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THE present volume of “The Countries of the World” is devoted to Polynesia, Australasia, Malaysia, and Japan. The people who inhabit these islands having been fully discussed in another volume, there is only a brief sketch of them given here. The author, in his compilation, takes us first through the Polynesian islands, gives a general idea of the plants and animals peculiar to them, short accounts of the mode of government and the present state of the country. All this is done in a pleasant and interesting manner. New Zealand, Australia, and Japan are treated in the same way. Our Australian colonies are described more fully. The numerous illustrations throughout the book will be a great attraction to it. They are very well done.
The Countries of the World.
Robert
Brown
By (London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, and Co., 1879.)
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The Countries of the World . Nature 21, 346 (1880). https://doi.org/10.1038/021346c0
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