CONTENTS.


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INTRODUCTION[xiii]
CHAPTER I.
THE OCTOPUS AND ITS RELATIVES[1]
CHAPTER II.
OCTOPODS I HAVE KNOWN[7]
CHAPTER III.
“THE TOILERS OF THE SEA”[12]
CHAPTER IV.
THE DEVIL-FISH OF FICTION AND OF FACT[19]
CHAPTER V.
THE OCTOPUS OUT OF WATER[37]
CHAPTER VI.
NEW LIMBS FOR OLD ONES[49]
CHAPTER VII.
SPAWNING OF THE OCTOPUS[56]
CHAPTER VIII.
CUTTLES AND SQUIDS[67]
CHAPTER IX.
ECONOMIC VALUE OF CUTTLE-FISHES[83]
CHAPTER X.
GIGANTIC CUTTLE-FISHES[99]