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untimely grave in the wilderness, through his determination in a quest 

 in which all Englishmen can easily sympathise. 



LEEDS MERCURY. 



The papers left by the traveller have been edited with admirable 

 judgment and good-feeling, and the book is not only thus rendered 

 attractive to the general reader, but through the friendly aid of several 

 distinguished men of science, the nature and value of the natural 

 history collections made by Frank Oates are shown to have been 

 unusual, and in some cases special. . . . Such is a bare sketch of a 

 career, the details and incidents of which, as filled in by a brother's 

 hand, will be read with deep interest. 



YORKSHIRE POST. 



Even when at Oxford he discovered what so few undergraduates 

 ever do discover, the great charm of the scenery by which that loveliest 

 of cities is surrounded. . . . Mr. Oates said he was not a word-painter ; 

 but most readers of taste will think that the following passage convicts 

 him of self-ignorance. 



YORK HERALD. 



A charming book of travels. . . . The route taken is explained in 

 detail, and some useful maps assist the reader, whose knowledge of 

 South Africa will be amplified by the copious information he will find 

 in this delightful volume. . . . Mr. Oates was an enthusiastic naturalist, 

 and his power of observation makes his notes on men and things 

 extremely fresh and vivid. 



BANFFSHIRE JOURNAL. 



The book is a pleasing record of the too short career of a bright 

 and gifted spirit devoted to the study of the most fascinating of the 

 sciences. . . . For the naturalist the book has an especial value ; but 

 to all who can appreciate human effort, put forth for no selfish end, 

 but simply from a love for nature, as seen in its many wonderful phases 

 in a foreign land, the volume will always have a very pleasing interest. 



NORTHERN WHIG (BELFAST). 



Among the many books which we have had of African exploration 

 and adventure, there are few more charming than this account of the 

 wanderings of the late Mr. Frank Oates in the southern portion of the 

 dark continent. Frank Oates was one of those men whom to know is 



