[Illustration: Emblem of The Scribner Press featuring an open book, a
lamp, and decorative wreaths.]
TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE NATURALISTS, EXPLORERS, AND AUTHORS
WHOSE CREATIVE LIVES
ARE BRIEFLY TOUCHED UPON HERE
“... those immortal dead who live again
In minds made better by their presence: live
In pulses stirr’d to generosity,
In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn
For miserable aims that end with self,
In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars,
And with their mild persistence urge man’s search
To vaster issues.”
—GEORGE ELIOT