poetry-inspiring science. What though Mr. Elgie introduces splashes of philosophy 

 and charming irrelevancies ! They do not in the slightest degree detract from the 

 value of the work. 



Nowhere are we confronted -with tedious technicalities." 



The Dundee Advertiser. 



" Mr. Elgie is well up in the literature of the stars. He finds beauty in their very 

 names. And to read his book is to enjoy the talk of a man well read in his subject 

 rather than to submit oneself to a lecture. 



Here truly is a book to possess, for it is neither a text-book nor a popular smatter- 

 ing, but a journal of faithful and loving observation." T. P.'s Weekly. 



" The author is a well-known writer upon astronomical subjects, and the publica- 

 tion of this book will advance his growing reputation. He is an attractive writer, 

 and has not neglected letters. Many a luminous phrase gives evidence of a sym- 

 pathetic interpretative mind." Leeds Mercury. 



" We congratulate Mr. Joseph H. Elgie upon his book, in which astronomical 

 knowledge is attractively displayed, while the enthusiasm of an observer intent on 

 not becoming dry-as-dust is allowed to sparkle in a fashion not less unusual than 

 delightful. 



Mr. Elgie is fond of poetry, and his wide reading has helped him to produce 

 a stellar diary that includes many indications of what must be a charming person- 

 ality. 



This quaint and alluring book deserves a high recommendation among beginners 

 of astronomy." Vanity Fair. 



" The chatty journal of a genial star-gazer, who takes you out into the open air 

 of a night-time, and compels you to contemplate the sky above you. The uncertain 

 colour of Sirius, the lumidre cendr6e of the moon, the awful sublimity of the Milky 

 Way, and all the other wonders of the heavens are here portrayed in fascinating 

 language. There is no demand here to torture the neck in the adjustment of the star 

 chart, but for every night one may here find the features to look for, and 'mid it all 

 this rare guide throws in his literary asides, quotations, dissertations on names, folk 

 lore, reflections on Saint's days, and so saves his readers from becoming bored." 



The Schoolmaster. 



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