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THE late Sir Victor Brooke was an excellent example of a combination of sportsman and naturalist. In this book his life as a sportsman predominates; but a chapter on his researches in natural history, by Sir William Flower, shows that he possessed the keenness of observation required in a man of science. His most important contribution to science was an exhaustive paper, published in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, the subject being the classification of the Cervidœ. At one time he was an enthusiastic student of natural history, but the state of Lady Brooke's health having compelled him to live out of England for the greater part of the year, he could not conveniently carry on his researches. From about 1880 his life was chiefly devoted to foreign travel and sport. The extracts from his letters and journals are full of stirring adventures, and contain some interesting observations on animal life and habits. Mr. Stephen prefaces these extracts with a memoir of his dead friend. The book is beautifully printed, and is illustrated by ten fine plates. It appeals particularly to those who were acquainted with Sir Victor Brooke, and who admired his character; nevertheless, such of the public as read it will find the contents interesting.
Sir Victor Brooke, Sportsman and Naturalist.
By O. L. Stephen. (London: John Murray, 1894.)
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Our Book Shelf. Nature 51, 76 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051076b0
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