The buried cities of Vesuvius: Herculaneum and Pompeii (1895)

IT is perhaps necessary to offer an apology for the colloquial and familiar literary style of this small brochure. This is due to the fact that the contents originally formed part of a popular lecture intended for a mixed audience and not for eventual publication. At the request of friends, however, it has been accorded the "honors of print," with the addition of further illustrative
matter.