7 JUNE 1890, Page 24

Our Earth and its Story. By Dr. Robert Brown. (Cassell

and Co.) —This we presume to be the third and concluding volume of the series. Our Earth contains a great quantity of interesting matter, is plentifully illustrated, and is always readable. The geographical distribution of man and animals, their migration, and the Dar- winian theory, provide sufficiently interesting matter. And if we do not always follow Dr. Brown, and sometimes find his reason- ing the reverse of close, the fascination which natural history exerts on the reader is none the less felt.