Author: Sydney John Hickson Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780656764860 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 174
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Excerpt from The Story of Life in the Seas The story of the life of animals and plants in the sea is one with so many aspects, that it is difficult to choose the points that may be included, and those that may be omitted from a book in tended for the general reader. To some the story of the food Fishes and the Whales is of the greatest interest; to others the beautiful shapes and colours of shells have a predominating fasci nation; and to those who have devoted them selves to geological study, the history of the animals that contribute to the formation of the reefs and the ocean-bed present features of spe cial attraction. To many, then, the perusal of my book must lead to disappointment, as no one of these aspects has been treated adequately; but if some new interest is awakened, some new train of thought quickened into life, one of the objects I had in view will have been gained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James Johnstone Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267863082 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 170
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Excerpt from Life in the Sea Frontispiece. Benthos and N ekton; a coral bank in the Red Sea. (from Haeckel) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Lincoln Colcord Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780365124528 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 308
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Excerpt from The Game of Life and Death Stories of the Sea Glasses clinked, cigars were lighted. The talk turned to typhoons of the past; and Nichols told a tale. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Josiah Keep Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781333583606 Category : Languages : en Pages : 216
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Excerpt from Shells and Sea-Life We seldom love that of which we have but slight knowledge. It is the aim of this book to assist the teacher in developing the interest of the pupils in a class of animals which is not so commonly studied or so well known as some other classes. If the interest can be awakened, good results are pretty sure to follow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: W. P. Pycraft Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267805501 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 212
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Excerpt from The Story of Fish Life The Story of Fish Life began ages and ages ago. Of this we are assured, not by any written record, but through the labours of those who spend their lives in exploring the dried basins of ancient lakes and seas, searching for the dead which may in cidentally have been preserved therein. The accumulated results of these explorations have provided us with a rich material for study in the shape of the hard parts, at least, of fishes of many kinds, the like of which, in many cases, we shall never see again. But some of these may be traced through a long series of geological forma tions, up to their living descendants, and serve to fill gaps otherwise incomprehensible. They enable us to weave out of the Whole of the collected evidence a story, as plainly as though we had transcribed it from the more familiar print. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: E. Shippen Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331304930 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 396
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Excerpt from Thirty Years at Sea: The Story of a Sailor's Life Nearly all the incidents and scenes depicted in this book have been derived from the-writer's own experience or from the relations of actors and eye witnesses. Nothing in it is matter of pure invention except as to arrangement and the connecting links necessary to preserve the continuity of the narrative, fragments of which have given entertainment to so many listeners, old and young, as to encourage the hope that in a connected form it might interest a wider circle. The chapters describing the fight be tween the Monitor and the Merrimac, and the capture of Fort Fisher, have, in a slightly altered form, already appeared in Lippincott's Magazine, where they were divested of their connection with the hero of the narrative, and became a strictly accurate account of facts which came under the writer's observation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Arthur John Berry Publisher: CUP Archive ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 168
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Excerpt from The Atmosphere The author desires to thank Professor Seward for his kind editorial help. To Dr G. F. O. Searle and to the late Mr H. 0. Jones he is indebted for many valuable criticismsand suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Fred D. Baars Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780365234340 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 280
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Excerpt from The Story of the Seas: A Romance in Reality of a Sailor's Life Sunday came, a beautiful May day. In the morning we entered the English Channel, on our right lay the white sandy shore of Dover, England, and far to the left we could plainly see the outlines of the coast of France.' Hundreds of vessels of all shapes and sizes and plying in every direction, could be seen on all sides. It was my first Sunday away from home. I thought of my loved ones, as I had perhaps never thought before. I wondered what they were doing and what they were saying. I thought of the strange, sad look of my father, and his last words, Son, do your duty, rang in my ears and in my heart; but no; I would not be home sick. I had already become acquainted with a good many people among the crew Of the steamer, especially some of the other cabin boys. Her man was the deck Officer's boy and Robert, the petty Officer's boy. I seemed to be drawn to these two, and as the days went by we became more and more intimate. At night we would meet on the main deck and tell each other our troubles when sad or share each other's joys when glad, which was not often. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Robert Brewer Dixon Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780364157565 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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Excerpt from Fore and Aft: A Story of Actual Sea Life Having passed many pleasant hours in narrating remi niscences of fourteen months of ship life, I have pre pared this story because my friends thought that what they had enjoyed hearing, others might find interest in reading; and because so few true accounts have been given by persons who have themselves been sailors, and who write from actual experience. With the notable exception of Richard H. Dana's Two Years Before the Mast, there has been hardly a book giving a correct statement of the sailor's life, with its many hardships and perils, and its few pleasures and enjoyments. I send my story out into the world, hoping that it may be found to be what I have tried to make it a truthful represou tation of the average experiences of the American sailor, fore and aft. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Sydney John Hickson
Author: James Johnstone
Author: Lincoln Colcord
Author: Bram Stoker
Author: Josiah Keep
Author: W. P. Pycraft
Author: E. Shippen
Author: Arthur John Berry
Author: Fred D. Baars
Author: Robert Brewer Dixon