Excerpt from Denizens of the Deep Another reason for writing this short Preface is that it enables me to call attention to the artistic and sympathetic work of Mr. Theo. Carreras, my artist coadjutor. The liberality of the Religious Tract Society has enabled us, to give no less than forty of these really beautiful illustrations, and I cannot feel too grateful to them for having thus assisted me. For the making-of those drawings has been a labour 'of love, Mr. Carreras having brought all his artistic knowledge to back up and reproduce my recollections of the attitudes of the various creatures, and the result is to me most gratifying. I feel confident that it will not be less so to my readers. And so I leave my book in your hands, friendly reader, with pleasant remembrances of your kind ness to me to buttress my hopes that this latest effort will meet with the same appreciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.