifford's   ;Marine   Botanist�察─  �third   edition�察  �and   Dr。   Cocks's       ;Sea´ 

weed      Collector's    Guide�察─    �have    also   been     recommended        by    a  high 

authority。 

     For   general   Zoology   the   best   books   for   beginners   are�察  �perhaps�察  �as   a 

general introduction�察�the Rev。 J。 A。 L。 Wood's ;Popular Zoology�察─                    �full of 

excellent     plates�察  �and   for   systematic    Zoology�察    �Mr。   Gosse's     four    little 

books�察�on   Mammals�察 �Birds�察 �Reptiles�察 �and   Fishes�察            �published   with   many 

plates�察�by the Christian Knowledge Society�察�at               a marvellously cheap rate。 

For   miscroscopic   animalcules�察  �Miss          Agnes   Catlow's   ;Drops   of   Water; 

will teach the young more than they              will ever remember�察�and serve as a 

good introduction to those           teeming abysses of the unseen world�察�which 

must     be   afterwards       traversed     under     the   guidance     of   Hassall    and 

Ehrenberg。 

     For   Ornithology�察  �there   is   no   book�察  �after   all�察  �like   dear   old   Bewick�察�

PASSE though he may be in a scientific point of view。                   There is a      good 

little British ornithology�察�too�察�published in Sir W。 Jardine's                ;Naturalist's 

Library�察─�and another by  Mr。 Gosse。              And Mr。  Knox's         ;Ornithological 

Rambles in Sussex�察─�with Mr。 St。 John's ;Highland                  Sports�察─�and ;Tour in 

Sutherlandshire�察─       �are  the   monographs       of   naturalists�察    �gentlemen�察    �and 



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sportsmen�察�which remind one at every               page ��and what higher praise can 

one    give�殖�    of  White's    ;History    of   Selborne。;      These     last�察 �with   Mr。 

Gosse's     ;Canadian     Naturalist�察─   �and    his   little  book   ;The    Ocean�察─   �not 

forgetting   Darwin's   delightful       ;Voyage   of   the   Beagle   and   Adventure�察─�

ought   to   be   in   the   hands   of every   lad   who   is   likely   to   travel   to   our 

colonies。      For     general    Geology�察    �Professor     Ansted's     Introduction     is 

excellent�察    �while�察�as a specimen of the way in which a single district may 

be    thoroughly worked out�察�and the universal method of induction learnt 

from   a   narrow   field   of   objects�察  �what   book   can�察  �or   perhaps   ever  will�察�

compare with Mr。 Hugh Miller's ;Old Red Sandstone;�拭�

     For this last reason�察�I especially recommend to the young the Rev。                  C。 

A。 Johns's ;Week at the Lizard�察─�as teaching a young person how                      much 

there is to be seen and known within a few square miles of                  these British 

Isles。    But�察�indeed�察�all Mr。 Johns's books are good             ��as they are bound to 

be�察�considering his most accurate and varied               knowledge���察�especially his 

;Flowers of the Field�察─�the best cheap            introduction to systematic botany 

which     has   yet  appeared。     Trained�察     �and    all  but  self´trained�察  �like  Mr。 

Hugh Miller�察�in a remote and           narrow field of observation�察�Mr。 Johns has 

developed himself into          one of our most acute and persevering botanists�察�

and has added many           a new treasure to the Flora of these isles�察�and one 

person�察  �at   least�察  �owes   him   a   deep   debt   of   gratitude   for   first   lessons   in 

scientific accuracy and patience�察 � lessons taught�察�not dully and                 dryly at 

the   book   and   desk�察  �but   livingly   and   genially�察  �in  adventurous   rambles 

over the bleak cliffs and ferny woods of the            wild Atlantic shore�察 � 

       ;Where the old fable of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos 

and Bayona's hold。; 

       Mr。 Henfrey's ;Rudiments of Botany; might accompany Mr。 Johns's 

books。      Mr。    Babington's      ;Manual      of  British    Botany;     is  also   most 

compact and highly finished�察�and seems the best work which I know                        of 

from which a student somewhat advanced in English botany can                         verify 

species�察  �while   for   ferns�察  �Moore's   ;Handbook;   is   probably   the      best   for 

beginners。 

     For Entomology�察�which�察�after all�察�is the study  most fit for boys                  ��as 

Botany is for girls�� who have no opportunity for visiting the                   sea´shore�察�



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Catlow's      ;Popular      British   Entomology�察─       �having     coloured      plates     ��a 

delight   to   young   people���察  �and   saying   something   of   all   the       orders�察  �is�察�

probably�察�still a good work for beginners。 

     Mr。    Stainton's    ;Entomologist's       Annual     for  1855;    contains    valuable 

hints of that gentleman's on taking and arranging moths and                       butterflies�察�

as well as of Mr。 Wollaston's on performing the same                   kind office for that 

far more numerous�察�and not less beautiful                 class�察�the beetles。        There is 

also   an   admirable   ;Manual   of   British        Butterflies   and   Moths�察─  �by   Mr。 

Stainton�察�in course of publication�察            �but�察�perhaps�察�the most interesting of 

all   entomological   books   which         I   have   seen   ��and   for   introducing   me   to 

which   I   must   express   my      hearty   thanks   to   Mr。   Stainton���察  �is   ;Practical 

Hints     respecting        Moths      and    Butterflies�察    �forming      a   Calendar      of 

Entomological         Operations�察─  。�36��   by   Richard   Shield�察  �a   simple   London 

working´man。 

     I   would   gladly  devote   more   space   than   I   can   here   spare   to   a   review 

of this   little book�察�so   perfectly  does   it corroborate  every  word            which   I 

have said already as to the moral and intellectual value of                    such studies。 

Richard      Shield�察    �making     himself     a   first´rate     ;lepidopterist�察─     �while 

working with his hands for a pound a week�察                �is the antitype of Mr。 Peach�察�

the coast´guardsman�察�among his              Cornish tide´rocks。         But more than this�察�

there is about Shield's         book a tone as of Izaak Walton himself�察�which is 

very     delightful�察     �tender�察    �poetical�察   �and    religious�察   �yet   full   of   quiet 

quaintness and        humour�察�showing in every page how the love for Natural 

History is      in him only one expression of a love for all things beautiful�察�

and     pure�察  �and   right。    If   any   readers   of   these   pages   fancy   that   I   over´ 

praise the book�察�let them buy it�察�and judge for themselves。                      They     will 

thus   help   the   good   man   toward   pursuing   his   studies   with   larger         and 

better appliances�察�and will be ��as I expect�� surprised to find                    how much 

there is to be seen and done�察�even by a working´man�察                  �within a day's walk 

of smoky Babylon itself�察�and how easily a man                   might�察�if he would�察�wash 

his   soul   clean   for   a  while   from  all   

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