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Scottish Reminiscences. By Sir Archibald Geikie. James 

 Maclehose & Sons, Glasg-ow. 



To those who are acquainted with Sir Archibald's Text Book of 

 Geolog:y it will seem hardly credible that the author of so technical 

 a work should be able to produce so entertaining- and interesting- a volume 

 as the latest product of his pen — his 'Scottish Reminiscences.' In this 

 he g-ives a record of what he has seen and heard during- the sixty years he 

 has sojourned amongst all classes in Scotland. He has watched the dis- 

 appearance of old and the uprise of new usag-es, and has ever been on 

 the look-out for illustrations of native humour. These latter go a long- way 

 towards making- the book so ' readable.' Within the 450 pag-es are collected 

 together a series of Scottish ' yarns ' which cannot fail to delight all who 

 read it. True, a g-ood many have been previously heard by the reviewer, 

 but his frequent association with g-eolog-ists and particularly Yorkshire 

 g-eologists, doubtless results in his hearing- more stories of this character 

 than does the averag-e reader. We can strongly recommend the book, not 

 to geolog-ists only, but to any desiring to spend a pleasant and profitable 

 afternoon. 







Handbook to the Natural History of Cambridgeshire. Edited by 

 J. E. Marr and A. E. Shipley. Cambridg-e University Press. 4s. net. 



Within the 260 pages of this volume are to be found articles on 

 Physiog-raphy, Geolog-y, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Zoology (16 sections). 

 Flora, Archaeology, etc. ; and these are largely by the leadings authorities 

 on the respective subjects. Mr. W. G. Fearnsides, a yovmg- but able 

 worker, is largely responsible for the geology, etc. Mr. Lydekker's article 

 on palffiontolog-y was written for the ' County History of Cambridge,' and 

 here appears, by permission, in advance. There is an excellent coloured 

 botanical map of the district, and in a pocket at the end a geological map, 

 prepared by Mr. H. H. Thomas. The book has been very carefully com- 

 piled, and the editors are to be congratulated on producing- a work which 

 for some time to come will be indispensable to those desiring- information 

 on the natural history of Cambridg-eshire. The British Association, for 

 which presumably the volume was prepared, reaped the first benefit of this 

 handbook. 







Messrs. Macmillan & Co. have issued a volume of ' Essays and Addresses, 

 1900-1903,' by the Right Hon. Lord Avebury (296 pp.). In this are bound 

 tog-ether in handy form fifteen addresses on various subjects, which those 

 who appreciate the work of Lord Avebury (and who does not?) will be glad 

 to possess. The addresses of particular interest to our readers are 

 'Huxley's Life and Work,' 'John Ruskin,' 'Richard Jeffries,' 'On Educa- 

 tion,' and 'The Study of Nature.' The first of these was the 'Huxley 

 Memorial Lecture' delivered to the Anthropolog-ical Institute in 1900. This 

 contains many references to Huxley's career such as only a life-long friend 

 and fellow worker could g-ive. The address delivered at the unveiling 

 of the Richard Jeffries memorial is also most readable, thoug-h dealing- 

 with a man of a very different type from Huxley. Other essays on 

 'Our Fiscal Policy,' 'Municipal Trading,' etc., hardly come within the 

 scope of this journal. 



'Who's Who,' 1904. 'Who's Who Year Book,' 1904. 'The English- 

 woman's Year Book,' 1904. A. & C. Black. We know of few books more 

 useful on the library table than these three. They have been compiled with 

 a care and exactness that is extraordinary. The first may now be looked 

 upon as necessary as a dictionary, and each year is broug^ht up to date. 

 The ' Year Book ' contains sta tistics, lists of secretaries of societies,. 

 Government officials, etc. 



1904 November i. 



