Public Opinion. 



" The Circle of the Year should be placed in the hands of all those who 

 are curious to know what beautiful secrets the silent operations of nature 

 disclose." 



The News of the World. 



" A book which leads to a contemplation of nature in its varying aspects, 

 is of unfailing interest and attraction ; and just such a book is the one be- 

 fore us. ... The book is a companion for all seasons of the year." 



The Aberdeen Free Press. 

 " The book will be found indeed a very pleasant and instructive one." 



The Edinburgh Courant. 



" Its aim is to teach the unscientific observer how to make use of his eye, 

 ' how to look, and what to look at ; ' and to show him how much of 

 wonder and beauty lies everywhere around him, if he could only recog- 

 nise it." 



The Scotsman. 



" The Circle of the Year is a superior class of gift-book. ... It is a 

 loving and laborious exposition of a great variety of natural phenomena, 

 as they may be observed in the course of the year by the student of natural 

 history, written in such a pleasing style, and adorned with so many illustra- 

 tions, literary and familiar, that the thoughtful youth who once commences 

 its perusal, is certain to be carried by it through the whole cycle of the 

 seasons." 



The Queen. 



" The work is replete with interesting observation ; legends connected 

 with the subjects treated upon are introduced, and the pages are inter- 

 spersed with many excellent illustrations." 



The Sunday Times. 



"The book is charmingly got up in all respects, with good letterpress 

 and abundance of illustrations." 



The Kelso Mail. 



" In a number of daily walks, a vast amount of curious and instructive 

 information is imparted to the reader, who cannot leave these studies of 

 nature without being wiser, and perhaps better than he was before. The 

 illustrations are numerous and excellent, the typography beautiful, and the 



binding elegant." 



The Aberdeen Journal. 



" The book is founded on a French work, Les Saisons, and the object of 

 author and editor is to teach the unscientific observer how to make use of 

 his eyes how to look, and what to look at. The book is written in a 

 popular style, befitting its pretensions, and numerous woodcuts illustrate 

 the text, while poetry is freely used with effect." 



