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3. ' Earth-Knowledg-e ; a Text-Book of Advanced Physiography.' Part II. 



240 pp. New edition, 1896. Blackie's Science Text-Books. 



4. ' Mechanics.' Parts I., II. and III. Nelson & Sons. 



5. 'Domestic Economy.' Parts I., II. and III. Nelson &. Sons, 

 b. ' Agriculture.' Nelson & Sons. 



7. 'A Text-Book of Geolog-y.' Fifth edition, 1903. Crown 8vo. 350 pp. 



Blackie. 



8. Blackie's Guides to the Science Examinations. 



9. ' The Geology of Leicestershire and Rutland.' Published by Spencer, 



Leicester. 



10. ' The Geolog-y of the Counties of England and Wales.' Originally 



published in 1881 by Kelly's Directories Ltd. (Reprinted from the 

 Directories). During- the last five vears new editions of the County 

 Directories have appeared, in which the Geological chapters have 

 been revised and brought up to date. 



11. '• Photography for All.' Published by Sturmey & Co., Coventry. New 



edition. 



J 2. 'The History of Photography.' Published by Percy Lund & Co. 



13. 'The Chemistry of Photography.' Published by Scovill & Co., New 



York. 



14. ' Anthony's International Annuals.' Vols. I.- Published by Messrs. 



E. & H. T. Anthony, Broadwa}-, New York. 



15. ' Chemistry for All.' Blaxkie's Science Text-Books. 



16. ' Mag-netism and Electricity.' do. 



17. ' Chemistry for Beginners.' do. 



18. ' The Elements of Metallurgy.' do. 



19. ' Junior Chemistry and Physics.' do. 



20. ' Practical Experiments in Elementary Science.' do. 



21. 'The Bibliog-raphy of Stoneheng-e and Avebury.' Wiltshire Archseo- 



logical Society. 



22. 'Shakespeare-Land; an Illustrated Description of Shakesi^eare's 



Country.' Irving Shakespeare Series. Blackie. 







We have received the Report of the Oldham Microscopical'Society 



and Field Club for 1905-6-7. It contains a useful record of the work 

 accomplished by the Society, with summaries of papers read at the meetings, 

 etc. There are obituary notices of Thomas Parker and Thomas Pratt ; 

 lists of animals and plants observed in the rambles, etc. The most 

 generally interesting item, however, is ' A list of the Mammals of the 

 Oldham disdrict,' by Mr. Fred Stubbs. No fewer than thirty-nine species 

 occur in the list, nineteen of which Mr. Stubbs has seen in the district in 

 a wild state. 



Russian and Bulgarian FoIk=Lore Stories, by W. W. Strickland, 



B.A. London : Geo. Standring-. 132 pp. 



Mr. W. W. Strickland is well known for his researches in Slavonic 

 folk-lore. In the present volume he gives a first-hand translation from 

 Karel Erben's ' One Hundred Popular Slavonic Folk-Lore Stories.' We 

 share with Mr. Strickland his opinion of the great scientific value of 

 folk-lore stories, and, as shewn in his present work, some of the tales which 

 have been handed down generation after generation are to be matched in 

 ^rnany different tongues. The author's notes upon the stories are also a 

 valuable feature, and at once indicate the breadth and extent of his read- 

 ing. In a story on ' The Migration of Souls,' reference is made to a being 

 who was first a fish, then a bird, then an ant, and finally a quadruped. 

 His opinion was that ' there is nothing jollier than life amongst the ants ; 

 and, among human beings, nothing sorrier.' The language used by Mr. 

 Strickland is one that can be readily understood by quite young readers, 

 who will appreciate the many excellent stories ; but the volume has a 

 much greater fascination for any educated ' grown-up.' 



1908 September i. 



