IN PREPARATION. 



Burnham 



Beeches. 



By FRANCIS GEORGE HEATH. 



NEW EDITION. 



Contents. — i. Remnants of the Sylvan Past — 2. Burnham Forest 

 — 3. The Beeches — 4. Burnham and its Common — 5. A Ramble 

 to Burnham — 6. The Railway — 7. The Walk — 8. The Woods. 



"BURNHAM BEECHES" is illustrated by eight beautifully 



executed wood engravings, and a Map of Burnham 



Beech-woods and Common. 



The late LoRn BeacoNSKIEI.D, in a letter to the author written from Ilughendcn 

 l\!anr)f, December 28th, 1S80, says: "Your life is occupied with two subjects which 

 always interest me : the condition of our peasantiy and trees. . . With regard to trees, 

 I passed ])art of my youth in the shade of Burnham Beeches, and have now tiie happi- 

 ness of living amid my own ' green retreats.' I am not surprised that the ancients 

 worshipped trees. Lakes and mountains, however glorious for a time, in time weary 

 — sylvan scenery never palls." 



SOME PRESS OPINIONS OF "BURNHAM BEECHES." 



ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: — "The Burnham Beeches were sav d by 

 the libtraliiy of ihe L'.mioii City Corpiiiaiinn, iinimjJtcd thereto by an accomplished 

 writer of jileasant bo 'ks aboul trees and finis and rural delights, Mr. Francis George 

 Heath, who addressed the pul)l'C aulhoriiies with earnest letters of remonstrance. . . . 

 A chaniiiiig little volume." 



GLOBE: — " Writing with even more than his usual brilliancy; Mr. Heath here 

 gives the public an interesting monograph of the splendid old trees. . . . This charm- 

 ing little work." 



GUARDIAN : — "A charming lilt'ev. lume illustrated by some choice engravings 

 of wooilland scener}', besides foXir faithful transcripts of the Beeches in their spring, 

 summer, autumn and winter dress." 



DAILY NEWS: — "We have here a pretty desciiption of the Beeches and 

 surrounding neighbourhood, with its associations, picturesque, topographical, and 

 biographical." 



SPECTATOR:- "A most rea<'.able account of the Beeches. . . . There are 

 some veiy pretty illustrations. Let our readers enjoy Mr. Heath's book now, and 

 go to see the Beeches themselves in the summer" 



RECORD: — "The charm of style and perfection of illustration." 



