Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st June 1885, Edition 1 of 1, Page 518, *s8 The Publishers Circular ¦ t^^tartW

: ——— « ^^ 2 ¦¦ - > AT ALL LIBRARIES AND BOOKSELLERS ' . UNDER THE RAYS OF THE _ I _ JLN J fc- AURORA d __ fc ± j _ L _ i-A __ LN « LJ Vw /_ fc ? _ L -iri r BOREALIS 1 j _ j _ £ ^_ _ t r *_ tr * CD C 5 JL Jen p i Jc ^ . y / _ ; ^ STQ I A Narrative of a Year ' s Sojourn and Travels in Lapland , Finland , and Russia . With a Popular Scientific Exposition of the Aurora Borealis . By Dr . 8 OPHU 8 TEOMHOLT . Edited by CARL SIEWEES . Illustrated with 2 Chromolithographs , 150 Portraits , Views , Illustrations of the Aurora Borealis , Diagrams , and a Map , from the Author ' s Photographs and Drawings . 2 vols . large crown 8 vo . price 30 s . OZE ^ IUJTIOZLsTS OIF TZEIIKI UPIE & IESS .. that Their The they scientific two give vol the value umes most is may minute considerable be account read with , that and p , leasure has seeing yet , Swedenborg or onl as y ; the he inhabitants . expresses But he of an saw Mercury enthusiastic much were more to op than inion Emmanuel auroras that I I I the been few published remaining of the savage home peop life les and of habits Europe of , one they of before sunsets that of fascinating the Pacific , celesti the al gorgeous display , flora " the golden of the will be welcomed by the general reader as heartily tropics , and the resplendent lustre of the gems of as b y The the record scientist of . ' the —St experi . James ences ' s Gazette of a traveller . and his G-olconda pursui , " t of must the pale illusive to nothing aurora , Mr . Incid Tromholt entally was to the wonderful the observations long Arctic are those ni of ght a scientist , spectral that a full glows So account mysterious that li of ght them and up " food th compelled ® Ijapps and shelter to themselves take during up his , and the abode to time in share the when very with the midst them Arctic in of I wh possesses ether they interest are electrical for readers or who not may Dr not . Trom care - jj ci visitors rcle is . most He thus comp obtained letely destitute an insight of into southern their holt intending from ' s any book sci tourist is entific decidedl may pedantry y learn popular . what In and these are clear the volumes , sights and free the to j j observer before habits been and character Of obtained the , nomad b which y any reindeer has educated probabl Lapps European y , never Mr . be nomad antici race pated in in Europe that weird the author clime gives Of the life- onl like y ! ' Tromholt l ast large saw nomadic much race , and left his in picture Europe of , is these most , the inaccompanied sketches , that by are a series of all of the photograp greater hs value . With in being the ! j teresting and instructive in its Paix curious Maix details Gazette . ' . volumes domestic bring life and the social reader condi into tion fuller of the and La more pps these inti- the ' most This interesting book , which contri may buti fairl ons y claim to the to literature be one of mate acquaintanceship than could be obtained else- of travel , should command a wide circle of readers , where 1 Mr . '— . Tromholt Daily Telegraph obtained . a vast deal of informa- there as , althoug is a large h a portion amount is of of popular very interesting scientific nature matter , tion within respecting the Arctic the circle little . - - knowD .. His peop book le has dwelling many ceptable for the general to the generality reader . of Will readers doubtless as to the be scientist as ac- , excellent which One recounts illustration of the the most s history of inte the resting of people a strange chapters taken from reli is g that ious life . The tainl work numerous y is one one which of well the no -executed most intending attractive illustrations visitor features to Siewers form Northern . The cer de - - movement the book is whi very ch interesting took place reading in 1845 , . and Altogether presents , Scandinavia serves great should credit for be without the way . in Mr which . he has life an excellent of the most picture primitive of the and manners little-known and peop mode le of of accomp * It lished is long a since difficult we have task . ' read —Monet a more . lively and Europe Every . '—Standard body knows . Mr . Sophus Tromholt by attractive the Aurora book Borealis of travels " ; than His work " Under appeals the Bays equally of also Borealis name a at gen least ; i but al , , bri every as g the ht bod , and great y does livel authority y not writer know on , with the that Aurora a he vien is good to " roughing the humour scientist it" and is as of enthusiasm to the the most ordinary rise trying superior reader kind , yet to Hj his all , and of native depressed Norwegian even humour by the which long nigh canno t and t be chilled mono- studied and he sty recounts le , which his is experiences singularly p leasant in an .. e . » .. . From » un " tonous snow-field of the Arctic circle . Mr . Trom- beginning to end there is no sense of weariness ...... special winter holt went sci in entific to the Lap undisturbed land fancy , . he He tells enj saw us oyment , aurora to spend of s innumara his a whole own - of Aurora The a p scienti rolonged Borealis fic portion series The of is of careful wo great rk observations val is / fri profusely e , as the ot Tee illu ^ tne s " knowledge ble , and he of di a scourses man to whom of them the with northern the inti goddess mate trated singular with interest views as and careful portrai reprodiictiontf ts , tWe latter of Jjel p & ° & ot ° " is a familiar creature , even as Egeria was to Nuraa , graphs . '—Lreds Mercury . J London : SAMPSON LOWMARSTONSBARLE & RIVIWGTON , I xfe J . Crown Buildings , , 188 Fleet , Stxeet ¦ , E . C . , m M A 1 , « E » ,,, , . , , ¦ , , , , , , ¦ , """^ b "" " ' I

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