"A Narorauisr's Howwpay sy THE Sea." (Routledge. 7s. 6d met.)
The "Daily Telegraph" has the following appreciation of a new book by Mr. A. de O. Sowerby Those who are acquainted with the westermost county of England will very likely be enraptured on dipping into the pages of this book by Arthur De Carle Sowerby, whilst it may be conjectured that those who do not know: the delectable Duchy after reading the glowing descriptions of its scenery and its teeming bird and fish life will not rest satisfied until they have seen <'it. The volume is a collection of essays on the marine, littoral, and shoreland life of the Cornish peninsula, and includes short accounts of the mineralogy, geology, and birds of the county. Whilst the writer employs the language of science as well as his mother tongue to describe the various species of marine and terrestrial objects, he is not over-academic, and his style is so lucid that the.book may be read by the children of an elementary schoo]. It is written with the object of enlightening the holiday maker who is interested in the animal plant life of the shore, and who wishes to know the names of the specimens he may meet there, and something of their life histories. Amongst his charming descriptions of the scenery of the Cornish Riviera the chapter on Kynance Cove is delightful, but withal his eulogy does no more than justice to this lovely spot. From the time of the Phoenicians Cornwall has been noted for its mineral wealth, and the author enumerates a long list of the minerals found in the county. Next to tin mining fishing is the staple industry, and an interesting account is given of the catching, landing, and disposal "of the fish which are brought to the Duchy's quays. The heterogeneous multitude of creatures (many of them microscopic) which abound in the rock pools of Cornwall, and its wealth of sea and land birds are adequately treated. The malluses and crustaceans found in the county as-well as the great variety of seaweeds, were exteuisively explored by the author, who appears to have revelled in the discover rics he made during his rambles, and is lavish in his praise of Cornwall as a holiday resort and as collecting ground for the naturalist. This volume should serve asa valuable handbook to the visitor. It is finely illustrate ed with photographs, but it is unfortunate that such a nice-looking and. well-illustrated book should be strewn with printer's errors.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.