BY THE SAME AUTHOR. 



deserving of their attention. The letter-press is illustrated hy some exceed- 

 ingly well executed plates in coloured lithography, presenting much of the 

 spirit, accuracy, and brilliancy of original drawings, and conveying a notion 

 of the beauty as well as ' the wonders of the Deep Sea,' which will astonish 

 many persons." — English Churchman, July 6, 1854. 



" To all who have looked with interest upon the collection of marine 

 aquatic animals in the Zoological Gardens, and observed with attention their 

 wondrous development of form and function, this book, by an eminent lover 

 of Nature's marvels, will be a delightful and welcome companion. Mr. 

 Gosse has himself dived into the bejewelled palaces which old Neptune has 

 so long kept reluctantly under lock and key, and we find their treasures set 

 before us with a freshness and fidelity which afford welcome and instructive 

 lessons to naturalists of all ages. ... It is a charming little volume, and an 

 admirable pocket companion for visitors to the sea-side." — Literary Gazette, 

 July 15, 1854. 



" The beautiful little work now before us Every page of this 



fascinating work is quotable A fitting ornament for the drawing-room 



table." — Chambers's Journal, Aug. 1854. 



A NATURALIST'S 

 RAMBLES ON THE DEVONSHIRE COAST. 



With 28 Plates, some coloured. Post 8vo. 21*. 



"This is a beautiful and acceptable book ; as interesting to the scientific 

 naturalist as to the unscientific lover of nature in all her endless variety. 



Those of our readers who know Ilfracombe will enjoy the vivid 



descriptions of scenery interspersed throughout these pages. Hillsborough, 

 and Wildersmouth, the Torrs, Watermouth, terrible Morte, and shelly 

 Barricane, are names which sound most sweetly to our ears ; and we follow 

 our author over well-known and much-loved ground, fit resting-places for 

 his philosophically poetic mind To seekers of pleasure at the sea- 

 side with cultivated minds, we heartily recommend this charming book, as 

 a most useful and delightful companion." — Atlas, July 9, 1853. 



" The author certainly renders his subject attractive ; he does not weary 

 even with his minutest details. His work is comprehensive and minute. 

 It will be amusing to the general reader, and useful to the naturalist .... 

 His descriptions of the scenery of Devon are graphic, and have almost the 

 effect of a picture." — Standard, June 23, 1853. 



"His description of scenic nature is exceedingly rich ; his observations 

 are replete with truth and beauty ; and the power and chastity of his lan- 

 guage, especially when describing the rich treasures of some favourite tide- 

 pool, are such that the reader involuntarily pauses to read, and that again 

 and again, the descriptive beauties of the ' minature ocean,' whose wondrous 

 fairy-like fragile forms become increasingly beautiful when seen through 

 the medium of a ' naturalist's soul ; ' especially of one who never fails to 

 connect its associations with the Great Author of all." — Brighton Gazette, 

 June 30, 1853. 



"We can speak well of Mr. Gosse's scientific 'attainments ; he seems at 

 home on all subjects .... especially in a keen sense of natural scenery, 



