THE CAMBRIDGE SHILLING MANUALS 



Under the general editorship of Dr P. Giles and Professor A. C. 

 Seward, lo volumes have recently been added to the series: 



71. Natural Sources of Energy. By Prof. A. H. Gibson, D.Sc. 



"An excellent little engineering treatise on the natural agencies available for the 

 solution of the world's energy problem," — IVestern Daily Press 



72. The Fertilih of the Soil. By E. J. Rmsdl, D.Sc. 



" No greater authority," says T/ie AberJeeii Journal, " could be found and all who 

 are interested in the soil. ..will find this handbook of much interest and value." 



73. The Life Story of Insects. By Prof. G. H. Carpenter. 



"Prof Carpenter, one of the foremost zoologists of Ireland, has contributed an 

 excellent primer to the Cambridge Manuals." — 'Dublin Express 



74- The Flea. By H. Russell. 



"The author," says Country Life, "hzs an agree- 

 able humour. ..the story is admirably told in language 

 which is intelligible to the most unscientific reader." 



75. Pearls. By Prof W. J. Dakin. 



"An interesting and simply written account of 

 the most important facts about pearls, pearl fishing 

 and pearl formation." — The Athenteum 



• 76. Na'val Warfare. By J. R. Thursfield, 



M.A. IVith an Introduction by Sir 



Charles Ottley. 



"This little book," says The Daily Telegraph, "has 



a mission. It is the quintessence of the naval wisdom 



of the ages and. ..will achieve no small end if it falls 



into the hands of the public men of the Empire." 



77. The Beautiful. By Vernon Lee. 

 "An excellent and lucid discussion of aesthetics 



fascinatingly put before the reader." — Church Family 

 Neivspaper 



78. The Peoples of India. By J. D. An- 



derson, M.A. 



" Mr Anderson is an ex-Indian civilian of large 

 experience and ordered knowledge who gives a mas- 

 terly summary of a wide and complex subject." — The 

 Guardian 



79. The Evolution of Ne<w Japan. By Prof J. H. Longford. 



"The author was for many years British Consul at Nagasaki and his work is a 

 clever and concise summary of a subject upon which definite and clear information is 

 not easy to procure." — The Guardian 



80. A Grammar of English Heraldry. By IV. H. St John Hope, Litt.D. 



"Dr St John Hope has done nothing better than his Manual One sees that heraldry 



is not a musty topic of no earthly value but a subject that is a valuable handmaid of 

 history and art." — Pall Mall Gazette 



A full list of the series will be sent on application. For particulars of 

 the special sets in cases see p. ii oj wrapper. 



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(Froni Hope's Grammar 

 En^liih Heraldry.^ 



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