“In the little Volume before us, we have an interesting addition made to the natural history of regions of which our knowledge is as yet, comparatively speaking, but imperfect. Mr. Laing has been evidently a diligent and acute observer, and communicates the fruits of his observation in a simple and perspicuous manner.” _Philosophical Magazine, Vol. LI. No. CCXXXVIII._ * * * * * Transcriber’s Notes Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Other variations in spelling, punctuation and hyphenation remain unchanged. Italics are represented thus _italics_. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A voyage to Spitzbergen, by John Laing