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It was pleasant to see the benevolent and gratified expression with which she would regard us. Frontispiece PAGB Then the kingfisher would dart down like a plummet from his roost. 5I ts of no use putting it back, parr or not, its dead. 21 The first intimation Piscator had of the escape of his prey. 06 We sink back one by one to the pool below. .. 69 More than once a puzzled hound jumped over her back. 87 I see her now, creeping, crawling, crouching. .94 The first Monday in November. .... 120 I scrambled up the sloping trunk and lay completely hidden. 142 Oh !J ohnny saw the fox. 143 Come, old fellow, wheres our fox? ... l(i(i Ill take him home, and chain him up to the old barrel under the lime tree. 167 She took wing and flew strongly and rapidly away. 223 What ails old Vic ?257 The badger. 261 As I crawled along the horizontal bough at a giddy height, the sharp-billed creatures continually dashed at me. 274 You should not have fired, Master. .. .286 Truly, my lord was avenged.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Tbob two first of the little works included in this volume, viz., the Salmon and the Fox, have already been published. The flattering reception accorded to them by the public, and the favourable criticisms bestowed upon them in papers and periodicals in which I could hardly have expected to find them noticed, have encouraged me to offer them with additional matter, in a collective form, aided by illustrations by Cecil Boult. The object of each story is the same, my purpose throughout being to convey some facts in Natural History in a form less didactic, and perhaps more palatable, than the stiff, statistical, quasi-scientific style commonly adopted. That I have succeeded to some extent I cannot but be conscious; for acknowledgments highly appreciated by me have been spontaneously rendered by readers of both sexes, and, I am glad to say, by some of very tender years. h.
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About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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