68 NATURE 
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Second Edition, now ready. 
THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; the 
Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel, 
with Studies of Man and Nature. By ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE. 
With Maps and numerous Illustrations. Two Vols. crown 8yo. 245. 
The Times.— This is not a hastily concocted book of travel, such as is 
sometimes put forth by those ingenious tourists who contrive to make them- 
selves acquainted with the entire political and social organization of a country 
while their steamer is stopping to take in coals: it is acareful and deliberately 
composed narrative, the fruits of sixty or seventy journeys made within the 
Malay Archipelago, journeys which occupied nearly eight years of time and 
extend over 14,000 miles. . . . Every page contains matter of interest.” 
The Guardian.—‘ Leaving for the most part the dry bones of fact and 
figures to fill their proper place in scientific papers, he has presented the 
public. with the cream and flower of his observations and reasonings, con- 
densed into two elegant volumes, which are so well arranged, and so admi- 
rably supplied with maps and illustrations, that the reader is pleasantly led 
on to apprehend, with very little eftort, not only the principal features of the 
district described, but also the startling and recondite conclusions which are 
derived from them. In,short, it is a book of travel of the very highest order. 
Nothing that deserves comparison with it has appeared since Mr. Darwin's 
journal of his voyage in the Beag/e.” 
British Quarterly Review.—‘* Mr. Wallace has surpassed all his pre- 
decessors in accumulating a mass of important scientific infermation, which 
he presents so fully and lucidly, that his work must henceforth become the 
standard authority on the zoology of these luxuriant tropical islands.” 
Spectator.—'‘ Must be reckoned one of the most agreeable as well as one 
of the most instructive records of contemporary travel.” 
Saturday Review.—“ A vivid picture of tropical life, which may be read 
with unflagging interest, and a sufficient account of his scientific conclusions 
to stimulate our appetite without wearying us by detail. In, short, we may 
safely say that we have seldom,read a.more agreeable book of its kind.” 
SIR C. W. DILKE’S ‘GREATER BRI- 
TAIN.” A Record of Travel in English-Speaking Countries (America, 
Australia, India,) during 1866 and 1867. With Illustrations. Fifth Thou- 
sand. Crown 8vo. 6s. 
The Tinzes.—“ Sir Charles Dilke’s account of his tour in the West is 
delightful reading from first to last. Even when we differ from him, we are 
always ready to admit the industry of his research and the accuracy of his 
information, as well as his exceedingly clear way of stating his views. Asa 
mere work of travel his bock is exceedingly pleasant reading, and it gives 
one, in a comparatively small compess, an infinity of information of the scrt 
one most cares to have. Above all, it is eminently suggestive, and what we 
should pronounce its highest merit is not so much the knowledge it com- 
municates as the craving it excites for more.” 
Saturday Review,— Sir Charles Dilke has written a book which is pro- 
bably as well worth reading as any book of the same aims and character 
that ever was written. Its merits are that it is written in a lively and agree- 
able style, that it implies a great deal of physical pluck, that no page of it 
fails to show an acute and highly intelligent observer, that it stimulates the 
imagination as well as the judgment of the reader, and that it is on perhaps 
the most interesting subject that can attract an Englishman who cares for his 
country.” 
A NARRATIVE OF A YEAR’S JOUR- 
NEY THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARABIA, 1862-3. By 
WILLIAM GIFFORD PALGRAVE. Fifth and Cheaper Edition, with 
Map, Plans, and Portrait of Author. Crown 8vo. 6s, 
BY SIR SAMUEL WHITE BAKER. 
Eighth Thousand: 
THE ALBERT N’°YANZA GREAT: 
BASIN OF THE NILE, AND EXPLORATION OF THE NILE 
SOURCES. New and Cheaper Edition, with Portraits, Maps, and IIlustra- 
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Sixth Thousand. 
THE NILE TRIBUTARIES OF 
ABYSSINIA, AND THE SWORD HUNTERS OF THE HAMRAN 
ARABS. With Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations. Third Edition. 8yo. 
cloth gilt, 215. 
Daily News.—‘‘Sir Samuel Baker has added a much-coveted laurel to 
many honours of British discovery—he has conquered the secret of the 
mysterious river.”” 
THE BRITISH EXPEDITION TO 
ABYSSINIA. Compiled from Authentic Documents. By CAPTAIN 
H. M. HOZIER, late Assistant Military Secretary to Lord Napier of 
Magdala. 8vo. gs. 
Citil Service Gazette.—“* Captain Hozier's literary ability and professional 
experience have given us what will be regarded as the standard work on this 
interesting subject . . We donot know that we ever met with any historical 
sketch which was at once more lucid, concise, and comprehensive.” 
THE RUSSO-INDIAN QUESTION. 
Considered Historically, Strategically, and Politically; with a Sketch of 
Central Asiatic Politics and a Map of Central Asia. By CAPTAIN F. 
TRENCH, F-.R.G.S. 2oth Hussars. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6a. 
United Service Mas ze,—‘* We recommend it to all who would with brief 
expenditure of time make themselves fairly acquainted with the ‘ Russo- 
Indian Question.’” 
BY THE REV. HUGH MACMILLAN. 
HOLIDAYS ON HIGH LANDS; or, 
Rambles and Incidents in Search of Alpine Plants. By the Rev. HUGH 
MACMILLAN, Author of “ Bible Teachings in Nature.” Crown 8vo. 6s. 
Literary Churchman.—“ One of the most charming books of its kind ever 
written.” 
Saturday Review.— Mr. Macmillan’s glowing pictures of Scandinavian 
nature are enough to kindle in every tourist the desire to take the same 
interesting high lands for the scene of his own autumn holiday.” 
Record.—* This is an attractive book for those who have no enthusiasm 
for ‘Alpine Plants.’ Its pure style, the interesting excursion details, and the 
beautiful descriptions of scenery, make it a winning book to general readers.” 
BIBLE TEACHINGS IN NATURE. 
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FOOTNOTES FROM THE PAGE OF 
NATURE ; or, First Forms of Vegetation. With Illustrations. Feap. 8vo. 59. 
STRONG DRINK AND TOBACCO 
SMOKE. The Structure, Growth, and Uses of Malt, Hops, Yeast, and 
Tobacco. With One Hundred and Sixty-seven Original Illustrations, en- 
graved on Steel. By HENRY P. PRESCOTT, F.L.S. 8vo. 7s. 6d. 
[Theis day. 
HOW CROPS GROW; A Treatise on 
the Chemical Composition, Structure, and Life of the Plant, for Agricultural 
Students. By S. W. JOHNSON, M.A. Professor of Analytical and Agri- 
cultural Chemistry in Yale College. With Illustrations and Tables of 
Analyses. Revised, with Numerous Additions, and adapted for English use 
by A. H. CHURCH, M.A. and W: T. DYER, B.A. Professors at the 
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d. 
The Field.—‘* This is a valuable text-book for the agricultural student 
....Not only is the matter from first to last essentially sound, but it is well 
expressed and easily understood, the great merit in a text-book.” 
THE OLD VEGETABLE NEUROTICS, 
HEMLOCK, OPIUM, BELLADONNA, AND HENBANE: their Phy- 
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HARLEY, M.D. Lond. F.R,C.P. 8vo. 12s. 
HABIT AND INTELLIGENCE, in their 
Connexion with the Laws of Matter and Force. A Series of Scientific 
Essays. By JOSEPH J. MURPHY. 2 vols. 8vo. 16s. 
Saturday Review.—‘ We are pleased to listen to a writer who has so firm 
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within his grasp. There is much boldness and breadth in his conception of 
his subject, and much fresh and genuine ability in his mode of making good 
his main propositions.” 
FORCE AND NATURE — ATTRAC- 
TION AND REPULSION. The Radical Principles of Energy Graphically 
Discussed in their Relations to Physical and Morphological Development. 
By C. F. WINSLOW, M.D.  8vo. 14s. 
Saturday Review. —“‘ Dr. Winslow's treatise is one which deserves 
thoughtful and conscientious study.” 
Nonconformist.—“Those who read this really remarkable and original 
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vations. He has travelled in every quarter of the globe, and the accounts of 
rare natural phenomena that he has observed are vivid and important. 
A HISTORY OF CHEMICAL THE- 
ORY, from the Age of Lavoisier to the Present Time. By AD. WURTZ. 
Translated by H. WATTS, F.R.S. Crown 8vo. 6s. 
Pall Mall Gazette. —“ The discourse, as a résumé of chemical theory and 
research, evinces singular luminousness and grasp. A few judicious notes 
are added by the translator.” 
PROF. ROSCOE’S ‘SPECTRUM ANA- 
LYSIS.’ Lectures delivered in 1868. With Appendices, Chromolithographs, 
Maps, and upwards of 70 Illustrations. Medium 8vo. ars. 
Westminster Review.— The lectures themselves furnish a most admir- 
able elementary treatise on the subject, whilst by the insertion in appendices 
to each lecture of extracts from the most important published memoirs, the 
author has rendered it equally valuable as a text-book for advanced stu- 
dents.” 
ON A METHOD OF PREDICTING 
BY GRAPHICAL CONSTRUCTION OCCULTATIONS OF STARS 
BY THE MOON AND SOLAR ECLIPSES, FOR ANY GIVEN 
PLACE. Together with more Rigorous Methods of Reduction for the Accu- 
rate Calculation of Longitude. By F. C. PENROSE, F.R.A.S. With 
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