Abstract
MR. HUTCHINSON, forsaking geological subjects for a time, presents in this volume a purely popular account of the quaint customs connected with marriage in many parts of the world. He has not attempted to discuss the scientific questions relating to the history and origin of human marriage, but has merely aimed at providing the general public with readable descriptions of curious nuptial ceremonies of various peoples and races. The readers for whom the volume is intended will find much to interest and amuse them in it; and the excellent illustrations—among the best of their kind—give the book additional attraction. Authorities may not agree with all Mr. Hutchinson says; but, as the book is a compilation, the mistakes are usually the mistakes of the sources from which the information has been derived, and the only criticism that can be offered is whether the author has exercised sufficient discrimination in the collection of material.
Marriage Customs in Many Lands.
By the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson Pp. xii + 348. (London: Seeley and Co., Ltd., 1897.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 57, 535 (1898). https://doi.org/10.1038/057535d0
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