Had he understood the principle involved, he would not have been left to chance--his first lesson in swimming would not have been a shipwreck.
The work will be illustrated with from 20 to 25 woodcuts, to assist the exposition.

It will be published in monthly numbers, uniform with Johnston's _Chemistry of Common Life_.
* * * * * The History of Civilization in England.

By Henry Thos.Buckle.

Vol.
I.8vo.Cloth.

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