PXESS NOTICES. 3 



ACADEMY. 



The short history of Frank Oates's career is well calculated to enlist 

 our sympathies. . . . The illustrations are of a high order of merit ; 

 and, together with the information contained in the Appendices, they 

 give a permanent value to this volume such as can be claimed only by 

 a small proportion of our modern books of travel. 



ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. 



It may be thought that in the last few years enough and more than 

 enough has been published about South Africa, save from the military 

 and political points of view ; but whoever holds that opinion will very 

 probably be inclined to alter it after reading but a few pages of the 

 splendid volume under consideration. The short memoir is of itself 

 an adequate apology, if any were needed, for telling the tale of travels 

 performed, perils passed through, adventures and misadventures 

 encountered, and observations and collections made by so promising, 

 energetic, enthusiastic an explorer and lover of all that appertains to 

 natural science. The volume, moreover, is unusually rich in maps, 

 wonderfully stocked with chromo-lithographs, woodcuts, and elaborate 

 coloured plates, which must be seen to be appreciated, and cannot be 

 seen without admiration. 



GRAPHIC. 



Full of interesting sketches of Boers, of Bushmen, of life round 

 Pretoria, of hunting, and of native dances. ... A work which all who 

 care to know the realities of African travel will welcome with delight. 



FIELD. 



It would be wrong to conclude this notice of a very interesting 

 book, elaborated with loving care, without expressing the opinion that 

 such men as Frank Oates, whose actions are marked by constant 

 amiability and patience under trying circumstances, but with abundant 

 energy when occasion arises, and an unswerving sense of duty and 

 justice, do in their quiet way much more for the real upholding of the 

 reputation of Englishmen in savage countries than professional 

 civilisers and philanthropists. 



LAND AND WATER. 



A lasting record of one of the most promising young Englishmen 

 among the many who have succumbed to an African climate. 



