Science in ArcadyFront matterReading editionChapter navigation18 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACE.MY ISLANDS.TROPICAL EDUCATION.ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND.A DESERT FRUIT.PRETTY POLL.HIGH LIFE.EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS.MUD.THE GREENWOOD TREE.FISH AS FATHERS.AN ENGLISH SHIRE.THE BRONZE AXE.THE ISLE OF RUIM.A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD.A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY.CASTERS AND CHESTERS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACE.All chapters and sections (18)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACE.MY ISLANDS.TROPICAL EDUCATION.ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND.A DESERT FRUIT.PRETTY POLL.HIGH LIFE.EIGHT-LEGGED FRIENDS.MUD.THE GREENWOOD TREE.FISH AS FATHERS.AN ENGLISH SHIRE.THE BRONZE AXE.THE ISLE OF RUIM.A HILL-TOP STRONGHOLD.A PERSISTENT NATIONALITY.CASTERS AND CHESTERS.LONDON: LAWRENCE & BULLEN, 16, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C. 1892.To GRANT RICHARDS, IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MANY KIND OFFICES. Avuncular Greeting.PREFACE. →