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The Book of Household Management - Mrs. Isabella Beeton
The Book of Household Management - Mrs. Isabella Beeton
- Author: Mrs. Isabella Beeton
- Genre: Animals / Cooking
"Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate bestseller, running to millions of copies within just a few years. In the cookery sections, Mrs. Beeton follows the animal...
Some Winter Days in Iowa - Frederick Lazell
Some Winter Days in Iowa - Frederick Lazell
- Author: Frederick Lazell
- Genre: Animals
Accented with snatches of verse and a mix of scientific and Christian insight, University of Iowa professor Lazell takes us on vivid nature walks through the rural areas of the Plains state. - Summary by Matt Pierard...
Migration of Birds - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Migration of Birds - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Author: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
Snow Geese which left James Bay, Canada, arrived at the Louisiana Gulf coast "60 hours later after a continuous flight of over 1,700 miles at an average speed of 28 miles per hour." This is just one of the many intriguing facts about bird migration...
A Book of Whales - Frank Evers Beddard
A Book of Whales - Frank Evers Beddard
- Author: Frank Evers Beddard
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
A Book of Whales is a natural history of whales for the layman. - Summary by A. Gramour...
The Mentor: Game Animals of America - William T. Hornaday
The Mentor: Game Animals of America - William T. Hornaday
- Author: William T. Hornaday
- Genre: Animals
This is Vol. 4, No. 13, Serial No. 113 of The Mentor, published Aug 15, 1916.This edition of the Mentor Magazine is devoted to big game animals in North America. There is an emphasis on preservation of these animals and opposition to big game...
Jock of the Bushveld - Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick
Jock of the Bushveld - Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick
- Author: Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Animals
Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, journalist and ox-wagon transport-rider. The book tells of Fitzpatrick's travels with his dog, Jock, during the...
Apis Mellifica - C. W. Wolf
Apis Mellifica - C. W. Wolf
- Author: C. W. Wolf
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Science
Wolf's essay considers the homeopathic medicine Apis Mellifica, or the poison of the honey bee, as a therapeutic agent based on his experience as a practicing physician. (Summary by Marie Daum)...
Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals - Various
Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / Short Stories / Animals
This is the eighth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only...
Hunting Dogs - Oliver Hartley
Hunting Dogs - Oliver Hartley
- Author: Oliver Hartley
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Nature
The title of this book quotes its object. To tell something of night hunting, and especially to suggest how the ever necessary dog can best be selected, trained, maintained and utilized, is the consideration of first importance. To round out the...
Bird Stories from Burroughs - John Burroughs
Bird Stories from Burroughs - John Burroughs
- Author: John Burroughs
- Genre: Animals
What a better way to learn about birds than to read this delightful collection of interesting bird stories! John Burroughs was a nature essayist. These creative, observation- and emotion-driven stories about birds (largely from the Northeastern...
Amphibians and Reptiles in Captivity - Donald J Coxwell
Amphibians and Reptiles in Captivity - Donald J Coxwell
- Author: Donald J Coxwell
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Life Sciences
In recent years the number of people interested in keeping amphibians and reptiles in captivity has grown rapidly. All too often, these same people have little knowledge of the proper care needed for their captives, nor do they know where to turn in...
Careers of Danger and Daring - Cleveland Moffett
Careers of Danger and Daring - Cleveland Moffett
- Author: Cleveland Moffett
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Technology & Engineering
In this volume of adventure the author depicts the lives of certain humble modern heroes whose unconscious courage ordinarily goes unnoticed. Mr. Moffett has chosen unusual and picturesque careers, and has offered dramatic scenes from the lives of...
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting - D. B. Casteel
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting - D. B. Casteel
- Author: D. B. Casteel
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Nature
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning the actions of the bee when gathering and manipulating the pollen. The results recorded in this manuscript...
In New England Fields and Woods - Rowland E. Robinson
In New England Fields and Woods - Rowland E. Robinson
- Author: Rowland E. Robinson
- Genre: Animals / Essays & Short Works / Nature
Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A talented artist, he drew cartoons in New York City for the βfunny papers" before returning to Vermont, where...
Bee Hunting - John Ready Lockard
Bee Hunting - John Ready Lockard
- Author: John Ready Lockard
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Nature
Many books on sports of various kinds have been written, but outside of an occasional article in periodicals devoted to bee literature, but little has been written on the subject of bee hunting. Therefore, I have tried, in this volume, Bee Hunting...
Constructive Beekeeping - Ed Clark
Constructive Beekeeping - Ed Clark
- Author: Ed Clark
- Genre: Animals / Life Sciences
The author explores the effects of condensation and evaporation as they relate to the success of a beehive. The results of various experiments and the author's thoughts are given. (Summary by SoMDbeekeeper)...
Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience - Ike Matthews
Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' Experience - Ike Matthews
- Author: Ike Matthews
- Genre: Animals
No big city without rats, particularly back in Ike Matthews' time. The professional rat catcher explains to us in this little volume the best way to catch and exterminate those little rodents. - Summary by Carolin...
Wilderness Ways - William J. Long
Wilderness Ways - William J. Long
- Author: William J. Long
- Genre: Animals
Late nineteenth-century naturalist William J. Long invites us into the secret worlds of woodland animals in this, his second, fascinating book. Long's stories of the secret lives of woodland animals come from time he spent in the woods, observing...
The Natural History Volume 2 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 2 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
Wild Bird Guests - Ernest Baynes
Wild Bird Guests - Ernest Baynes
- Author: Ernest Baynes
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
How to entertain them; with chapters on the destruction of birds, their economic and aesthetic values, suggestions for dealing with their enemies and on the organization and management of bird clubs. - book subtitle. Note: Because of its length and...
Cat Tales - Various
Cat Tales - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Animals
Cat Tales is the first of a series of kid-friendly collections of animal stories and non-fiction. There'll be one or two grade-school-level texts on the animal, with eight-nine fiction works. Source for these is Project Gutenberg. (Summary by...
Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments - W. Gordon STABLES
Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments - W. Gordon STABLES
- Author: W. Gordon STABLES
- Genre: Animals
How true is the old saw: "Dogs have families, but cats have staff"? Cats have been favorite domestic pets for thousands of years. This is a study of their history, characteristics and suitability as pets, together with some charming cat tales. A...
Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character - Charles Dudley WARNER
Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character - Charles Dudley WARNER
- Author: Charles Dudley WARNER
- Genre: Animals / Gardening
This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this is a essay of remembrance for Warner's beloved cat, Calvin. (Summary by Mark Penfold)...
Our Search for a Wilderness, An Account of Two Ornithological Expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana - William BEEBE
Our Search for a Wilderness, An Account of Two Ornithological Expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana - William BEEBE
- Author: William BEEBE
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Memoirs
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and collecting live birds for the New York Zoological Park. They then collaborated on a book about their "search...
The Great Small Cat and Others - May E. SOUTHWORTH
The Great Small Cat and Others - May E. SOUTHWORTH
- Author: May E. SOUTHWORTH
- Genre: Animals
A collection of seven tales about cats. Caution: Some of these tales have very sad endings. (Summary by MaryAnn)...
Half Hours With the Lower Animals - Charles HOLDER
Half Hours With the Lower Animals - Charles HOLDER
- Author: Charles HOLDER
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Life Sciences
This book is devoted to the study of invertebrate animals. While most people associate the word "animal" with fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, 90% of the animal species on earth are invertebrates, i.e., they have no backbone....
Hunting In Many Lands - Various
Hunting In Many Lands - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Animals
The first volume published by the Boone and Crockett Club, entitled "American Big Game Hunting," confined itself to sport on the American continent. This second volume presents a number of interesting sketches written by club members who have hunted...
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others - Helen M. WINSLOW
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others - Helen M. WINSLOW
- Author: Helen M. WINSLOW
- Genre: Animals
"I have known, and loved, and studied many cats, but my knowledge of her (Pretty Lady, a cat) alone would convince me that cats love people--in their dignified, reserved way, and when they feel that their love is not wasted; that they reason, and...
Stickeen - John Muir
Stickeen - John Muir
- Author: John Muir
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
A great dog story, a well told tale--the naturalist and adventurer John Muir recounts how he and his companion, a dog named Stickeen, each, alone, confronted and conquered their fears of an icy Alaskan glacier in 1880. (Summary by Sue Anderson)...
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses - P. R. KINCAID
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses - P. R. KINCAID
- Author: P. R. KINCAID
- Genre: Animals
Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of βMr Goodwrenchβ. A badly behaving or unhealthy equine was equivalent to breaking down on the highway or running out of gas on a lonely stretch of highway...
Cats by the Way - Sarah E. TRUEBLOOD
Cats by the Way - Sarah E. TRUEBLOOD
- Author: Sarah E. TRUEBLOOD
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Animals
Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be "Hansie," who is little more than mentioned. These are true incidents and true lives, with the exception of...
The Journal of a Disappointed Man - W. N. P. BARBELLION
The Journal of a Disappointed Man - W. N. P. BARBELLION
- Author: W. N. P. BARBELLION
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Health & Fitness
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications stemming from multiple sclerosis. The diary combines beautiful, lyrical passages concerning the natural world...
Dog Ghosts - Elliott O'DONNELL
Dog Ghosts - Elliott O'DONNELL
- Author: Elliott O'DONNELL
- Genre: Animals / Religion
Stories in which ghosts of dogs figure. This is chapter 2, Apparitions Of Dogs, of the book Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter. - Summary by david wales...
The Elements of Mammalogy - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: Family Life / *Non-fiction / Animals
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to mammalogy. The information, albeit not current,...
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects - Edward SAUNDERS
Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects - Edward SAUNDERS
- Author: Edward SAUNDERS
- Genre: Animals
An overview of bees and stinging insects - Summary by Larry Wilson...
A Treatise of Modern Falconry - James CAMPBELL
A Treatise of Modern Falconry - James CAMPBELL
- Author: James CAMPBELL
- Genre: Animals / Nature
The 18th century book A Treatise on Modern Falconry is still one of the most quoted books in today's falconry community. The preface was possibly written by a Rev. A. Willis, ridicules "The Origin and Progress of Language," a publication shortly...
The Life of the Spider - Jean-Henri FABRE
The Life of the Spider - Jean-Henri FABRE
- Author: Jean-Henri FABRE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Nature
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist and author. He was born in St. LΓ©ons in Aveyron, France. Fabre was largely an autodidact, owing to the poverty of his family. Nevertheless, he acquired a primary teaching certificate at the young...
Northern Trails, Book 2 - William J. Long
Northern Trails, Book 2 - William J. Long
- Author: William J. Long
- Genre: General / Animals
The reader who follows these trails will find them leading into a new country, a land of space and silence where it is good to be, away up among the mountains and woods and salmon rivers and mossy barren grounds of Labrador and Newfoundland."...
The Natural History Volume 3 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 3 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
The Natural History Volume 1 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 1 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Animals / Nature / Reference
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
