“A capital natural history book.”—Graphic.
“Crammed with good stories.”—Sheffield Independent.
WITH EIGHTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.
Wonderful Animals: Working, Domestic, and Wild. Their Structure, Habits, Homes, and Uses—Descriptive, Anecdotical, and Amusing. By Vernon S. Morwood.
| CHAP. | CHAP. |
| 1. CURIOUS ODDS AND ENDS ABOUT ANIMALS. | 11. FOREST ACROBATS, LITTLE MARAUDERS, AND FLYING ODDITIES. |
| 2. PEEPS DOWN A MICROSCOPE. | 12. FEEBLE FOLK, FISHERS, AND POACHERS. |
| 3. LILLIPUTIAN SUBJECTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. | 13. BRISTLY PACHYDERMS, WILD AND TAME. |
| 4. INSECT ARMIES, AND HOW RECRUITED. | 14. ARISTOCRACY OF ANIMALS. |
| 5. AN UNDERGROUND CITY OF LITTLE PEOPLE. | 15. AN ANCIENT FAMILY. |
| 6. FISH IN ARMOUR. | 16. LOWINGS FROM THE FIELD AND SHED. |
| 7. FIRST COUSINS, OR OUR BIRDS IN BLACK. | 17. FOUR-FOOTED HYBRIDS. |
| 8. FEATHERED FEEDERS ON FISH, FLESH, AND FOWL. | 18. OUR DONKEYS AND THEIR KINDRED. |
| 9. PEACEFUL MONARCHS OF THE LAKE. | 19. EVERYBODY’S FRIEND. |
| 10. BIPED TENANTS OF THE FARMYARD. | 20. ANECDOTES OF EVERYBODY’S FRIEND. |
| 21 AND 22. FOES AND FRIENDS OF ANIMALS. |
“This book is as full of anecdotes as a Christmas pudding is full of plums. Most of them are quite new. He is a poor fellow who does not regard all dumb creatures with a kindlier feeling after reading this entertaining book. It is worth a score detectives in the interests of humanity.”—Sheffield Independent.