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INDEX 



of working men, i. 80-86; even- 

 ing occupations, 86 ; influence 

 of Robert Owen on, 87; re- 

 ligious views of, i. 88; political 

 views of, i. 89; on the princi- 

 ples of Robert Owen, i. 89-91 ; 

 sketch of the life and work of 

 Robert Owen, i. 91-104 

 Surveying, i. 105-197 — 

 goes to his brother William in 

 Barton, and begins education as 

 land surveyor, i. 105 ; interest in 

 geology, i. 107 ; interest in nat- 

 ural history, i. no; description 

 of Barton and its inhabitants, i. 

 110-114; goes to Hoddesdon, i. 

 116; life at Turvey described, i. 

 1 17-127; life and work at Silsoe, 

 i. 128, 129; survey of Soulbury, 

 i. 130; goes to Leighton Buz- 

 zard, i. 133 ; learns watchmak- 

 ing with Mr. Matthews, i. 134- 

 138; journey to Kington, i. 139; 

 returns to land surveying and 

 enters the office of Messrs. 

 Sa} r ce, i. 140; fellow-clerks, i. 

 141 ; Stephen Pugh's verses to, 

 i. 142; goes to New Radnor for 

 correction of map, i, 142; sur- 

 veying with William at Rhaidr- 

 Gwy, i. 144; narrow escape and 

 serious illness, i. 145 ; returns 

 to office at Kington, i. 146; sur- 

 veying at Llanbister, i. 146; 

 reminiscences, i. 148 ; criticism of 

 the " General Enclosure Act," i. 

 I 50-iS7; "Land Nationalization: 

 its Necessity and its Aims," and 

 " Studies Scientific and Social," 

 written by, i. 157; surveying in 

 Brecknockshire, i. 159-165 ; in- 

 terest in Welsh language, i, 166- 

 168 ; back again at the Kington 

 office, i. 169; account of Jack 

 Mytton of Halston, i. 170-173 ; 

 on inequality of inheritance, i. 

 174-176; surveying in Glamor- 

 ganshire, i. 177; lodging at 

 David Rees described, i. 178; 

 life at Crynant, i. 179; account 



of Mr. Worthington, i. 182-185 ; 

 life at Bryn-coch, i. 187; interest 

 in architecture, i. 188; interest 

 in astronomy, i. 190; study of 

 botany, i. 191-196; first literary 

 efforts, botany, i. 198; on 

 " The Advantages of Varied 

 Knowledge," i. 200-203 ; article 

 on " The South Wales Farmer," 

 i. 206-222; death of his father, i. 

 223 ; on his own character, i. 

 224; on his religious views, i. 

 226-228; seeks position as mas- 

 ter, i. 229; obtains post at the 

 Collegiate School at Leicester, 

 i. 230; interest and experiments 

 in mesmerism, i. 232-236; first 

 meeting with Henry Walter 

 Bates, i. 236; interest in ento- 

 mology, i. 237; prologue written 

 by, i. 238; death of his brother 

 William, i. 239; leaves school 

 to take up his brother's business 

 at Neath, i. 239 



At Neath, i. 241-263 — 



settling his brother's affairs, i. 

 241 ; railway surveying, i. 242 ; 

 John joins him in business, i. 

 244; lectures at the Mechanics' 

 Institute, i. 246; excursions 

 round Neath described, i. 247- 

 253 ; extracts from correspond- 

 ence with H. W. Bates, i. 254; 

 visits Paris, 256; character de- 

 lineation by phrenology, i. 257- 

 262 



The Journey to the Amazon, i. 

 264-289 — 



preparations for expedition to 

 the Amazon, i. 264; the voyage 

 out, i. 267; the city of Para and 

 its environments described, i. 

 268-275; is joined by his brother 

 Herbert, and goes collecting ex- 

 pedition up the river Amazon, 

 i. 275; poems by Herbert, i. 

 276; stay at Santarem, i, 279; 

 finding of new species, i. 279 ; 

 Herbert's verses to Santarem, 

 i. 279; expedition to the Upper 



