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ABSTRACT THIS volume will be a welcome addition to the library of everyone who is interested in the old-fashioned hobby of field natural history or its modern substitute of “nature-study.”
The first edition, which was published in 1898, was a delightful book, but it left much to be desired in the matter of paper, printing, illustrations, correction of misprints, and similar
matters of general detail. In all these respects the present volume is quite a different book from its predecessor, and though a few misprints still survive, it is evident that no pains have
been spared in producing a well printed book, the illustrations in which are quite works of art. The anonymous author states that he is a schoolmaster by profession, and that the book was
written as a recreation, and with no intent to produce a scientific treatise. But those who have visited the shores of the Mediterranean will know that the fauna, the flora, and the folklore
of this region possess an individuality of which no adequate impression can be conveyed by exact scientific descriptions, but of which a much better idea can be obtained from the
descriptions and illustrations given by one who is evidently familiar with every nook and corner of the district. We cordially agree with the last words of the preface:—“But I may, perhaps,
venture to plead that there are many recreations even less profitable than writing notes upon the Natural History of the Riviera.” Riviera Nature Notes. Second edition. Pp. xv + 402.
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