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A NEW WORK ON MADAGASCAR. 
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Now ready, demy 8vo, cloth, pp. xii.372, price 12s, 
‘THE GREAT AFRICAN ISLAND: 
: CHAPTERS ON MADAGASCAR. 
. A Popular Account of Recent Researches in the Physical Geography, Geology, and 
Exploration of the Country, and its Natural History and Botany; and in the Origin and 
Divisions, Customs and Language, Superstitions, Folk-lore, and Religious Beliefs and Practices 
of the Different Tribes. 
s Together with Illustrations of Scripture and Early Church History from 
Native Statists and Missionary Experience. 
“Wirn PHYSICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHICAL Maps AND Four ILLUSTRATIONS, 
By the Rev. JAMES SIBREE, Jun., F.R.G.S., 
Of the London Missionary Society, Author of ‘‘ Madagascar and its People,’ &c. 
EXTRACT FROM PREFACE.—A/lthough many books have been written about Madagascar during 
last twenty years, the majority of these have had reference chiefly to the religious history of the 
out the Hovas, in the interior of Madagascar, little is still known about the numerous tribes Se cae 
nforma- 
atic form numerous interesting facts which have only recently come to light. During the last 
or ten years many journeys have been made tn previously little known, or entirely unknown, 
of Madagascar, so that our knowledge of the various tribes inhabiting the island ts greatly in- 
ed; and every year continual accessions are being made to our information as to the Paes 
ography and geology of the country, tts luxuriant flora, its remarkable and exceptional fa ane, bs 
aS to the origin and divisions, language and customs, superstitions and folk-lore, and religious beliefs 
nd practices of the Malagasy. 
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