=The Perth Advertiser.= "Mr Adams has done his work well.... We might liken him to the master of a panorama, only his figures are of the sublimest order--such as, the procession of the seasons on the earth, and the corresponding procession of the constellations in the heavens." =Public Opinion.= "_The Circle of the Year_ should be placed in the hands of all those who are curious to know what beautiful secrets the silent operations of nature disclose." =The News of the World.= "A book which leads to a contemplation of nature in its varying aspects, is of unfailing interest and attraction; and just such a book is the one before us.... The book is a companion for all seasons of the year." =The Aberdeen Free Press.= "The book will be found indeed a very pleasant and instructive one." =The Edinburgh Courant.= "Its aim is to teach the unscientific observer how to make use of his eye,--'how to look, and what to look at;' and to show him how much of wonder and beauty lies everywhere around him, if he could only recognise it." =The Scotsman.= "_The Circle of the Year_ is a superior class of gift-book.... It is a loving and laborious exposition of a great variety of natural phenomena, as they may be observed in the course of the year by the student of natural history, written in such a pleasing style, and adorned with so many illustrations, literary and familiar, that the thoughtful youth who once commences its perusal, is certain to be carried by it through the whole cycle of the seasons." =The Queen.= "The work is replete with interesting observation; legends connected with the subjects treated upon are introduced, and the pages are interspersed with many excellent illustrations." =The Sunday Times.= "The book is charmingly got up in all respects, with good letterpress and abundance of illustrations." =The Kelso Mail.= "In a number of daily walks, a vast amount of curious and instructive information is imparted to the reader, who cannot leave these studies of nature without being wiser, and perhaps better than he was before. The illustrations are numerous and excellent, the typography beautiful, and the binding elegant." =The Aberdeen Journal.= "The book is founded on a French work, _Les Saisons_, and the object of author and editor is to teach the unscientific observer how to make use of his eyes--_how_ to look, and _what_ to look at. The book is written in a popular style, befitting its pretensions, and numerous woodcuts illustrate the text, while poetry is freely used with effect." _Crown 8vo, Elegantly Bound in Cloth and Gold, Price 5s._, SWORD AND PEN; OR, English Worthies in the Reign of Elizabeth. _Profusely Illustrated._ BY W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS, AUTHOR OF "CIRCLE OF THE YEAR," "BEFORE THE CONQUEST," ETC. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. The Morning Advertiser.