The title of this work 'The Human Geography of Bengal' was decided upon when it was formally begun. Naturally the subject requires an adequate physical foundation in the absence of any previous geographical study. Some 33,000 words deal mainly with the physical foundation, while the human geography, including the introduction and the final chapter, accounts for the remaining 55,000 words. It does not extend to the geography of race, culture and history, as such study would go far beyond the length desired.