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THIS book consists of a series of papers selected from a considerable number which have appeared in various periodicals. The author has a clear, pleasant style, and his vivid descriptions and explanations are well adapted to awaken in the minds of young readers a genuine interest in various aspects of scientific truth. The volume opens with an attractive paper on “The Journeyings of the Rain Drops,” and this is followed by papers entitled “From Root to Flower,” “Out Among the Gorse,” and “Companions of the Corn.” These three papers serve as an introduction to other chapters on plant-life. There are also interesting essays on such subjects as shells and shell-builders, spiders, and the nests of fishes.
Nature's Fairy-Land: Rambles by Woodland, Meadow, Stream, and Shore.
By H. W. S. Worsley-Benison. (London: Elliot Stock, 1888.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 38, 244 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038244b0
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