SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED * * * * * THE ROMANCE OF ANIMAL ARTS & CRAFTS DESCRIBING THE WONDERFUL INTELLIGENCE OF ANIMALS REVEALED IN THEIR WORK AS MASONS, PAPER MAKERS, RAFT & DIVING-BELL BUILDERS, MINERS, TAILORS, ENGINEERS OF ROADS & BRIDGES, &C. &C. BY H. COUPIN, D.Sc., & JOHN LEA, B.A. (CANTAB.) _With Thirty Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo., 5s._ "Will carry most readers, young and old, from one surprise to another."--_Glasgow Herald._ "A charming subject, well set forth, and dramatically illustrated."--_Athenæum._ "It seems like pure romance to read of the curious ways of Nature's craftsmen, but it is quite a true tale that is set forth in this plentifully illustrated book."--_Evening Citizen._ THE ROMANCE OF INSECT LIFE DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS & INTERESTING IN THE INSECT WORLD BY EDMUND SELOUS Author of "The Romance of the Animal World," _&c._ _With Sixteen Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo, 5s._ "An entertaining volume, one more of a series which seeks with much success to describe the wonders of nature and science in simple, attractive form."--_Graphic._ "Offers most interesting descriptions of the strange and curious inhabitants of the insect world, sure to excite inquiry and to foster observation. There are ants white and yellow, locusts and cicadas, bees and butterflies, spiders and beetles, scorpions and cockroaches--and especially ants--with a really scientific investigation of their wonderful habits not in dry detail, but in free and charming exposition and narrative. An admirable book to put in the hands of a boy or girl with a turn for natural science--and whether or not."--_Educational Times._ THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD DESCRIBING THE CURIOUS AND INTERESTING IN NATURAL HISTORY BY EDMUND SELOUS _With Sixteen full-page Illustrations. Extra Crown 8vo, 5s._ "Mr. Selous takes a wide range in Nature; he has seen many wonders which he relates. Open the book where we will we find something astonishing."--_Spectator._ "It is in truth a most fascinating book, as full of incidents and as various in interest as any other work of imagination, and, beyond the pleasure in the reading there is the satisfaction of knowing that one is in the hands of a genuine authority on some of the most picturesque subjects that natural history affords. Mr. Selous' method is strong, safe, and sound. The volume has numerous illustrations of a high order of workmanship and a handsome binding of striking design."--_School Government Chronicle._ SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED * * * * * THE ROMANCE OF MODERN ELECTRICITY DESCRIBING IN NON-TECHNICAL LANGUAGE WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT ELECTRICITY & MANY OF ITS INTERESTING APPLICATIONS BY CHARLES R. GIBSON, A.I.E.E. AUTHOR OF "ELECTRICITY OF TO-DAY," ETC. _Extra Crown 8vo. With 34 Illustrations and 11 Diagrams. 5s._