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About The Book: I have so far elaborated the Introductory Argument which precedes this work as to render any further preface unnecessary, and will, therefore, make use of this opportunity only by asking the reader carefully to peruse that Introductory Argument, wherein he will find expressed the object of this book, and, if such be necessary, its apology. I have only to say that the following pages represent, in a condensed form, the studies and the personal observations of some years. Since the appearance of my former book on the science of Cheiromancy, many similar works have taken their place in the literature of this country; of these those resulting from the labours of Miss Rosa Baughan are the only volumes worthy of any serious consideration. I can only hope that by the perusal of the following pages those students who have taken any interest in this Great Science will be afforded an opportunity of making deeper investigations into the ultimate, as well as into the proximate causes of the science than they have yet been able to make by the perusal of the hitherto standard works upon this subject. About The Author: Edward Heron-Allen (1861 –1943) was an English polymath, writer, scientist and Persian scholar who translated the works of Omar Khayyam. Heron-Allen was born in London, the youngest of four children of George Allen and Catherine Herring. He was educated at Elstree and Harrow School from 1876, where he developed an interest in classics, science and music (particularly in violin playing), however he did not attend university. In 1879 he joined the family firm of Allen and Son, solicitors, in Soho, London. He was an expert on the art of chiromancy or palmistry, having read palms and analysed the handwriting of luminaries of the period, he wrote several books on the subject and in 1886 went on a lecture tour of the United States.Heron-Allen also wrote on archaeology, Buddhist philosophy, the cultivation, gourmet appreciation of and culture of the asparagus, as well as a number of novels and short stories of science fiction and horror written under his pseudonym of "Christopher Blayre. Heron-Allen was also noted for his fiction writing, especially his stories which were early examples of horror and fantasy.