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e gratis, pray why may not naturalists have the right to pay $5, or 
wa er the price may be, fora 
only truly popular book is ‘‘ an First Lesson in Natural History, a 
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are pleasant talks about Sea-anemonies and Corals, Coral Reefs, Hydroids 
and Jelly-fishes, Starfishes and Sea-urchins:. A more solid book and full 
of scientific novelties is Mrs. E. R. and Mr. A. Agassiz’ Sea-side Studies, 
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an indispensable hand-book to those beautiful forms. These two 
form a fitting oan ia pe four volumes of Professor Agassiz’ great 
work on th ral History of the United States, the thi and fo 
agen $ 7 ntai ; a 
. author. Professor Tenney’s ‘‘ Zoélogy for ek ý he many pe 
rable wood-cuts of our common fishes and marine animals, and this ” 
n (an island lying at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy), W 
EESE by the Smithsonian Institution, whose Contributions to 
also contain Harvey’s great work on the Sea-weeds of North 
edings and M of ware 
Charleston, ok cine New York, New Haven, Boston, Salem,’ of. 
land. The Illustrated Catalogues and Bulletins of the Museu 
parative Zodlogy at Cambridge, are also invaluable to those whe 
fill an important vacancy in our sea-side literature. nho 
most, certainly,” writes Charles Kingsley, come Mr. Gosse $ sl 
paw is a playful and genial spirit in them, a brilliant power sheer’ valuable as the! i 
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with deep and earnes t religious feeling, which makes them oer goap no writers 
teetally interesting. Since White’s ‘History of Selborne, few 
Histo e Mr. , 
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- White did for Selborne, with all the Pages appliance 
deepened tenfold since White's tim is Fre 
“Miss Anne Pratt’s ‘Things of the Sea-coast’ is excellent; and still better 
