PKEFACE. IX 



gentleman of great experience and ability in this 

 especial field. 



The eighteen wood engravings of New Forest 

 Scenery have been executed from drawings made 

 by Mr. Frederick G-. Short, who, living amidst the 

 most beautiful woodland scenery in this country, 

 has learnt his art from the great book of Nature. 

 Mr. Short makes his first public appearance 

 in these pages, and the Author, with an 

 intimate knowledge of the scenes which he has 

 depicted, will be greatly surprised if those who are 

 equally familiar with these scenes do not recognize 

 in this young artist's pictures a touch which no 

 mere art training could give. Mr. James D. 

 Cooper is the engraver, and it is a pleasure 

 to acknowledge the value of his co-operation. 

 Lovers of English scenery, who like to see 

 what they admire ably represented on paper, 

 owe much to him for his admirable and faith- 

 ful delineations. The twelve initial-letter leaf 

 designs in Part II. of the volume have been 

 designed by the Author and engraved by 

 Mr. Cooper. 



LONDON, November, 1881. 



