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GILBERT WHITE'S famous natural history classic has already seen something over eighty editions, and the appearance of yet another may be taken as a sure indication that its popularity shows no signs of waning. Indeed, in these days of “nature-teaching,” it is quite likely to become, if possible, more widely read than ever, since there are few works in the English language better calculated to show the value of the intelligent use of the eyes or better suited to aid in the cultivation of the powers of observation. If anything could increase the popularity of one of the most popular books in the world, it would be the addition of illustrations of a modern type, faultless in execution and appropriate in subject. To furnish such pictures, no living artists, we venture to say, are better qualified than the Messrs. Kearton. Their success in this particular instance speaks, as usual, for itself; and we shall perhaps best serve the interests of both artists and publishers if we ask those of our readers who may be disposed to doubt our words to judge for themselves.
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L., R. The Kearton Selborne . Nature 67, 419 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/067419a0
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