of them are from sketches made on the spot by Mr. Pritchett, with Darwin's book by his side."--Science Gossip.

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THE BATTLE ABBEY ROLL

WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE NORMAN LINEAGES.

By the DUCHESS OF CLEVELAND.

3 Vols. Small 4 to. 48s.

"These handsome volumes are a solid monument to the industry and learning of the Author. On the whole the book is very much above the average of Antiquarian productions. The accounts of the leading families are given with accuracy and generally in an interesting manner. The three volumes are evidently a labour of love, and reflect no little credit on the industry, the knowledge and the capacity of their Author."--Guardian, May, 1890.

THE VIKING AGE.

THE EARLY HISTORY, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS OF THE ANCESTORS OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING NATIONS.

ILLUSTRATED FROM

THE ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED IN MOUNDS, CAIRNS, AND BOGS, AS WELL, AS FROM THE ANCIENT SAGAS AND EDDAS.

By PAUL B. DU CHAILLU.
Author of "Explorations in Equatorial Africa," "Land of the Midnight Sun," &c.

With 1360 Illustrations. 2 Vols. 8vo. 42s.

"There is in these volumes a collection of evidence and illustration of a great and important chapter in human life, which is nowhere else to be found in such a ready and convenient form."--Guardian.

THE RAILWAYS OF AMERICA.

THEIR CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND APPLIANCES.

By VARIOUS WRITERS.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THOMAS M. COOLEY.
Chairman of the Inter-State Commerce Commission.

With Maps, Charts, and 200 Illustrations. (480 pp.) Large 8vo. 31s. 6d.

"There is far more of interest and information in the book than we have been able to allude to; and it is perhaps not entirely unsatisfactory to the English reader to find, on the authority of the Americans themselves, that with all their energy and inventiveness, we are obviously still ahead of them in the art of rendering railway travelling at once speedy and safe, and in general principles and details. American engineers are behind no others of this epoch in talent and resource, but American railway working seems not yet to have surmounted the drawbacks arising from an inherently loose system of construction and working, fixed upon it at the outset by the desire for economy and by the lack of that feeling of responsibility for public safety which seems much more developed in the English character in connexion with public works of this kind. England has the credit of having invented the railway system, with all its vast consequences to the world, and we may be allowed as a nation to feel some pardonable pride in the assurance that in its working and management we are still in front of all other nations."--The Builder.

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THE RAILWAYS OF ENGLAND.

By W.M. ACWORTH.

Fourth Edition. With 56 Illustrations. 8vo. 14s.

CONTENTS:--

"Although most people have some conception and experience of the miracle of the age known as the railway, there are few who have even a general understanding of it, and fewer still who possess definite knowledge of its ramifications and details. Some such summary as Mr. Acworth gives is requisite to convey a real and lasting impression of the immensity of the organization and its daily effect upon the present conditions of life."--Birmingham Daily Gazette.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

THE RAILWAYS OF SCOTLAND.

THEIR PRESENT POSITION, WITH A GLANCE AT THEIR PAST, AND A FORECAST OF THEIR FUTURE.

With a Map of the Scottish Railway System. Crown 8vo. 5s.

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THE ENGLISH POOR.

A SKETCH OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY.

By THOMAS MACKAY.

Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

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A HANDBOOK TO THE DEATH DUTIES.

By SYDNEY BUXTON, M.P., AND
GEORGE STAPYLTON BARNES, Barrister-at-Law.

Post 8vo. 3s. 6d.

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A NATURALIST IN NORTH CELEBES;

A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS IN MINAHASSA, THE SANGIR AND TALAUT ISLANDS,

WITH NOTICES OF THE FAUNA, FLORA, AND ETHNOLOGY OF THE DISTRICTS VISITED.

By SYDNEY J. HICKSON,
M.A. (Cantab.), D.Sc. (Lond.), F.Z.S., Fellow of Downing College, Camb.

With 2 Maps and 36 Illustrations. 8vo. 16s.

"Dr. Hickson ranks as the naturalist-historian of Malay Archipelago, and is an undoubted authority on corals and the general fauna of tropical seas. But he is more than a naturalist--he is an ethnologist and a folklorist of high value. This work is a valuable, conscientious, and pleasantly written addition to the libraries of all who, with 'Childe Harold,' 'converse with Nature's charms, and view her shores unrolled.' The maps are of especial value."--Daily Telegraph.

THE LAND OF MANFRED.

RAMBLES IN APULIA AND OTHER REMOTE PARTS OF SOUTHERN ITALY,

WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THEIR HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS.

By JANET ROSS.
Author of "Three Generations of Englishwomen."

With Map and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.

"A charming little volume. Many of the towns along the coast were visited by Mrs. Ross, and the leading events connected with their history are very graphically described. These pages of Mrs. Ross's will undoubtedly tempt many of her compatriots to visit this fair unknown land, to its and the traveller's benefit."--Nature.

THE PHYSIOLOGY OF INDUSTRY;