y.
Time and Tide " Sir Robert Ball.

The same publishers also issue a series of "Natural History Rambles,"
including--

In Search of Minerals By D. T. Ansted.
Lane and Field " the Rev J. G. Wood.
Ponds and Ditches " M. C. Cooke.
Underground " J. E. Taylor.
The Woodlands " M. C. Cooke.
The Sea-shore " Professor Duncan.

There is also a new series, called "The Wonder Books of Science," of
which

The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes, and
The Wonder Book of the Atmosphere

are the first.

Other good scientific yet very entertaining books:--

The Fairyland of Science By A. B. Buckley.
Through Magic Glasses " " "
Life and Her Children " " "
The Romance of the Insect World " Miss L. Badenoch.
The Ocean " " "
Glaucus " Charles Kingsley.
Madam How and Lady Why " " "
The Old Red Sandstone " Hugh Miller.
The Testimony of the Rocks " " "
Homes without Hands " Rev. J. G. Wood.
Sun, Moon, and Stars " A. Giberne.
The Story of the Heavens " Sir Robert Ball.
Other Worlds than Ours " R. A. Proctor.
The Orbs around us " " "
The Boys Book of Inventions " R. S. Baker.
Extinct Animals " E. Ray Lankester.
Electricity for Young People " Tudor Jenks.

History

A good deal of more or less truthful history will be found in the
section given to historical tales (see page 380). Here follows a small
list of more serious historical books which also are good reading:--

Tales of a Grandfather By Sir Walter Scott.
Stories from English History " Rev. A. J. Church.
Lives of the Queens of England " Agnes Strickland.
Cameos from English History (several series)" C. M. Younge.
Stories from Roman History " Mrs. Beesley.
Deeds that Won the Empire " W. H. Fitchett.
Fights for the Fl