PREFACE
For permission to include in this volume “The Awakening of the Dormouse,” “The Purple Emperor,” “The Harvest Mouse,” and “The Trivial Fortunes of Molge,” I have to thank the Editor of the Girl’s Realm, and for “The Story of a Field Vole,” and “The Passing of the Black Rat,” I am indebted to the courtesy of the Editor of Pearson’s Magazine.
DOUGLAS ENGLISH.
Hawley,
Dartford,
September, 1903.
CONTENTS
- Mus Ridiculus [1]
- The Story of a Field Vole [28]
- The Apology of the House Sparrow [48]
- The Awakening of the Dormouse [66]
- The Purple Emperor [88]
- The Harvest Mouse [118]
- The Trivial Fortunes of Molge [142]
- The Passing of the Black Rat [171]
- The Fox’s Tricks are many; One is Enough for the Urchin [192]
