“Mr. James Bonwick, late Inspector of Schools in Victoria, and whose
name will be familiar to very many of our readers, has just published
a second edition of his very interesting book, ‘The Wild White Man and
the Blacks of Victoria.’ Mr. Bonwick is too highly respected in this
colony to need further aid from us now than the statement that he has
issued this new edition, and that the publishers are Messrs. Fergusson
and Moore, Flinders lane east.”--Melbourne _Argus_, 6th November,
1863.
“The style is always terse and pointed, and it has uniformly the
most resistless charm of playful ease and the utmost simplicity.
Australian scenery is painted with the pencil of an enthusiast, and
the imaginative portions of the work are treated with rare descriptive
power.”--_Age._
“Mr. Bonwick is thoroughly in earnest, and tells his story with an air
of generous enthusiasm, which alone invests what he has to say with an
uncommon amount of interest.”--_Ballaarat Star_, Oct. 30.
Astronomy for Young Australians.
“This is Written in a thoroughly popular style, and has received the
benefit of Mr. Ellery’s revision. This little work will doubtless
enjoy, as its merits deserve, a large sale.”--_Argus._
“We have met with no work which is so suitable for teaching Astronomy
to our Australian youth as the one before us.”--_Chronicle._
“The book is written in a most captivating style. It makes the story
of our brilliant southern skies almost as interesting as a fairy tale.
We hope this very meritorious book will be at once introduced into all
our common schools, as it well deserves to be, since it supplies a
want--a _felt_ want.”--_Weekly Review._
Grammar for Australian Youth.
“The Grammar is a superior book.”--Adelaide _Examiner_.
The Bushrangers; illustrating Early Days of Van Diemen’s Land.
“It exhibits a correct position of the state of society in earlier
days.”--Hobart Town _Colonial Times_.
Western Victoria: its Geography, Geology, and Social Conditions.
“He has something to tell us; does it in easy, graceful, purpose-like
style that is charming to us: A man who knows his work and does
it.”--_Christian Times._
“A most charming, readable book.”--Portland _Guardian_.
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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
Text in italics is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
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