ing (the story of a dog) " Anon.
The Lives of the Hunted " E. Thompson-Seton.
The Trail of the Sandhill Stag " " "
The Adventures of a Siberian Cub " Leon Golschmann.
The Autobiography of a Grizzly. " E. Thompson-Seton.
The best tale of a bear is perhaps Bret Harte's "Baby Sylvester,"
which will be found in one of his volumes of short stories. Good
animal stories are scattered about other collections of short stories.
In Mr. Anstey's _Paleface and Redskin_ are stories of dogs.
Mr. Lang's
Red Book of Animal Stories
has both dogs and cats in it, and many other creatures too.
Here also should be placed Mr. Warde Fowler's
Tales of the Birds.
Other very popular animal books are Mr. Joel Chandler Harris's
Nights with Uncle Remus,
Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit (largely illustrations),
Mr. Rabbit at Home,
and the same author has written also
The Story of Aaron,
Aaron in the Wild Woods,
which are stories not only of animals, but of people too; and here,
perhaps, may be placed _AEsop's Fables_.
Wood Magic By Richard Jefferies
is an attempt to do for English wild life somewhat the same service
that Mr. Kipling performed for India.
Other open air and animal books are:--
By the Rev. J. G. Wood--
By Back-yard Zoo.
Pet Land revisited.
Pet Land
A Tour Round My Garden.
Also
Curiosities of Natural History By Frank Buckland.
White's Selborne Edited by Frank Buckland.
Wanderings in South America By Charles Waterton.
Wild Traits in Domestic Animals " Louis Robinson.
The Voyage of the "Beagle" " Charles Darwin.
Ants, Bees, and Wasps " Sir John Lubbock.
(Lord Avebury).
On the Senses, Instincts, and Intelligence
of Animals " " "
Bob, Son of Battle " " "
A series of very interesting scientific books, under the general title
"The Romance of Science," is published by the Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge. Among these volumes are--
The Making of Flowers By Professor Henslow.
The Birth and Growth of Worlds " Professor Green.
Spinning Tops " Professor Perr
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