arrange, the data necessary for a true appreciation of the entire subject. Many gaps are still waiting to be filled: much information and many details exist, to which the author has not had access, or of which he is not cognizant. He hopes, therefore, for the kind forbearance of his readers, in dealing with these deficiencies, or even, it may be, with mistakes. While he also trusts that they, on their part, will be good enough to communicate to him any information, which will enable him to add to, or to correct, the details contained in these pages.

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Numerous

GEOLOGICAL STORIES: A Series of Autobiographies in
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Illustrations. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4s.

THE AQUARIUM: Its Inhabitants, Structure, and Management. By J. E. TAYLOR, F.L.S. F.G.S. With 238 Woodcuts. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.

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THE STARS: A Plain and Easy Guide to the Constellations. By R. A. PROCTOR, B.A. Illustrated with 12 Maps. Ninth Thousand. Demy 4to, boards, 5s.

ENGLISH ANTIQUITIES.

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PLEASANT DAYS IN PLEASANT PLACES. Notes of Home Tours. By EDWARD WALFORD, M.A., late Scholar of Balliol College, Oxford, Editor of "County Families," &c. Contents:-Dorney and Burnham-Shanklin-Hadleigh-St. David's-Winchilsea-Sandwich -St. Osyth's Priory-Richborough Castle-Great Yarmouth-Old Moreton Hall-Cumnor-Ightham-Shoreham and Bramber-Beaulieu-Kenilworth -Tattershall Tower-Tower of Essex. Illustrated with numerous_Woodcuts. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 55.

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