BY THE SAME AUTHOR. 



NATURALIST'S RAMBLES 



ON THB 



DEVONSHIRE COAST. 



WITH 28 PLATES, SOME COLOURED. 



Post 8vo. 21s. 



" This is a beautifnl and acceptable book ; as interesting to the scientific nataralist 



as to the unscientiflc lover of nature in all her endless variety Those of our 



readers who know Bfracombe will enjoy the vivid descriptions of scenery interspersed 

 throughout these ps^es. Hillsborough, and Wildersmouth, the Torrs, Watermouth, 

 terrible Morte, and shelly Barricane, are names which sound most sweetly to our ears ; 

 and we follow our author over well-known and much-loved ground, fit resting-places 

 for his philosopliically poetic mind To seekers of pleasure at the sea-side with cul- 

 tivated minds, we heartily recommend this charming book, as a most useful and 

 delightful companion " — Atlas, July 9, 1S53. 



"The author certainly renders liis subject attractive ; he does not weary even with 

 his minutest details. His work is comprehensive and minute. It will be amusing to 

 the general reader, and useful to the nataralist — His descriptions of the scenery of 

 Devon are graphic, and have almost the effect of a picture." — Standard, June 23, 1853. 



" His description of scenic nature is exceedingly rich ; his observations are replete 

 vrith truth and beauty ; and the power and chastity cf his language, especially when 

 describing the rich treasures of some favourite tide-pool, are such that the reader invo- 

 luntariiy paus^ to read, and that again and again, the d^criptive beauties of the 

 * miniature ocean,* whose wondrous fairy-like frat?ile forms become increasingly beau- 

 tiful when seen through the medium of a ' naturalist's soul ;' especially of one who 

 never fails to connect its associations with the Great Author of aH." — Brighton 

 Gazette, June 30, 1853. 



" We can speak well of Mr. Gome's scientific attainments ; he seems at home on all 

 subjects .... especially In a. keen sense of natural scenery, which he has great power 

 in describing." — (Mristian Remembrancer, July, 1853. 



•' Mr. Gosse communicates knowledge in a mode peculiarly attractive ; with precision 

 enough to satisfy the most learned, aud with eloquence enough to excite the most apa- 

 thetic ..His ' penpictures' of the scenery in North Devon are such charming morceaux 

 that we could wish they had occupied a larger space in the volume, while over all his 



descriptions is breathed a spirit of piety so pure and fervent .... that we rise from 



its pages better, it may be hoped, as well as wiser than before .^'^G^tofie, July 14, 1853. 



" This pleasing aud instructive work is not a systematic treatise on zoology, but a 

 consecutive narrative. In this winning guise the author has endeavoured to elucidate 



some of the most wonderful mysteries of the creation The plates are executed with 



much artistic skill, and the work is in the highest degree attractive and instructive." — 

 Britannia, July 9, 1853. 



" Mr. Gosse has, with unusual felicity, combined the popular with the scientific." 

 — English Churchman, Aug. 11, 1853. 



" A h^hly useful seaside companion." — Gardener's Chronicle, July 23, 1853. 



" We shall do our readers a service at this season, when so many are seeking 

 health and relaxation by the sea-shore by dh-ecting their attention to this very pleasing 



and useful work The book is full of genial and graphic descriptions of marine 



animals, interspersed with an abundance of qarefully made and detailed scientific 

 observations ; particularly as regards the Polypes and MedusK. Mr. Gosse gives some 

 of the best descriptions of the peculiar * thread-cells* of these animals we have met 

 •with."— Annals of Nat. History, Sept. 1853, 



"The charming book now before us.... The lively pages of this graphic and well- 

 illustrated volume.. ..We know of no book where that beautiful family the Sea Ane- 

 mones are more graphically described and brought before the eye of the reader."— 

 Frasei^^s Magazine, Oct. 1853. 



