"A very useful series of small manuals on subjects of 

 common interest. " SPECTATOR. 



The 

 Library of Useful Stories. 



Small Svo, cloth, price is. each Volume, post free is. 2d. 



' ' The more Science advances, the more it becomes concentrated 

 in little books." LEIBNITZ. 



I. 



THE STORY OF THE STARS. 



By G. F. CHAMBERS, F.R.A.S., Author of " Handbook 

 of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy," &c. With 

 24 Illustrations. 



" Mr Chambers writes in a vigorous and attractive style, and shows 

 himself able to combine to an uncommon degree scientific accuracy 

 of statement with a clear and attractive exposition. Beginners in 

 astronomy who wish to acquaint themselves merely with the outlines 

 of a noble science will find this volume of real service." Speaker. 

 "Told in a pleasing and attractive manner." Athenaum. 



II. 



THE STORY OF PRIMITIVE MAN. 



By EDWARD CLODD, Author of "The Story of Crea- 

 tion," &c. With 88 Illustrations. 



" It possesses the chief qualities that go to make a good book for 

 the average man." Nature. 



"Well printed, well bound, profusely illustrated, and in every 

 respect capital material, on one of the most progressive of sciences." 

 Daily Chronicle. 



III. 



THE STORY OF THE PLANTS. 



By GRANT ALLEN. With 49 Illustrations. 



1 ' A brightly written, clear and accurate summary of the functions 

 and habits of plants." Daily Chronicle. 



"The whole book is excellent, but special praise is due to his 

 exposition of the relations existing between plants and insects. Many 

 chapters of the story he tells must prove to the uninitiated as exciting 

 as a romance." Aberdeen Free Press. 



IV. 



THE STORY OF THE EARTH IN PAST AGES. 

 By H. G. SEELEY, F.R.S., Professor of Geology, 

 Geography, and Mineralogy in King's College, London. 

 With 40 Illustrations. 



" A simple and popular summing up of the results that have been 

 reached by geological science." Scotsman. 



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