Abstract
IN this abridged edition selections from Bates's original work have been chosen which deal mainly with the natural history of the forests of the Amazon. A short account of the more remarkable forest trees is included, but the bulk of the book consists of selections describing the fauna of the country. Illustrations from photographs are given of most of the animals mentioned. Dr. Bruton contributes an interesting introduction and some helpful notes. We are glad that Bates's vivid descriptions of Nature and man are made available for appreciation by young people in schools by the issue of this abridged edition of his masterpiece.
A Naturalist on the Amazons.
H. W.
Bates
By. Abridged and edited for schools by Dr. F. A. Bruton. (English Literature for Secondary Schools.) Pp. xix + 182. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1920.) Price 2s. 6d.
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A Naturalist on the Amazons . Nature 106, 106 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/106106c0
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