viii PREFACE. 



Fishes, and Crustacea. I wish it had been possible 

 to give the Star-fishes (Rayed Echinodermata), Mol- 

 luscs, Zoophytes, and other objects ; but this would 

 have filled up the book, and left no room for the Bio- 

 graphy. 



It was not my intention to have published the book 

 in the ornate form in which it now appears. But my 

 friend Mr. Reid, being greatly interested in the man 

 and his story, and having volunteered to illustrate 

 the work "for love," I could not withstand his 

 generous offer. Hence the very fine portrait of Ed- 

 ward, so exquisitely etched by Raj on ; and the excel- 

 lent wood engravings of Whymper and Cooper, which 

 illustrate the volume. 



It is scarcely necessary to say that the materials 

 of the book have been obtained from Edward himself, 

 either by written communication or by "word of 

 mouth." Much of it is autobiography. Edward was 

 alarmed at the idea of what he communicated being 

 " put into a book." He thought it might do me an 

 injury. " Not a copy," he said, " would be bought 

 in Banff 1 ." 



However this may be, the writing of the Bio- 

 graphy has given me much pleasure. It has led me 

 to seek health amidst the invigorating breezes of 



