77e Geography of British History. By William Hughes, F.R.G.S., author
of "A Manual of Geography," &c. (Longman and Co.)—This volume, the work of a gentleman who is admirably qualified for the task which he has undertaken, is designed to afford a practical illustra- tion of the relations which exist between geography and history. Mr, Hughes aims at giving not only a description of the physical features of the British Isles, but also some account of the races by which they are peopled, of their place in the family of nations, and of the steps by which they have advanced towards the position at which their proper his- tory as a distinct nation begins. To these subjects he adds a geographical commentary on the principal events in their history ; describing the various battle-fields of each great war, and so on. He also includes the distribution of population and industrial pursuits, the foreign and in- ternal trade of the nation, and the characteristic conditions of its manufacturing and, commercial industry. A great mass of information on all these subjects is brought together in a compact, though compre- hensive, volume, which cannot fail to be of material service to the historical, as well as to the geographical, student.
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