Chap. Page I. The Rocks and Their Story 1 II. The Structure of the Island 10 III. The Wealden Strata: The Land of the Iguanodon 15 IV. The Lower Greensand 23 V. Brook and Atherfield 29 VI. The Gault and Upper Greensand 37 VII. The Chalk 42 VIII. The Tertiary Era: The Eocene 54 IX. The Oligocene 63 X. Before and After: The Ice Age 70 XI. The Story of the Island Rivers; and How the Isle of Wight Became An Island 86 XII. The Coming of Man 97 XIII. The Scenery of the Island: Conclusion 105 ILLUSTRATIONS OF FOSSILS _PLATE I.--Facing page 20._ Wealden Cyrena Limestone Vertebra of Iguanodon Lower Greensand Perna Mulleti Meyeria Vectensis (Atherfield Lobster) Panopaea Plicata Terebratula Sella _PLATE II.--Facing page 23._ Lower Greensand Trigonia Caudata Trigonia Daedalea Gervillia Sublanceolata Upper Greensand (Ammonite) Mortoniceras Rostratum Nautilus Radiatus _PLATE III.--Facing page 45._ Lower Greensand Thetironia Minor Rhynchonella Parvirostris Upper Greensand (Pecten) Neithea Quinquecostata Chalk (Ammonite) Mantelliceras Mantelli (Sea Urchins) Micraster Cor-Anguinum Echinocorys Scutatus (Internal cast in flint) _PLATE IV.--Facing page 61._ Eocene Cardita Plarnicosta Turritella Imbricataria Nummulites Laevigatus (Fusus) Leiostoma Pyrus Oligocene Limnaea Longiscata Planorbis Euomphalus Cyrena Semistriata DIAGRAMS Facing page 1. Coast, Sandown Bay 10 2. Coast, Atherfield 29 3. Coast, Whitecliff Bay 56 4. Section Through Headon Hill and High Down. (Strata Seen at Alum Bay) 58 5. St George's Down 79