_Large square crown 8vo., cloth_
ANIMAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
EDITED BY G. E. MITTON
Each volume deals entirely with the life-story of some one animal, and
is not merely a collection of animal stories. It is necessary to
emphasize this, as the idea of the series has sometimes been
misunderstood. Children who have outgrown fairy-tales undoubtedly prefer
this form of story to any other, and a more wholesome way of stimulating
their interest in the living things around them could hardly be found.
Though the books are designed for children of all ages, many adults have
been attracted by their freshness, and have found in them much that they
did not know before.
The autobiographical form was chosen after careful consideration in
preference to the newer method of regarding an animal through the eyes
of a human being, because it is the first aim of the series to depict
the world as animals see it, and it is not possible to do this
realistically unless the animal himself tells the story.
THE LIFE STORY OF
A BLACK BEAR
By H. PERRY ROBINSON
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by J. VAN OORT
THE LIFE STORY OF
A CAT
By VIOLET HUNT
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by ADOLPH BIRKENRUTH
THE LIFE STORY OF
A DOG
By G. E. MITTON
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by JOHN WILLIAMSON
THE LIFE STORY OF
A FOX
By J. C. TREGARTHEN
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by COUNTESS HELENA GLEICHEN
THE LIFE STORY OF
A FOWL
By J. W. HURST
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by ALLAN STEWART and MAUDE
SCRIVENER
THE LIFE STORY OF
A RAT
By G. M. A. HEWETT
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by STEPHEN BAGHOT DE LA BERE
THE LIFE STORY OF
A SQUIRREL
By T. C. BRIDGES
With 12 full-page Illustrations in Colour by ALLAN STEWART
+TANGERINE+:
A CHILD'S LETTERS FROM MOROCCO.
EDITED BY T. ERNEST WALTHAM · CONTAINING
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS · SQUARE DEMY
OCTAVO · CLOTH · PRICE +3s. 6d.+
"TANGERINE," AS THE NAME IMPLIES, DEALS WITH TANGIER, BUT NOT IN AN
HISTORICAL SENSE ONLY, BECAUSE THE PRETTY TITLE IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE
LITTLE HEROINE WHO DESCRIBES, WITH OPEN EYES OF AMAZEMENT, ALL THE FUNNY
THINGS AND PEOPLE SHE MEETS WITH WHILE LIVING IN THAT STRANGE MOORISH
COUNTRY.
HER LETTERS, AND THE MANY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH
ILLUSTRATE THEM, CARRY ONE BACK TO THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY TIMES, AND
IF THE ILLUSTRATIONS HAD NOT BEEN FROM ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE BELIEVED THAT THE OLD, OLD CUSTOMS COULD BE
SEEN TO-DAY SO NEAR TO OUR OWN COUNTRY AND UNMIXED WITH MODERN
CIVILIZATION.
THE BOOK WILL ESPECIALLY INTEREST THE YOUNG, BECAUSE CHILDREN LOVE TO
HAVE INCIDENTS OF REAL LIFE PUT BEFORE THEM WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN SEEN
THROUGH THE EYES OF ANOTHER CHILD; BESIDES, TANGERINE'S LETTERS ARE FULL
OF QUAINT DOINGS AND LITTLE ADVENTURES WHICH MUST APPEAL TO THEM.
[Illustration: Decoration]
ANIMAL AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
EDITED BY
G. E. MITTON
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