Abstract
THE Messrs. Nelson have in the present work made a praiseworthy attempt at innovation on the usual style of drawing-room book; for that “The Arctic World” is meant mainly for the drawing-room table its whole appearance indicates. The work is something more than a mere picture-book, though its pictures are certainly a striking attraction. The compiler of the text has made an honest, and, we believe, remarkably successful, attempt to carry out the promise of the title-page, and present a satisfactory account of the physical phenomena, the plants, animals, people, and scenery of the entire round of the Arctic regions. There is really a great amount of solid and accurate and valuable information conveyed, information in itself calculated to interest in a high degree any healthy mind, and which the compiler has had skill enough to put into shape without detracting from its interest.
The Arctic World: its Plants, Animals, and Natural Phenomena.
(London and Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1876.)
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The Arctic World: its Plants, Animals, and Natural Phenomena . Nature 13, 146–148 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/013146a0
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