Description
Originally published in the 1900s, this is a delightful collection of quirky, yet learned, articles on anmals and nature, that were written for the pages of Country Life, The Times and The New Statesman amongst others. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include – Life In A Pine Wood – Hints To Adder-Seekers – Bats – Beauty Of The Fox – A Sentimentalist On Foxes – The Discontented Squirrel – My Neighbour’s Bird Stories – The Toad As Traveller – The Heron: A Feathered Notable – The Heron As A Table Bird – The Mole Question – Cristiano: A Horse – Mary’s Little Lamb – The Serpent’s Tongue – The Serpent’s Strangeness – The Bruised Serpent – The Serpent In Literature – Wasps -Beautiful Hawk-Moths – The Strenuous Mole – A Friendly Rat – The Little Red Dog – Dogs In London – The Great Dog Superstition – My Friend The Pig – The Potato At Home And In England – John Go To Bed At Noon – The Chequered Daffodil – Concerning Lawns, With Incidental Observations On Earthworms
