Cbc Cibrary of Useful Stories. 



A series of little books dealing with various branches of use- 

 ful knowledge, and treating each subject in clear \ concise lan- 

 guage, as free as possible from technical words and phrase*, 

 by writers of authority in their various spheres. Each book 

 complete in itself. Illustrated. 16mo. Cloth, UO cents per 

 volume. 



NOW READY. 



The Story of the British Race. 



By JOHN MUNRO, C. E. 

 The Story of Geographical Discovery. 



By JOSEPH JACOBS. 



The Story of the Cotton Plant. 



By F. WILKINSON, F. G. S. 



The Story of the Mind. 



By Prof. J. MARK BALDWIN. 



The Story of Photography. 



By ALFRED T. STORY. 



The Story of Life in the Seas. 



By SYDNEY J. HICKSON. 

 The Story of Germ Life. 



I3y H. W. CONN. 

 The Story of the Earth's Atmosphere. 



By DOUGLAS ARCHIBALD. 



The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the East. 



By ROBERT ANDERSON, M. A., F. A. S. 

 The Story of Electricity. 



By JOHN MUNRO, C. E. 

 The Story of a Piece of Coal. 



By E. A. MARTIN, F. G. S. 

 The Story of the Solar System. 



By G. F. CHAMBERS, F. R. A. S. 



The Story of the Earth. 



By H. G. SEELEY, F. R. S. 



The Story of the Plants. 



By GRANT ALLEN. 

 The Story of " Primitive " Man. 



By EDWARD CLODD. 



The Story of the Stars. 



By G. F. CHAMBERS, F. R. A. S. 



Others in preparation. 



D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 



