WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR 



LIFE OF THOMAS EDWARD 



(SHOEMAKER, OF BANFF), SCOTCH NATURALIST 



WITH PORTRAIT AND 30 ILLUSTRATIONS. Small Svo. 6s. 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS 



" The ' Life of a Scotcli Naturalist ' is a record of success in unsuccess of fame 

 unmingled with any sordid advantage of work absolutely disinterested and done 

 ' for nought,' as all the noblest work has been done. It is the story of a poor 

 shoemaker who is a famous natural philosopher without ceasing to make shoes, or 

 attaining in his old age to any seat more easy than that of his familiar bench." 

 Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. 



"In the evening of a life so noble, it is a comfort to all the friends and admirers 

 of Thomas Edward to think that his exertions in the cause of Natural Science have 

 at last been recognised in a way that cannot fail to be grateful to the veteran 

 naturalist, who will no longer have to rely on his ' last ' as his resource against 

 starvation in his old age. All readers, whether friends of science or not, are bound 

 to be grateful to Mr. Smiles for having in a charming and beautifully illustrated 

 volume, rescued the fame and character of Thomas Edward from oblivion as a most 

 accomplished naturalist." Times. 



" The biography of this remarkable man owes much of its charm to the manner 

 in which Mr. Smiles has done his part as narrator. The unobtrusive way in which 

 the story is told, and the pleasant style of the smooth and experienced pen, 

 deserve more than a passing word of approval." Saturday Review. 



" The ' Life of a Scotch Naturalist,' regarding it as a mere narrative, is one of the 

 most enjoyable books it has ever been our good fortune to read. And it has this 

 further merit. It shows what even the humblest and poorest amongst us may 

 achieve, by the mere force of will, in spite of all the disadvantages of poverty, 

 superadded to the want of education and friends." Land and Water. 



" Brimful of interest from beginning to end." World. 



"This 'Life of a Scotch Naturalist' strikes us as Mr. Smiles at his best, in 

 mood, in matter, and in manner. In Thomas Edward, a naturalist and north- 

 country shoemaker, he has lighted upon a subject of a different order from the 

 common. If ever a man was carried away by a subject, it has been Mr. Smiles on 

 the present occasion, and the subject is fortunately quite worthy of him. The 

 work is a credit to the head and heart of Mr. Smiles, and of Mr Reid, the Aber- 

 deenshire artist." Observer. 



"This book is clear, racy, unaffected, admirable, and certainly Mr. Reid's 

 ' labour of love ' on the drawings cannot fail to draw praise to him from the highest 

 quarters. As for the etched portrait by Rajon, it strikes us as a simple master- 

 piece. " Nonconformist. 



"Never has Mr. Smiles written with more of freshness and zest than in pre- 

 senting to us the picture of this Palissy of Naturalists, of whose portrait, etched 

 by Rajon, no words of praise could well be too high. Here is a man who, though 

 shrewd and practical, never allowed worldly views to conflict with his ideal ; who r 

 in all simplicity, without complaining, or ignoble greed of fame, followed his star, 

 yielding a notable testimony, that, though Inquisitions are no more, Science 

 still has its martyrs. A noble lesson of unaffected humility here goes hand-in-hand 

 with the lesson of self-help, and elevates it." Spectator. 



