Curious And Instructive Stories About Wild Animals And Birds

Excerpt from Curious and Instructive Stories About Wild Animals and Birds Loading the winds, is heard the hungry howl Of famished monsters. Then it is that the lions, like the witches of old, hold their hideous revels! Then does it behove the tra veller to watch with unceasing vigilance, and, if in a district populous with lions, he may esteem himself fortunate should he escape with minor losses. The sentry, as he walks his round, runs much risk of being carried off. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

CURIOUS AND INSTRUCTIVE STORIES ABOUT WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS. The study of the worlds of Nature is the most effectual way to open and excite in us the affections of reverence and gratitude towards that Being whose wisdom and goodness are discernible in tile structure of the meanest reptile. Originally published in 1896. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are now republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.